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11 Author Website Must Have Elements

March 29, 2013 by Kimberley Grabas

11 Author Website Must Have Elements _ YourWriterPlatform.com

An author website has a lofty goal: it needs to not just be, but also needs to perform and respond.

No longer just a fancy, static, online business card, it is an author’s ‘homebase‘, a marketing and networking hub and a portal that allows communication to flow between an author and his or her readers.

Visiting an author’s website is one of the leading ways that book readers support and get to know their favourite authors better. The stronger the relationship, the more likely zealous advocates will spread the word about the author to friends, family and peers.

And website visits can translate directly into books sold.

Therefore, even if you are on social media or actively promoting your work offline, operating without a website is just silly. Why invest the time and energy in writing your book, getting it published and developing other marketing strategies only to be absent online? In today’s market, it is a huge drawback and a valuable promotional opportunity missed if your readers can’t easily locate you with a few quick key strokes.

The rub?

Learning how to design a website and incorporating the ‘must have elements’ requires some skills.

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Filed Under: Author Website, Blog Tagged With: author website, Website Design, Wordpress

Set Up Your WordPress Blog in Under 15 Minutes

February 23, 2013 by Kimberley Grabas

Set Up Your WordPress Blog in Under 15 Minutes _ YourWriterPlatform.com

**UPDATED JUNE 2018**

Does the thought of having to set up your own blog or author website make you weak in the knees?

Butterflies in your stomach?

And not in the steamy romance novel good way?

It may seem like a daunting, technology ridden task for a newbie, but just like you figured out how to send and receive an email (you have figured that out, right?) setting up your own WordPress blog is just as simple.

But before rushing in to the set up of your author site, it is important to first get a clear understanding of some of the options available to you.  By investing a little time up front you can save yourself loads of hassle down the road.
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Filed Under: Author Website, Blog Tagged With: author website, blogging, BlueHost, Wordpress

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