These days, many traditional publishing contracts include clauses that require an author to have a social media presence for the purpose of marketing and promotion. An author hoping to use social media to sell books might think the best way to go about this is to...
You’re so excited about your upcoming vacation that you can hardly contain yourself! Finally, you’ll be the writer posting photos of umbrella drinks and tweeting about glorious sunsets, or blogging on your website about amazing Mayan ruins. Authors are always in...
In a perfect, fairy-tale world, all the visitors to your social media accounts would be well-mannered princes and princesses who politely comment on your posts and tweets. Unfortunately, this is the real world, and sooner or later you're going to run into a few nasty,...
Let's face it: You've invested lots of time and money into your website in order to create the best resource for promoting your writing. But here's an unfortunate fact of today's world—you must be vigilant about keeping your author website safe from frauds, hackers,...
Once your author website begins to attract visitors—it's time for action! Having visitors interact with your site is essential for both new and established writers alike. It's important that your website pages feature lots of ways for your followers and potential new...
Your author website does more than brand you as an author or showcase your works—it's also a resource for readers interested in getting to know you as a person. Do you kayak? Who are your favorite authors? These are fun facts your followers will enjoy learning about...
Showcasing some of your poems on your author website can be a great way to introduce readers to your work. But before you post even a single poem on your website, there are crucial facts you need to know. Safety Tips For Posting Your Poetry On Your Author Website More...
We all know the importance of self-promotion for writers. A writer who doesn’t have an up-to-date online presence won’t be able to connect with readers, editors, or literary agents as easily and effectively as one who has an active author platform. Of course, for the...
One of the first—and most important—things to do when creating your author website is to choose a domain name (also called a URL). Your domain name will serve as your main online address, so it should be memorable and easily relatable to you and your writing. At Web...
Scenario: You log into your author website and see fifteen pending comments on your latest blog post. You’re excited—this is the feedback you’ve been waiting for! Your visitors are paying attention! They’re taking time out of their busy schedules to actually respond...
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