Serious AUTHOR WEBSITES

Author websites built to a traditionally published standard.

Readers, agents, and podcast hosts look you up before they say yes. We build the site they expect from a Big Five author: real book pages, a press kit, and a signup that works on a phone.

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  • Free mockup first
  • Quoted up front
  • You own your site
apocalypsedreamer.com
Launch page for Apocalypse Dreamer with a glowing forest and an email signup
xavierschwindt.com
Homepage of xavierschwindt.com, an epic fantasy author site with a cinematic knight hero
The same author site on a phone

Six audiences look you up. Each one reads a different part of your site.

Pick one and watch which parts of an author homepage they check first.

Readers want who you are, what you write, where to start, and where to buy, in that order.

Sample homepage · fictional author

Juniper HaleBooksSeriesAboutEventsPressContact
THE
SALT
HOUSE
JUNIPER HALE

Gothic mystery · Book one of the Tidewater series

A drowned town. A sister who came back wrong.

HardcoverEbookAudioBookshop

“Dark, tidal, impossible to put down.” Sample praise

Start hereReading order and where to begin
NewsletterFree prequel story, one email a month
About JuniperThird-person bio, headshot, credentials
Press kitBios in three lengths, photos, pitch
Events & speakingDates, venues, topics, how to book
Book detailsISBNs, formats, publisher, pages
Person + Book schemaUnique page titlesPrivacyRights & agent contact

What we build

Pick one piece or the whole site. We quote each task before we start.

See scopes and what's included

  1. New author websites

    From a one-page home to a full site with books, series, about, press, events, and contact.

  2. Book & series pages

    A real page for every book, reading order for every series, and buy buttons for every format.

  3. Newsletter & reader magnets

    Signup forms on the right pages, a reason to join, and a welcome email you have tested. Kit, MailerLite, and others.

  4. Press & media kits

    Short and long bios, headshots, covers, pitches, and interview topics in one link and one PDF.

  5. Launch pages

    A focused page for a new release or preorder, with one clear action and a countdown if it helps.

  6. Fixes, upgrades & care

    Speed, mobile, broken links, search titles, and structured data on the site you have. Hosting and updates if you want them.

Five steps, and you approve each one.

You see a design before you pay, a quote before we build, and a private preview before anything goes live. Email works for all of it.

How we work

01

Send your book link

Tell us what you write and what you want the site to do. A short form covers it.

02

Get a free homepage mockup

We design your homepage in your genre and your covers. You open it on your phone and decide.

03

Approve a written quote

We list each task with its hours and the total. Nothing starts until you say yes.

04

Review a private preview

We build the site on a private link. You check it on your phone and laptop and send changes.

05

Launch and hand-off

We connect your domain, test every button and form, and hand you the keys.

See your new homepage before you spend a cent.

Send us your book link. We design a homepage mockup in your genre and covers. If you like it, we quote the rest. If you don't, you keep the ideas.

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Cover of The Author Website Checklist, 2026 edition

Is your author site ready?

Fifty yes-or-no checks in eleven sections, from first impression to search and AI. Take it here in about 45 minutes and get your score, your weakest sections, and your first three fixes. Or download the PDF.

  • Score yourself out of 50, section by section
  • See the one fix to make first in each section
  • Ask for a free written review of your top three priorities

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Straight answers

Ask anything else on the request form. A person reads every message.

What does a site cost?

We quote each project up front, task by task, with the hours and the total. You approve the quote before any work starts. The homepage mockup costs nothing.

Do I need to get on a call?

No. Email works for every step, and most of our clients prefer it. If you want a call, ask and we will set one up.

Who owns the website?

You do. The domain sits in your own account, and you get the files. If you leave, your site leaves with you.

Do you work with self-published authors?

Yes. We work with authors on every path: self-published, traditionally published, hybrid, and querying. The standard stays the same.

What does “traditional publishing level” mean?

It means the site does what a Big Five author's site does: a page for each book, buy links for every format, a press kit, a working signup, fast pages, and clean search results.

Can you improve the site I already have?

Yes. Start with the free checklist to find the gaps, or send us the link and we will quote the fixes.

How long does a build take?

It depends on the scope. A launch page takes less time than a multi-series site. Your quote includes a target launch date.

What happens after launch?

You can run the site yourself, or we can host it, update it, and fix things for a monthly or yearly fee. Either way, you keep everything.

A book page should be a destination, not a detour to a retailer.

Give readers, agents, and hosts a site that says yes.

Start with a free mockup or a free checklist. Either way, you will know your next step.

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