AUTHOR WEBSITES
BOOST YOUR BOOK SALES AND AUTHOR BRAND WITH A POWERFUL ONLINE PRESENCE
We build author websites to enable authors like you to connect with your readers, promote your books, publish reviews, and establish yourself as a leading author in your genre(s).
- Have a professional web design company create a stunning, user-friendly website tailored specifically to self-publishing authors’ needs.
- Give your books more of an online presence and visibility.
- Showcase and sell your books directly from your author website.
Our team has years of experience, paired with a deep understanding of the unique needs of authors, small businesses, and Fortune 50 companies.
We create author websites that perfectly showcase your books to your target audience.
There is more to the story than just publishing the book. Whether you’re about to publish your first novel or you’re a seasoned author wanting a fresh new look for your site, Inksnatcher has the expertise and creativity to design, develop, and maintain your website, so you can focus on what you do best. Your unique website will help you launch and grow your author brand. Your journey to greater success as a self-published author starts here.
We create author websites that perfectly showcase your books to your target audience.
There is more to the story than just publishing the book. Whether you’re about to publish your first novel or you’re a seasoned author wanting a fresh new look for your site, Inksnatcher has the expertise and creativity to design, develop, and maintain your website, so you can focus on what you do best.
Your unique website will help you launch and grow your author brand. Your journey to greater success as a self-published author starts here.
Why You Should Work with Us to Build Your Author Website
Dedicated Project Manager
Your personal project manager will guide you through the entire process and ensure that your website is completed on time and to your satisfaction.
Effective Design
Your site will be optimized for search engines, and the website design will ensure it looks great and functions smoothly, no matter what device your visitors are using.
All the Essentials
Your site can feature a short bio with professional headshot, a product page for your book or book series, contact information, a blog, social media icons linking to your online accounts, and information about upcoming releases, events, and podcasts. Many authors also include an email opt-in form for building a mailing list for engaging with readers.
No Surprises Approach
Select from a template design or choose custom development with an upfront investment. There are no hidden fees or surprise long-term contracts.
Industry standards
Your author site will be built using the most trusted and secure technologies on the internet today.
Hire us and Relax
You can trust us to do all the work and meet all our deadlines with excellence. We know what needs to be done to create your website, enable sales, and engage your readers.
Additional services for author websites
In addition to building author websites, we also provide the following services to complete your website build.
- Website hosting configuration
- Domain name purchase
- Domain name DNS configuration
- Email setup and DNS configuration
- E-commerce store setup
- Google Analytics setup to analyze traffic
- Custom reports for Google Analytics
- Maintenance to keep the site up to date
Why You Should Work with Us to Build Your Author Website
Dedicated Project Manager
Your personal project manager will guide you through the entire process and ensure that your website is completed on time and to your satisfaction.
Effective Design
Your website will be optimized for search engines and mobile devices, ensuring it looks great and functions smoothly, no matter what device your visitors are using.
All the Essentials
Your site will feature an author bio and a book product page, and it can also show an events calendar, a blog, and a bookstore page. Additionally, it should include dedicated pages that focus on individual books, upcoming releases, events, and podcasts. An email opt-in form is also crucial for building a mailing list and engaging with readers.
No Surprises Approach
Select from a template design or choose custom development with an upfront investment. There are no hidden fees or surprise long-term contracts.
Industry standards
Your author site will be built using the most trusted and secure technologies on the internet today.
Hire us and Relax
You can trust us to do all the work and meet all our deadlines with excellence. We know what needs to be done to create your online presence, enable sales, and engage your readers.
Additional services for author websites
In addition to building your website, we can also provide the following services to complete your online presence.
- Website hosting configuration
- Domain name purchase
- Domain name DNS configuration
- Email setup and DNS configuration
- E-commerce store setup
- Google Analytics setup to analyze traffic
- Custom reports for Google Analytics
- Monthly WordPress maintenance
In addition to building your website, we can also provide the following services to complete your online presence.
