WRITING YOUR BOOK IS JUST THE BEGINNING
You Also Need to Get People to Pay Attention to ItWe Can Help You With That
You want to write and simply have a lot of readers automatically show up to read your work. We get it!
After all, what author really wants to think about marketing, websites, and social media?
The reality is, there is a lot more to authoring a book than writing it. Where the difficulty lies is getting people to pay attention to your work.
A website helps you earn (and keep) the attention of readers.
Your website is a vital and effective tool for you to get in touch, and keep in touch, with your readers.
Perhaps you’re thinking…
What about my Social Media presence? Can’t I just rely on that?
Social media can be a very effective tool and one we highly recommend. The problem is that you don’t own that. It is someone else’s property. You are at the mercy of the social media platform for reaching your audience. We’ve all seen the rise and fall of some social media platforms and loss of accounts.
No one wants to lose their audience overnight.
Plus, your social media is more powerful with a website, and a website is more powerful with social media.
Face it, a website is simply part of being a capable author in the digital age and is essential if you want to grow your career.
But will any website do?
Not it today’s market.
After all…
People Do Judge Books by Their Covers and Authors by Their Website
What is your website saying about you?
Your online presence as an author is more important than ever. And that online presence should start with your own piece of online real estate – a website dedicated to you and your work.
People will often visit a website to learn about you and your book(s). You’ll want a website that communicates the image you want to present.
At Success Apex Digital, we create author websites that help to connect you to the people who will be reading your book.
We offer budget websites for those just starting out to full custom websites. They are all scalable and can be easily maintained by yourself or a team member, or you can hire us to maintain it.
THE ESSENTIALS AUTHOR WEBSITE PACKAGE
The Essentials Author Website Package is a great option for getting started with the basics and attracting new customers. We also have great add-ons to make all of our websites scalable and able to grow with your business! It is the perfect small-scale web solution at an unbeatable price!
Home Page
For many visitors to your site, your homepage serves as the first impression of you and you’ll want to make a good one.
Your homepage should immediately tell the visitors that they are at the right place by providing a strong tagline and engaging graphics that create a sense of you and your genre.It should entice them to stick around for a bit by letting them know what you have to offer them. And it should provide a clear path to other pages on your site. You’ll likely also want to showcase your latest book and provide additional value to your readers.
Optimized Sales Page For Your Book
Your optimized book sales page is designed to do one thing very well – sell more of your books.
About Page
The about page is one of the most frequently visited pages on a website and one that fans who will want to get to know you better will visit first.
Done right, the about page will help you develop a deeper connection with your readers.
You’ll want to include a full biography, along with a headshot, on this page.
Contact Page
Your contact page is how your fans, press, agents, publishers, or anyone who might want to book you for a speaking engagement can easily reach out to you. We’ll Include a contact me form, links to all of your active social media profiles, and an optional mailing address (just in case your fan want to send a handwritten note).
Opt-in Box/Sign up Form
You’ll want to convert your website visitors into email subscribers, and email subscribers into long-time fans. The first step is to have a way from your site visitors to opt-in to your mailing list. That way, at the very least, you can keep readers updated on new releases and events. This tool (along with a blog) can help you create a career as an author, and not just support one book.
Social Media Links
Be visible. To ensure your website and social media platforms are working together to maximize your online exposure your website will include links to your social profiles. That makes it easy for your website visitors to interact with you wherever you are on the web.
Website Hosting
Your initial investment includes 1 year of standard hosting. Plus, monthly maintenance where we will keep the components upgraded and your site running smooth.
Responsive Design for a Positive User Experience
Your website will display beautifully on computers, cell phones, tablets, and computers allowing you to reach your readers where they are, while still providing them with a positive user experience.
PROFESSIONAL DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
Your site will portray a professional look it needs to gain trust from your site visitors. With the Basic Package, you’ll select from several professionally designed author themes (customized with colors to match your brand). Each includes logo integration.
You need a consistent visual system that appropriately represents you and your message.
The design needs to target your audience in a way that is functional, attractive, and professional. Your brand should provide an instant connection to the market you serve.
Scalable Website
You’ll have easy access to add-ons to make your website scalable as you grow your audience and expand your budget.
THE BOOK SELLER AUTHOR WEBSITE PACKAGE
With the Semi-Custom website package, you’ll begin to create a website that stands out and provides real value to your website visitors. So we recommend you upgrade to at least the semi-custom package as soon as you are able.
Here’s why…
Each author’s website looks pretty much the same as it includes everything the Essential Package. That’s okay if you are just starting out and the essentials package is all you can afford. After all, it’s FAR better than nothing.
But with the semi-custom, your website will begin to stand out as it offers ways to help your visitor. After all, visitors don’t really care that much about you. They buy your stuff because they hope it improves their own life in some way. A great way to think of your website is as bonus features for your audience. And with the Semi-Custom Author Website Package you get several tools to begin doing that.
The Book Seller Author website package includes everything in the essentials plus the following:
Book Page
One page that lists all of your books, stories, and other pieces of writing, and then a separate unique page for each individual book. These standalone book pages are essentially product pages. You can use a Store Item Element to sell the book directly from your Jimdo website, but you also should link to every other place where someone might like to purchase it, including Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Though it may seem like overkill to add a new page for each book, it’s worth the extra effort. Doing so will give you a unique URL for each page (usually with the book’s title in it) and will boost your overall SEO. Then, on each page, you can add a basic synopsis and cover image, and include all the support materials about the book on this one page. You can have a video trailer, testimonials, reviews, and social media share buttons that make it easy for your visitors to share the link to that specific book page with their friends and followers on assorted social media platforms. Then, as your list of works
Free Book Previews to Interest Website Readers in Your Work
Get potential readers interested in your work. For many genres, one good way to gain potential readers that is to give them free previews.
