what’s critical for author websites?
My friend and fellow writer Emma Newman is asking, over on Bluesky, “When you have been to an author’s website in the past, what have you been looking for? What info is critical for you?”
I think this is a great question, and am always looking for the answers to it, myself.
I streamlined my professional website (catiemurphy.com) significantly the last time I updated it, and it’s basically just What’s Out Now, What’s Out Next, and Here Are All My Books. There’s a contact form, but not a heckin’ l...
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Jun 17, 2024 04:33AM
Media kit is a useful page for an author's website.
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Clare wrote: "Media kit is a useful page for an authors website."Oh, that's one nobody's mentioned before. What would you imagine seeing in a media kit? I ask because my idea of a media kit doesn't necessarily seem like it would be something terribly useful for readers, so I'm curious if you've got a different idea than I do!
There's one on my site which you can check if you would like. The key is that it has to be easily spotted and only one click away from the home page. If a journalist needs a few bits of info to make a story, including a photo, they will take it where they can get it easily, so the author with a media kit gets publicity where one with no media kit does not.
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If you Google clare o'beara the site comes up fast, this is because it's a distinct name and we have good SEO, which is search engine optimisation. I can't input a link to this box as it's against posting rules.
Clare wrote: "There's one on my site which you can check if you would like. The key is that it has to be easily spotted and only one click away from the home page. If a journalist needs a few bits of info to ma..."
Thanks very much!