- Website hosting configuration
- Domain name purchase
- Domain name DNS configuration
- Email setup and DNS configuration
- E-commerce store setup
- Google Analytics setup
- Custom reports for Google Analytics
- Monthly WordPress maintenance
Why You Should Work with Us to Build Your Author Website
Dedicated Project Manager
Your personal project manager will guide you through the entire process and ensure that your website is completed on time and to your satisfaction.
Effective Design
Your website will be optimized for search engines and mobile devices, ensuring it looks great and functions smoothly, no matter what device your visitors are using.
All the Essentials
Your site will feature an author bio and a book product page, and it can also show an events calendar, a blog, and a bookstore page. Additionally, it should include dedicated pages that focus on individual books, upcoming releases, events, and podcasts. An email opt-in form is also crucial for building a mailing list and engaging with readers.
No Surprises Approach
Select from a template design or choose custom development with an upfront investment. There are no hidden fees or surprise long-term contracts.
Industry standards
Your author site will be built using the most trusted and secure technologies on the internet today.
Hire us and Relax
You can trust us to do all the work and meet all our deadlines with excellence. We know what needs to be done to create your online presence, enable sales, and engage your readers.
Additional services for author websites
In addition to building your website, we can also provide the following services to complete your online presence.
- Website hosting configuration
- Domain name purchase
- Domain name DNS configuration
- Email setup and DNS configuration
- E-commerce store setup
- Google Analytics setup to analyze traffic
- Custom reports for Google Analytics
- Monthly WordPress maintenance
In addition to building your website, we can also provide the following services to complete your online presence.
- Website hosting configuration
- Domain name purchase
- Domain name DNS configuration
- Email setup and DNS configuration
- E-commerce store setup
- Google Analytics setup
- Custom reports for Google Analytics
- Monthly WordPress maintenance
Choose How to Sell Your Book(s)
We can build your website to promote and sell just one book or multiple series. An effective book marketing strategy is crucial, and an author website can be a key tool for promoting and selling books.
Your publications can be sold in one of two ways on your website: via a link to online retailers or directly from your website store.
Your Own eCommerce Store
To earn more profit per book sold, many authors choose to have an ecommerce store on their site instead of losing a large percentage of each sale. Once the store is built, only the credit card processing fees and shipping fees would come out of the purchase price for each book.
Links to External Marketplaces
Another way to sell your books is to list them in online marketplaces like Amazon or Draft2Digital. You can provide links to those listings on your site. You don’t have to spend any time mailing books, but you will have to pay online retailers a portion of your book price — up to 55%.
Choose How to Sell Your Book(s)
We can build your website to promote and sell just one book or multiple series. Your publications can be sold in one of two ways on your website:
Your own ecommerce Store
To earn more profit per book sold, many authors choose to have an ecommerce store on their site instead of losing a large percentage of each sale. Once the store is built, only the credit card processing fees and shipping fees would come out of the purchase price for each book.
Links to external marketplaces
Another way to sell your books is to list them in online marketplaces like Amazon or Draft2Digital. You can provide links to those listings on your site. You don’t have to spend any time mailing books, but you will have to pay online retailers a portion of your book price — up to 55%.
Choose How to Sell Your Book(s)
We can build your website to promote and sell just one book or multiple series. Your publications can be sold in one of two ways on your website:
Sell One Book or an Entire Series
Whatever your needs and plans are, we can build the digital home for your publications.
Sell one book, or an entire series
Whatever your needs and plans are, we can build the digital home for your publications.
Author Website FAQ
Working with a predesigned template enables you to have your website up and running faster than having a site built from scratch.
Once you’ve sent us all your images and content, and we’ve agreed on a start date, development normally takes two to four weeks to develop the early version of it and get your first bit of feedback. If you need additional pages of features, it can take a few weeks more than this.
After your feedback has been submitted, we generally allow another one to two weeks for final changes before publishing.
Yes, you can post video or audio files on your author website.
- You can upload videos to platforms like YouTube or Vimeo and then embed them on your site.
- For audio, you can use an audio file plugin on your WordPress website.
