Essential Author Website Pages

With more than a decade of experience in author websites, we’ve pinpointed the seven key pages every site needs to look professional and best serve your readers.

Home

Your website’s landing page and welcome mat. A great place to feature your latest book and a bit about you.

06. Location

About

This typically will include your bio and headshot, though the headshot is optional.

03. Communication

Contact

Provides readers and industry professionals with ways to reach out to you (and your publicist/agent).

03. Communication

Books

Think of this like your book catalog; a place to list all your books, so readers can click on covers to learn more.

08. Reading - Education

Newsletter

We’re big advocates for author newsletters. It gives you direct access to your readers, no algorithms!

03. Communication

Privacy Policy

We’re not attorneys and can’t advisors you on legal matters, but our understanding is you need one of these!

01. General

Individual Book Page - Template

The last of the essential pages is a bit unique in that it’s actually a template, meant to be duplicated for your entire catalog. In short, each of your books should have its own unique page with description, cover, buy links, etc.