Clear, actionable advice to make your author website a marketing powerhouse. Your website is your most effective promotional tool … if used correctly. Learn how to tap its full potential. This guide for authors and writers is written by a fellow author and established editor with extensive web experience. It is packed with proven methods and research-backed advice on every aspect of your author website. You're a great writer. If only more potential readers knew. You want to be a successful author and get your work in front of more readers, but you’re stuck. You’re not selling many (any) books - Other authors’ websites look swisher than yours, but you don’t know why - You keep putting off working on your webpages because something else always takes priority As a fellow author and freelance editor, I know it’s hard to find time to work on your site. But if you don’t make the effort, you’re wasting your corner of the internet. My guide will help you improve your author site to: attract readers and agents - move up search results - look polished and professional. “This guide will be my constant companion as I work through my website update.” — Sandee Lee, historical fiction author Easy-to-follow advice Benefit from clear, research-backed advice on improving every element of your author website. Covers every aspect of your website Learn how to improve your site structure, design, content, images, social, SEO, site performance and more. Makes web marketing for authors easy Discover simple strategies that will help your author website appeal to your target readers. Packed with examples Be inspired by full-colour, best-practice examples of some fantastic author websites. Meet the author I’m a fellow author, a freelance editor and proofreader, an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), and a Partner Member of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). I also hold one-to-one mentoring sessions for authors who want bespoke advice on improving their website, so I understand the specific struggles authors face with their online presence. My book contains my two decades of web expertise, specifically written for you as an author. Every chapter is relevant to you. Get ahead of the competition and start improving your author website today! "A true how-to guide for authors who need help in making their web presence effective. It is comprehensive and in-depth, yet it presents the material in an understandable and concise manner. It lays forth the groundwork for both beginning and advanced users. All authors will benefit from it as they apply its principles. I highly recommend it." — Rebecca Rhoads, author of The Leavings "I need to update my website. This guide answered a multitude of questions I have not thought to ask. It is thorough and easy to understand, with clear headings and bulleted points. The wording is not overly technical and is concise. I appreciated her guidelines for making a website accessible. This guide will be my constant companion as I work through my website update." — Sandee Lee, historical fiction author