Meet expert website designers
More than your bookâs cover, a website defines your brand as an author. A good website is the hub for all your book marketing activity â a place to attract new subscribers and engage existing fans.Â
On Reedsy, meet author website designers who create websites for bestselling authors like Stephen King, E.L. James, and Anthony Horowitz. Our website designers can help develop your brand and reach new readers.
What services do Reedsy web designers offer?
Reedsy professionals will build you a bespoke website from the ground up. Services offered by our author web designers include:
- Branding and design
- Website hosting and domain setup
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Newsletter sign-up and lead magnet
- A blog
- Contact forms
- Image galleries
- Social media sharing
They can also help you improve an existing author website. Browse our freelancersâ portfolios to see the specific services they offer.
Assemble your team
Request quotes from up to 5 professionals in your genre with a free Reedsy account.
What does an authorâs website need to achieve?
Your author website should answer the biggest questions a reader will have:
- Who are you?Â
- What books have you published?
- What books are coming up?
- Where can they find you on social media?
- How can they contact you?
To create a site that stands out from the crowd and helps you convert fans, you should also think about:
- A newsletter sign-up
- A lead magnet
- A blog (more relevant for nonfiction)
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
As you can see, a basic homepage wonât suffice. Youâll need a proper website to be able to market yourself effectively.Â
FAQs
What are the benefits of hiring a professional author website designer?
Services like Squarespace offer the same templates and themes a thousand times over. As a result, many websites are uncannily familiar.
The professional web designers on Reedsy bring years of experience creating distinctive sites for authors. Their understanding of user experience will ensure that your visitors easily find the information they need â and then be channeled toward your goals (whether downloading your book or signing up for your newsletter).
âMy website has allowed me to connect with current and potential readers. It's a hub for discussion via comments, social media, and access to my newsletterâoffering a free sample of my novel attracted my first hundred email subscribers almost overnight!â â Brent Jones, Author of The Fifteenth of June
Reedsyâs designers can collaborate with you to create an online domain that perfectly reflects your brand as an author and build the tools that will allow you to grow your readership.
"I've received a lot of work offers through my website: offers to write articles, provide quotes about my nonfiction work, or to give radio and TV interviews. For these opportunities alone, I wouldn't ever be without one." â Dr Carol Cooper, Fiction and Nonfiction Author
What makes Reedsyâs web designers special?
Reedsy isnât a company that builds author websites: we are a marketplace of top-notch publishing professionals. We wonât pair you with a random designer who offers a one-price-fits-all service. You have choice, flexibility, and access to the best talent in the publishing world.
Each designer on the Reedsy marketplace has been carefully selected by our own team of discerning web developers.
There are no set fees, and each designer can offer you an individual quote based on their experience and your requirements. This means you will receive a range of quotes and responses to your brief, allowing you to choose the right designer for your site.
It's essential that you're 100% happy with the money you invest in your work. Thatâs why Reedsy also offers a project protection policy, promising to act as a third-party intermediary to resolve any disputes and offering refunds when appropriate.
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