Creating Your Author Website: A Step-by-Step Guide
Build a professional online presence with an author website that showcases your books, bio, and contact details, helping you grow your fanbase.
Hostinger for Indie Authors
Published on June 19, 2026 by Randall Wood
Hostinger has become one of the most aggressively marketed budget hosting and website building services — with low first-year pricing, an AI website builder, and WordPress one-click installation. For indie authors watching costs, it deserves a serious look. For authors building a long-term professional web presence, the limitations deserve equal attention.
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WordPress for Indie Authors
Published on June 19, 2026 by Randall Wood
WordPress.org powers over 40% of all websites on the internet and remains the gold standard for authors who want maximum SEO capability, complete control, and a direct sales infrastructure that can scale as their publishing business grows. The learning curve is real. So is the ceiling.
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Shopify
Published on June 03, 2025 by Randall Wood
Explore how Shopify empowers indie authors to sell books, merchandise, and more through a professional storefront. Learn about features, costs, and how ScribeCount data can enhance your Shopify strategy.
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Direct Sales from Your Author Website
Published on June 19, 2026 by Randall Wood
Every book you sell directly to a reader earns two to three times what the same sale earns through Amazon, Kobo, or Apple Books. Direct sales also give you the reader's email address — something no retail platform will ever share. This guide covers the full direct sales setup: choosing your platform, configuring delivery, handling EU VAT, and measuring your results.
Full Guide: Direct Sales from Your Author Website
Published on June 04, 2025 by Randall Wood
Learn how to harness email marketing from your author website to connect with readers and increase book sales, with tools like ScribeCount, BookFunnel, and StoryOrigin.
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Author Newsletters: How to Write One Readers Actually Open
Published on June 19, 2026 by Randall Wood
Most author newsletters fail not because authors have nothing to say, but because they default to formats that treat subscribers as a sales audience rather than a reader community. This guide covers what actually makes readers open and engage with author newsletters — and how to build a newsletter that drives book sales by being genuinely worth reading.
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Blogging for Authors: What Works and What Doesn't
Published on June 19, 2026 by Randall Wood
Most author blogs fail not because the writing is bad but because the content strategy is wrong. One-sentence publishing announcements, every-review posts, and sporadic posting schedules are the three patterns that produce blogs nobody reads. This guide covers what author blog content actually drives traffic, builds readers, and improves your search visibility over time.
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Podcasts for Authors: Guesting, Hosting, and Making It Work
Published on June 19, 2026 by Randall Wood
Most author podcast advice focuses on starting your own show. The better advice for most authors is to be a great guest on other people's shows first. Podcast guesting reaches established audiences at zero ongoing time cost. Starting your own podcast is a multi-year commitment that most authors underestimate before they begin.
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Social Media and Your Author Website: Making Your Platforms Work Together
Published on June 19, 2026 by Randall Wood
Social media and your author website serve different functions — social is where you meet new readers; your website is where you keep them. This guide covers how to build the connection between them: driving social traffic to your website, link-in-bio strategy, social sharing, UTM tracking for campaign attribution, and measuring which social channels convert to real reader relationships.
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