Create a bookstore experience for your website visitors. Give them an opportunity to experience your book, much like they would if browsing in a bookstore, where they can read the table of contents, sample a chapter and decide if they want to purchase it.
Plus…
There is a reason why Amazon, Apple’s iBook Store, and many publishers have made it easy to download and sample chapters of books. It helps to sell more books.
Blog with Categories & Tabs
Connect with readers. It’s True. Posting regularly recurring content on your website helps to keep your audience coming back to your website and it is a great way to improve your search engine rankings. In fact, websites with blogs built in get 55% more traffic than websites with no blog. But the best reason to have a blog is so you can connect with your readers.
Use your blog to post updates on your new writing projects, mention upcoming events (like book signings), and link to articles your niche may find interesting. Some authors choose to include post outtakes from their books. You can include alternate endings or deleted scenes to keep your readers engaged. With a blog, you could also publicly answer readers questions or post short stories. Bottom line, you with a blog you can add lots of ways to connect with your readers.
TESTIMONIALS PAGE
Easily Update the Site Yourself
It’s important to get potential readers interested in your work. For many genres, one good way to do that is to give them free previews.
Submission of your site to all major search engines
Technically, search engine submissions are not required, as it is highly likely that the search engines will find your site automatically. But a manual submission can speed up the amount of time it takes for your site to be listed in the search results.
Launch a Remarkable Author Website with these
Premier Custom Author
Website Package
The Custom Author website package includes everything in the Essentials Package AND the Semi-Custom Package plus the following:
Kindle Instant Book Reviews
It’s important to get potential readers interested in your work. For many genres, one good way to do that is to give them free previews.
Submission of your site to all major search engines
Technically, search engine submissions are not required, as it is highly likely that the search engines will find your site automatically. But a manual submission can speed up the amount of time it takes for your site to be listed in the search results.
Appearance/Events Page
Let readers know about upcoming events (readings, book signings, new releases, etc.) Do you attend literary or writing conventions, do book signings, or speak? Advertise these events on this page. Build an active audience for your writing, give readers the opportunity to meet and speak with you in-person. What a great way to build relationships with your readers.
Blog with Categories & Tabs
Posting regularly recurring content on your website helps to keep your audience coming back to your website and it is a great way to improve your search engine rankings. You can use it to post updates on your various writing projects, mention events, and link to inspirational articles. Some authors choose to include post outtakes from their books. You can include alternate endings or deleted scenes to keep your readers engaged. With a blog, you could also publicly answer readers questions or post short stories.
Optimized Sales Page For Three of Your Books
Your optimized book sales page is designed to do one thing very well – sell more of your books.
ALL AUTHOR WEBSITE PACKAGES
Essentials Author Website Package
- Website built on the WordPress platform
- Professional web design that makes your brand come alive. Includes featured graphics, colors, and design to match your brand
- Home Page
- About/Bio Page
- Contact Page
- Books Page
- Optimized sales pages for up to three of your books
- Blog (included, to encourage return visits and relatability)
- Testimonials page
- Resources page
- Speakers page
- Reviews page
- Media kit
- Integrated shopping cart to sell your books or related items
- Social Sharing Integration
- Book Preview
- Responsive Mobile Friendly Design
- Social media links
- Easily update the site yourself using the drag and drop content management system
- Embedded mailing list sign-up
- Links to buy your book (Amazon, B&N, PayPal, etc)
- 1 yr standard hosting with monthly maintenance
- Easy access to add-ons to make your website scalable as you grow your audience
- Submission of your site to all major search engines
Book Seller Author Website Package
- Website built on the WordPress platform
- Professional web design that makes your brand come alive. Includes featured graphics, colors, and design to match your brand
- Home page
- About/Bio page
- Contact page
- Books page
- Optimized sales pages for up to three of your books
- Blog (included, to encourage return visits and relatability)
- Testimonials page
- Resources page
- Speakers page
- Reviews page
- Media kit
- Integrated shopping cart to sell your books or related items
- Social sharing integration
- Book preview
- Responsive mobile friendly design
- Social media links
- Easily update the site yourself using the drag and drop content management system
- Embedded mailing list sign-up form
- Links to buy your book (Amazon, B&N, PayPal, etc)
- 1 yr standard hosting with monthly maintenance
- Easy access to add-ons to make your website scalable as you grow your audience
- Submission of your site to all major search engines
- BONUS
- Wordpress Training Course so you can easily manage your website
Premier Author Website Package
- Website built on the WordPress platform
- Professional web design that makes your brand come alive. Includes featured graphics, colors, and design to match your brand.
- Home Page
- About/Bio Page
- Contact Page
- Books Page
- Optimized sales pages for up to five of your books
- Blog (included, to encourage return visits and relatability)
- Testimonials Page
- Resources page
- Speakers page
- Reviews page
- Media kit
- Integrated shopping cart to sell your books or related items
- Social sharing integration
- Book preview
- Responsive mobile friendly design
- Social media links
- Easily update the site yourself using the drag and drop content management system
- Embedded mailing list sign-up
- Links to buy your book (Amazon, B&N, PayPal, etc)
- 1 yr standard hosting with monthly maintenance
- Easy access to add-ons to make your website scalable as you grow your audience
- Submission of your site to all major search engines
- BONUS
- Wordpress Training Course so you can easily manage your website
- Strategic Website Content Training Course
- ($497 value)