Maybe you've set up your Facebook Author Page and are posting regularly, but you're not getting the results you hoped for. Or maybe you're a social media newbie and you don't know the first thing about building a fan base. Fortunately, Facebook offers some easy-to-use...
Welcome to November’s Links Roundup! This month we've found a cornucopia of great marketing advice for you, including tips on how to promote yourself to future readers before you even have a book to sell, and smart ways to boost your online presence using Facebook....
Would your author website pass the blink test? According to marketing specialists, you have about three seconds—the approximate amount of time before one blink—for visitors to judge your website and decide whether to stay or move on. If the answer is "no," your...
Proactive writers with their fingers on the pulse of current publishing industry trends know an author website is a crucial element of an effective author platform. But with so many author websites out there, how do you build a site that is informative and...
Writers, let’s face it: Building your fan base requires a great deal of time and energy—resources you’d probably rather devote to your writing. But if you want to successfully promote yourself and your work, it’s essential that you increase your audience. Fortunately,...
A stale, stagnant author website is sure to leave your visitors with a bad taste in their mouths and a poor opinion of you and your writing. Instead of seeing you as an interesting author who understands how to interact with his or her readers, you'll seem more like...
As an author, having a clear, easily identified writing brand will help you successfully market your work. When you can be recognized by the topic, genre, or unique quality of your writing, your audience will be able to immediately distinguish you from other authors....
What's the first thing visitors notice about your author website? Your header image—which is why it's one of the most important aspects of your author website. The header you select will represent you and your writing to the world, so it must be memorable and...
Like most authors, we're sure you would rather spend your precious spare time writing instead of dealing with the technical aspects of maintaining or updating your author website. Fortunately, the team here at Web Design Relief has compiled a list of fast, easy...
About a year ago Google discontinued Google Authorship, a program meant to help writers improve their author website’s search rankings. So what does the elimination of Google Authorship mean for writers today? Is there an alternative way to boost your SEO? What Was...
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