A website is a minimum time investment with maximum benefits project. Indisputably, authors must own websites as an element of effective book marketing strategy.
An author has complete rights over his website or his book’s website; unlike the social media posts.
You need one even if you haven’t yet published; to learn through the process.
If you feel a little awkward technically, reach out to book formatting services, UK companies, such as White Magic Studios to help you out in making a website for you.
The first stage is for you to be discovered by people who either come across your piece of writings & get interested, or by word of mouth.
Second stage is consider; who you should keep& who are to be filtered out.
The third stage is converting your potential fans into an actual fans.
Making a good relationship with them is the fourth stage.
Retention is the next stage through active engagement.
You should hire a web design firm such as White Magic Studios, who will design and develop the website, pertaining to your particular needs & who has professional graphic designers and programmers within reasonable rates. They will look into creative book layouts as well.
Hence, some easy elements to add to your site would be:
@Update the website with updates about your new writings coming up.
@You sign up for newsletters/mailing list, connect links to your site on social media
@Include all your contact info so that you’re easily approachable.
@Make “About you” page as interesting as possible.
@Sales pages for your published work should be attached.
@Insert images of your published books, trailers, to make it as visibly appealing; to keep your virtual visitors glued to your website.
Also engage book cover designers, UK for a great book cover. Self-publishers such as White Magic Studios are book cover illustrators, UK & can help you with the website.