Website builder for Authors & Writers
The author site agents and readers expect to find
Agents look you up. So do readers who just finished the book and want the next one. An author site is where the backlist, the buy links and the newsletter signup live in one place you control — not scattered across retailer pages that change without warning.
Whether you are a debut novelist, a non-fiction writer or self-published, an author website does the same job: hold readers between books.
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What Authors & Writers get
Book pages
Cover, blurb, reviews and buy links for every retailer, per title.
Newsletter signup
The one asset you own outright. Capture readers when interest is highest.
Events and appearances
Readings, signings and festivals with dates and venues.
Press and media kit
Bio, headshots and interview clips in a link you can send.
How to build a website for authors & writers
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One page per book
Cover, blurb, buy links, reviews. Retailer pages change and go out of stock; your book page does not.
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Newsletter signup everywhere
A reader who just finished your book is at peak intent. That is the moment to capture them, and it will not come again.
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Offer something for signing up
A deleted chapter, a short story, the first three chapters. Bare "subscribe for updates" converts poorly.
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Keep a current headshot and bio
Festivals, podcasts and journalists all ask for the same assets. Having them ready gets you booked while others are still looking.
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List every retailer, not just Amazon
Readers have preferences and some actively avoid Amazon. Every link you omit is a sale you decline.
What your site needs
- A page for every published title
- Buy links across multiple retailers
- Newsletter signup with a real incentive
- Short and long bio, both copy-pasteable
- Downloadable high-resolution author photo
- Upcoming events and appearances
- Contact route for rights and media enquiries
Mistakes that cost authors & writers enquiries
Amazon-only buy links
You lose readers who shop elsewhere, and you make yourself dependent on one retailer's listing staying live.
No newsletter
Publishing timelines run in years. Without a list you have no way to reach readers when the next book finally lands.
An outdated books page
A site still leading on a title from three books ago suggests the writing career stalled.
Common questions
What is the best website builder for authors?
The best website builder for writers is one that makes a book page and a newsletter signup easy, because those two things do almost all the work. Ajify covers both, plus events and a press kit, at no cost to start.
Can I link to multiple retailers?
Yes — Amazon, Bookshop, your publisher, an indie store, all on the same book page.
Can I run a blog?
Yes, useful if you write essays or serialise between books.
Does it work for a first-time author?
Yes. One book page, a bio and a newsletter form is a complete author site.
Books arrive years apart; readers arrive daily. An author site exists to catch the ones who finish a book today and hold them until the next one is ready. The newsletter is the mechanism, and the book pages are what make it worth subscribing.
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