Build a professional online presence with an author website that showcases your books, bio, and contact details, helping you grow your fanbase.
Squarespace produces the most visually polished author websites of any platform at this price point, with zero technical overhead. Its limitations in SEO depth, plugin extensibility, and direct sales sophistication are real but not dealbreakers for the author whose primary website goal is a professional, beautiful brand presence with email capture.
Weebly was once a straightforward recommendation for authors who wanted the simplest possible website builder. Since Square's acquisition and the company's strategic pivot toward Square Online, Weebly has received minimal development investment and has fallen behind Wix and Squarespace on features, performance, and support. This is the honest current assessment.
Your author website is not a build-it-and-forget-it project. A neglected WordPress site accumulates security vulnerabilities and broken links. A Squarespace or Wix site with outdated book information loses credibility with every reader who visits. This guide covers the specific maintenance tasks that keep your author website healthy — organized by monthly, quarterly, and annual schedule.
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