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Notebook and pen arranged beside a computer for planning an author website
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How to Create a Reliable Author Website

An author website gives your books, biography, contact details and ordering information one stable home. What it must do, what you are paying for, how to keep control of it and what to ask a developer.

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Social Media Marketing for Authors

Repeating the cover and "available now" rarely sells a book. How authors can choose readers and channels, write posts that are worth reading, make a clear offer and measure what actually brings enquiries.

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