An author website is your hub that all your other media presences speak out from—social, email, events, retail presence. It’s the place where readers can find you and connect with you. Most importantly, a website drives your potential readers to your books and other creative projects. However, if you’ve never built a website, the task can be daunting. What pages do you need? What needs to be on your site? With this service, we’ll take the creation process off your plate so that you can focus on the important tasks: writing and releasing your book.
We’ll walk you through the process of purchasing your website domain and hosting service (unless you’ve selected the premium package, in which case we’ll do it for you) before asking you to pick a website theme and fill out a design questionnaire.
Once we complete the website design, we’ll send you some additional resources on how to care for and maintain your site in the future.
Website Portfolio
RootedInWriting.com
(Premium Website Package)
LuisRosasBooks.com
(Basic Website Package)
Deluxe Website
additional customization billed separately- Purchase of domain/hosting after consultation with the author about platform presences (purchase billed separately)
- Creation of website structure (Basic Pages: Home, About, Contact, Books, and Blog)
- Recommendation of deluxe website theme and application
- Implementation of pages, with copywriting provided for all pages except Blog
- Adding basic plug-ins (social, email newsletter)
- Basic search engine optimization (SEO) research to make sure important keywords are included in copy
- Create and implement basic metadata for higher search engine rankings
- Includes “Website Best Practices” reference document, which covers basic website maintenance and recommendations
- Graphic design for artwork (logos, covers, etc.) beyond simple resizing
- Creation of social media accounts or email newsletters
- Advanced analytics and SEO
- Purchase fees of deluxe website template themes included
Basic Website
additional customization billed separately- Creation of website structure (Basic Pages: Home, About, Contact, Books, and Blog)
- Recommendation of free website theme and application
- Implementation of pages, using author-supplied content
- Adding basic plug-ins (social, email newsletter, contact form)
- Includes “Website Best Practices” reference document, which covers basic website maintenance and recommendations, tailored to your website after the completion of the project.
- Copywriting or proofreading
- Graphic design for artwork (logos, covers, etc.) beyond simple resizing
- Creation of social media accounts or email newsletters
- Advanced analytics, metadata, and search engine optimization (SEO)
- Purchase fees of deluxe website template themes included
Premium Website
additional customization billed separately- Purchase of domain/hosting after consultation with the author about platform presences (purchase billed separately)
- Creation of website structure (Basic Pages: Home, About, Contact, Books, and Blog)
- Recommendation of deluxe website theme and application
- Implementation of pages, with copywriting provided for all pages except Blog
- Adding basic plug-ins (social, email newsletter)
- Basic search engine optimization (SEO) research to make sure important keywords are included in copy
- Create and implement basic metadata for higher search engine rankings
- Includes “Website Best Practices” reference document, which covers basic website maintenance and recommendations
- Graphic design for artwork (logos, covers, etc.) beyond simple resizing
- Creation of social media accounts or email newsletters
- Advanced analytics and SEO
- Purchase fees of deluxe website template themes included
A note on pricing
Package rates are “base rates,” which indicate our standard pricing but may be adjusted due to an individual book’s editorial needs. “Flat rates” are nonadjustable service costs. Please contact us for a sample edit and custom project quote. We’re also happy to discuss custom packages, a la carte editing, and additional services.