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Web Tips for Authors: The April Roundup

Web Tips for Authors: The April Roundup

by on May 1, 2013 in Self Publishing

Web Tips for WritersBest-practices to smarten-up your online book marketing

Checked out The HostBaby Blog lately?

Every week, we’re posting new web and social media tips for authors, musicians, and artists. You’ll learn how to grow your email list, how to get readers to engage with your online content, how to draft newsletters that convert to sales, how to optimize your site for search, and more.

For those of you who haven’t been keeping tabs on the HostBaby Blog…

Here’s a recap of April’s HostBaby Blog articles:

1. Is Your One-Page Website Hurting Your Career?

2. How to Add Google Analytics to Your HostBaby Site Builder

3. Does Your Website Reflect Where You Are in Your Career?

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SEO for Authors: Don’t Get Left Behind

SEO for Authors: Don’t Get Left Behind

by on December 14, 2012 in eBook Promotion, Self Publishing

Sweet Search Engine Optimization, dude!

SEO for authors: sounds about as thrilling as checking your manuscript for spelling errors, right?

I know. I know. You’re a brilliant writer. You have better things to do than tinker around with tags, keywords, and web links in order to boost your search ranking in Google. Your writing alone will take you to the top of the bestsellers lists!

Well that might’ve been true ten years ago, but these days the deeper your understanding of search engine optimization, the better your chances of winning over new readers online. The more readers you attract online, the more books you’ll sell; and then you’ll be thankful you learned some SEO basics AND corrected those spelling errors.

SEO basics for authors

Tech-savvy authors who understand SEO and who pay attention to analytics have a leg up on the rest of their literary peers.

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HostBaby for Authors Offers Whole New Web Experience with Backdrop Themes

HostBaby for Authors Offers Whole New Web Experience with Backdrop Themes

by on October 25, 2012 in Self Publishing

Quickly create a captivating website/blog with HostBaby’s new Backdrop themes

HostBaby just added two attractive themes to its theme library: Backdrop Showcase and Backdrop Headliner. Backdrop themes allow you to set your own website background with your best high-res photo.

These new themes are highly customizable and intuitive. You can change colors, fonts, photos, drop in widgets, and much more.

Design that is ready for Mobile and Tablets

We’ve also tackled one of the biggest new trends in web development: responsive design.

Basically, this means that Backdrop websites automatically resize to fit the viewer’s browser.

If you change the size of your browser window, you’ll see the site shift to fit the new window size. So Backdrop sites look amazing on small screens too — perfect for mobile devices and tablets.

Backdrop themes are available at no additional cost in your HostBaby Site Builder account. Log in and try it out!

If you haven’t tried HostBaby, sign up for our free 30 day trial here!

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Your Website is the Hub: Online Marketing for Authors and Writers

Your Website is the Hub: Online Marketing for Authors and Writers

by on December 2, 2011 in eBook Promotion, Self Publishing

Q: What’s the easiest and most effective way to promote your book, blog and brand? A: Let your fans do it for you. Your website should be the destination of all your social networking activity. Your personal website is where you have complete control over the user experience. Social networks are great places to find [...]

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5 Biggest Mistakes Authors Make with Their Websites

5 Biggest Mistakes Authors Make with Their Websites

by on August 5, 2011 in eBook Promotion, Self Publishing

Melissa Donovan recently wrote a post for The Creative Penn (a site you should all check out) listing the five most common mistakes writers make on their websites. They are: 1. No biographical information 2. No social media presence  3. No contact information 4. The content isn’t polished 5. Terrible design Check out the full [...]

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Book Promotion for the Self-Published Author

Book Promotion for the Self-Published Author

by on April 26, 2011 in eBook Promotion

BookBaby president Brian Felsen recently gave a talk at the London Book Fair on how self-published authors can promote themselves amidst the noise of an overcrowded marketplace. Not only are writers expected to shoulder most of the promotion burden now, but you’re competing with an ever-increasing list of alternative books, movies, songs, games, apps, and [...]

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