When posting media, ensure they are clearly identified with captions and credit information. Just remember to consider the specifications for these files to ensure optimal performance.
An author website serves as a central hub for your work, helping to establish your online presence, connect with readers, market your books, and provide updates on new releases or events. It also helps to build your brand as an author.
A good author website should at minimum have a book description and an image for each book, purchase links, series information, and an author bio. A great author website will have a regular blog, newsletter signup, upcoming author events, and social media links to platforms you engage on.
Use your author website for regular blogging, newsletters, reader forums, polls/surveys, social media links, exclusive content, and an events calendar to engage with readers. The key is regular and meaningful interaction. It’s not just about promoting your work, but also about building relationships with your readers.
Once you have decided to hire us to build your site, we will follow the process detailed below:
- We send you your development contract to sign and submit.
- You pay a deposit.
- You send your written content and your visual assets.
- You select your site design template.
- We build the site and and showcase your book(s).
- You review our first draft and submit any revisions.
- You review the final changes.
- Your site launches.
To build an website that informs the visitor about you and your work, you will need:
- A short and long description about your book, target audience demographics, book genre, book page count, and ISBN number.
- Version list (hardback, paperback, kindle, etc.), chapter 1 to engage readers (optional), and a list of external sites where visitors can buy your book.
- For series: The series title, description, number of books in the series, and details on how any books or series are connected so we can cross link them.
- An author bio, your story about writing the book(s), a list of authors who inspire you.
As a bare minimum, you will need to supply an author headshot for the bio, one cover image of the book, any internal images of the book showing the layout. All the images must be at least 72 DPI (dots per inch) and big enough to show on a monitor properly. If you don’t have any images of the inside the book, we can make one if you supply the PDF for the print version.
Author Website FAQ
Working with a predesigned template enables you to have your website up and running faster than having a site built from scratch.
Once you’ve sent us all your images and content, and we’ve agreed on a start date, development normally takes two to four weeks to develop the early version of it and get your first bit of feedback. If you need additional pages of features, it can take a few weeks more than this.
After your feedback has been submitted, we generally allow another one to two weeks for final changes before publishing.
Yes, you can post video or audio files on your author website.
- You can upload videos to platforms like YouTube or Vimeo and then embed them on your site.
- For audio, you can use an audio file plugin on your WordPress website.
When posting media, ensure they are clearly identified with captions and credit information. Just remember to consider the specifications for these files to ensure optimal performance.
An author website serves as a central hub for your work, helping to establish your online presence, connect with readers, market your books, and provide updates on new releases or events. It also helps to build your brand as an author.
A good author website should at minimum have a book description and an image for each book, purchase links, series information, and an author bio. A great author website will have a regular blog, newsletter signup, upcoming author events, and social media links to platforms you engage on.
Use your author website for regular blogging, newsletters, reader forums, polls/surveys, social media links, exclusive content, and an events calendar to engage with readers. The key is regular and meaningful interaction. It’s not just about promoting your work, but also about building relationships with your readers.
Once you have decided to hire us to build your site, we will follow the process detailed below:
- We send you your development contract to sign and submit.
- You pay a deposit.
- You send your written content and your visual assets.
- You select your site design template.
- We build the site and and showcase your book(s).
- You review our first draft and submit any revisions.
- You review the final changes.
- Your site launches.
To build an website that informs the visitor about you and your work, you will need:
- A short and long description about your book, target audience demographics, book genre, book page count, and ISBN number.
- Version list (hardback, paperback, kindle, etc.), chapter 1 to engage readers (optional), and a list of external sites where visitors can buy your book.
- For series: The series title, description, number of books in the series, and details on how any books or series are connected so we can cross link them.
- An author bio, your story about writing the book(s), a list of authors who inspire you.
As a bare minimum, you will need to supply an author headshot for the bio, one cover image of the book, any internal images of the book showing the layout. All the images must be at least 72 DPI (dots per inch) and big enough to show on a monitor properly. If you don’t have any images of the inside the book, we can make one if you supply the PDF for the print version.
