A home for your books that looks like you wrote it too.
A social media profile isn't a website, and a website built off a generic template rarely feels like it belongs to you. We design a site around your books and your author brand: one a reader can land on and immediately understand who you are and what to read next.
One website, built to do the job your social profiles can't
A publisher, a journalist, a podcast producer or a reader who finishes your book and wants more all eventually look for the same thing: a website. Not a bio buried in a social feed, but a real place that shows your books, tells your story, and gives a reader or a member of the press somewhere reliable to click through to.
This service is for authors who need that home base, whether you're launching a debut, consolidating a backlist, or replacing a site that's grown outdated. We design the site, build in the pages an author actually needs, and hand it over on a platform simple enough that you can keep it current yourself long after launch.
Everything an author site needs, nothing it doesn't
Bespoke Author Branding
A design built around your author brand: colors, type and layout suited to your genre and tone, not a repurposed template that looks like everyone else's.
Book Showcase Pages
A dedicated page for each title, with cover art, description, excerpt and links out to every retailer you sell through, including Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble and beyond.
Author Biography
A biography page that introduces you the way you want to be introduced, with room for a headshot, your background and the story behind your work.
Newsletter Integration
A mailing list signup connected to the email provider of your choice, so every visitor has an easy way to hear about your next release.
Media & Press Kit
A press page with your bio, headshots, cover images and past coverage, packaged so a journalist or event organizer has what they need in one place.
Easy Content Management
Built on a platform you can log into and update yourself: swap a cover, add a new title or edit your bio without calling a developer. A blog module can be added too, if you want a place to post updates yourself.
From first conversation to launched site
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Discovery Call
We talk through your books, your goals for the site and who you most want it to reach: a publisher, readers, press, or all three.
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Sitemap & Design Concept
We propose the pages your site needs and a design direction, covering layout, color and typography, for your review before any building begins.
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Content Gathering
We collect your bio, book details, cover files and any press materials, and draft page copy for you to review and adjust.
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Build & Review
Your site is built page by page, with checkpoints along the way so you can see progress and flag changes early, not just at the end.
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Testing & Launch
We check every page across devices and browsers, connect your domain, and take the site live.
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Handover & Training
A short walkthrough of your content management system, so you're comfortable making your own updates from day one.
A site you can keep current, long after we hand it over
Your website is built on a content management system, not a one off page of code, so adding a new book, updating an event date or swapping a photo is something you can do yourself in minutes, without waiting on a developer or paying for every small change.
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Often paired with an author website
What it's like to launch a site here
“I finally had one link to send people instead of pointing them to three different social profiles.”
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“Updating the site myself after launch was so much easier than I expected. I added a new book in about ten minutes.”
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“A journalist emailed me directly from the press kit page within a week of launch. It made a real difference.”
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Give your books a home that's actually yours
A free, no obligation consultation to talk through your goals and what your site should include.
Every site is handed over with a walkthrough, so you're never locked out of your own content.
Frequently Asked Questions
Social platforms are useful, but they're rented space you don't control, and they don't give a reader, publisher or journalist a single reliable place to find your books, your bio and your press materials. A website is the home base your other channels can point to.
Yes, that's a core part of the build, not an add on. Your site is built on a content management system, and we walk you through it at handover so you can update your bio, add a new book, or swap a photo without needing us or a developer for routine changes.
Most author sites link out to the retailers you already sell through, including Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble and others, rather than handling checkout directly. If direct sales are important to you, tell us during the discovery call and we'll discuss what's realistic.
Yes. A blog module is an optional feature we can include if and when you want a place to post updates yourself; it doesn't have to be part of the initial launch if it's not something you need right away.
Yes. Every site is built to adjust cleanly across phones, tablets and desktops, since a large share of visitors, especially from social links, will land on it from a phone.
We can build on your existing domain: just share the registrar details during discovery and we'll handle the connection at launch. If you don't have one yet, we can advise on choosing and registering one.
Less than you might expect. We draft page copy from your input during the content gathering stage and ask you to review and adjust it, rather than handing you a blank page to fill in on your own.
SEO foundations, including page titles, descriptions, clean URLs and proper structure, are part of every build. Ongoing SEO strategy and content marketing beyond the initial setup would be a separate, dedicated engagement.
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