Once you’ve made all the design decisions for your author website and the pages have been built, you may be eager to immediately hit “publish.” After all, you can’t wait for your readers to start visiting! But not so fast—you’re not quite finished. This is actually...
A website is essential when creating your author brand. A well-designed author website will act as an information hub where readers can check in to keep up with your new projects, and potential readers, editors, and literary agents will visit to learn more about you...
A good rapport between the client and the website designer can make the difference between a mediocre author website and a great, memorable one. If a client is unprepared, unrealistic, or indecisive, the designer’s job becomes harder, and it will be more difficult to...
Your author website is the information hub of your online presence, so it’s important that it functions seamlessly for the largest possible audience. With more and more people viewing websites on mobile devices, you don’t want to lose the interest of potential...
If you’re ready for an author website but don’t know anything about building websites, you might look for the easiest options. Premade designs available from website builders like WordPress, Wix, and Squarespace are often promoted as easy, one-stop solutions, and they...
As more and more people choose to do their reading on smartphones, tablets, and computers, literary journals are following the trend. Most of the established, reputable literary journals have either completely switched to online publication or added it as an option....
From broken links to indecipherable text, many things can go wrong in your website’s design. And even the best design ideas will ultimately fail if visitors are met with mistakes, oversights, or poorly functioning elements. At Web Design Relief, our tech experts know...
The menu bar on your author website controls how visitors navigate your site and access your important interior content: your biography, publications, contact form, and more. So while the menu bar may not be the most exciting element in your author website design, it...
While some writers focus on a single genre, there are many writers who dabble in multiple genres. You might write poetry as well as short stories, and possibly even essays. Or the differences in what you write may be more obvious: spine-tingling thriller novels AND...
One of the most important features of an author website is the homepage: It’s your business card, welcome mat, and first impression all rolled up in one! But with so many possibilities for content, it can be quite overwhelming to determine what does—or doesn’t—belong...
If you need help nailing your brand, you’ve come to the right place. The designers know what questions to ask, what imagery translates best to the screen, and how to make your original idea come to life on your webpage. Conventional or quirky, your idea is in good hands with the Web Design Relief team.
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I’m pleased with the look of my website. The team at Web Design Relief listened to my suggestions and added a few of their own to make my website look exactly how I envisioned it. I would definitely recommend using Web Design Relief if you are looking to create a website.
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