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Author Websites

Premium WordPress Author Websites

Ready to connect with your readers?

Sites designed to reflect the style and genre of your books.

Reader Connection

One of the best ways to increase sales of your books is to build a following. You want to create a connection to your readers, let them get to you know you as an author or the characters in your books.

New Release & Upcoming Events

When you have a list of faithful readers, you can alert then to new releases and upcoming events. Upload audio and previews of your books. You can post works in progress and get your readers excited about your next book.

Advanced Reader Copy

Creating an Advanced Reader Copy group can be so important when launching your next book.

What’s Included

The Author Starter Package is a 3 page WordPress website. Your site will be built using a customized Premium Theme built on the Genesis framework. The structure of your site will depend on the number of books you have and your intended focus. Some authors focus on the author themselves, others want to focus on their characters.

We will work with you to create pages that fit your needs.

Home Page

Use your homepage to feature your next book, or a new release, introduce yourself to your readers or have them join your newsletter.

Author or Main Character Page

You chose whether to showcase you as an author or your featured characters.

Books Page (up to 5 books)

List your books with covers, descriptions and purchase links for each. Want to include a review or a link to your latest release? We can handle that!

Newsletter

Looking to grow your newsletter or start one? Maintaining your own mailing list is a great way to stay in touch with your readers and grow a following for your books.

Start building your site!

Author Starter Packages

Get your site built and launched quickly with our starter package, with payment plans to fit your budget. Packages start at $750.

Request Information
Author Starter – Plan 1
Development Time: 1-2 weeks
Payment Time: 1-2 weeks
Final payment due before site launch
$
750

final payment due at launch
  • Hosting & Maintenance NOT Included
  • 3 Page Website
  • Customized Genesis WordPress Theme
Get Started
Author Starter – Plan 2
Development Time: <30 days
Payment Time: 5 months
Deposit & 4 monthly payments
$
200
/mo
over 5 months
($200 deposit, then 4 monthly payments of $200)
  • 4 Months Hosting & Maintenance INCLUDED
  • 3 Page Website
  • Customized Genesis WordPress Theme
Get Started
Author Starter – Plan 3
Development Time: <30 days
Payment Time: 12 months
Deposit & 11 monthly payments
$
115
/mo
over 12 months
($200 deposit, then 11 monthly payments of $115)
  • 11 Months Hosting & Maintenance INCLUDED
  • 3 Page Website
  • Customized Genesis WordPress Theme
Get Started

Continuing Maintenance Options

Once your site is launched, it is important to regularly update and monitor your site, to ensure the security of your website. We have two maintenance options available.

Maintenance Only

Your website needs to be hosted on your own SiteGround account for this option. We only provide maintenance on SiteGround hosted sites.

Includes:

  • Updates to plugins
  • Updates to WordPress core files
  • Updates at least 3 times per month

$35/Month

Maintenance & Site Hosting

Website hosting and maintenance provided for your new website. (Website only, email services not provided)

Includes:

  • WordPress website hosting
  • Updates to plugins
  • Updates to WordPress core files
  • Updates at least 3 times per month

$50/Month

Looking for Web Hosting?

We host most of our sites at SiteGround and recommend hosting through either SiteGround or FlyWheel. You can check out their available plans below.

Siteground
flywheel

Ready to take the next step?

Answer a few questions to help us understand your needs. We will be in touch to arrange to discuss your new site.

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