Author Website Strategy: Design & SEO Best Practices
Most author websites are digital brochures. A photo, a list of books, links to Amazon, maybe a contact form. They sit there doing almost nothing
May 20, 2026
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Most author websites are digital brochures. A photo, a list of books, links to Amazon, maybe a contact form. They sit there doing almost nothing
Author authority building is what separates writers readers know from writers readers ignore. When you have authority, readers seek you out, take your recommendations, and
Walk into any writing conference, agent meeting, or self-publishing forum and you’ll hear the phrase “author platform” thrown around constantly. Build your platform. Grow your
Author branding sounds like marketing-speak until you watch what happens when two writers publish similar books. One sells 200 copies. The other sells 20,000. The
Most posts about author authority list the pieces. Books. Speaking. Media. Credentials. Useful information, but it leaves out the most important question. What do you