34 THINGS YOU NEED FOR YOUR WEBSITE PART 2
In last week's episode, we talked about the first 17 things you need for your author websites. Part 2 brings us the next 17 things including social media, your about page, SEO, and more!
Listen to Part 1 here: www.instituteforwriters.com/34-things-your-website-needs-part-1/
34 THINGS YOU NEED FOR YOUR WEBSITE PART 1
Author websites are important in 21st century publishing. Consider your website your business card to the world. So, what should be on your website? Listen to the podcast to get started.
Listen to Part 2 here: www.instituteforwriters.com/34-things-your-website-needs-part-2/
CREATE YOUR AUTHOR PLATFORM
What IS a platform? It’s your visibility. The wider your reach, the more books you can sell. What you do with your platform is try to reach (in an authentic way) your target audience.
It’s all about connecting—with people on a real level and because of your reach, you are able to sell books. It’s not about being in people’s faces and hollering about buying your book.
So, who needs a platform and where do you begin? Let's talk about it in this episode.
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INTERVIEW WITH JOSH FUNK
Josh Funk writes silly stories and somehow tricks people into publishing them as books—such as the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series and How to Code a Sandcastle. Josh is also known for his expertise in social media, building an author platform before he was published, and connecting with the writing (and reading) community.
We discuss:
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