Create Your Very Own Author Website

The first step to creating a solid platform, attract readers, establish credibility, and sell your books!

4.30 (48 reviews)
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Creativity
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2.5 hours
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Oct 2015
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What you will learn

Pick a domain name and register it

Find a webhost and install WordPress

Choose a theme and install it

Select essential plugins and install

Identify the essential components of an author website

Get their own author website up and running

Description

DO YOU WANT TO GET DISCOVERED BY NEW READERS? HERE'S HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN AUTHOR WEBSITE NOW!

Are your book sales falling short of expectations?

Do you wish you had access to proven advice on how to create your own author website -- from an expert?

Do you want to model your new site on the best author sites out there, but don't know where to begin?

Well, you've come to the right place!

Hundreds Of Authors Just Like You Have Now Created Their Very Own Author Website—And, Like You, THEY NEVER THOUGHT THEY COULD UNTIL NOW!

[LATEST UPDATE: Course updated with new material as of Thursday, October 1, 2015. New section lesson added about the benefits of signing up with HostGator--full disclosure, I am NOT an affiliate and get no money from this recommendation at all. It's simply an unbiased report that I put together for YOU.]

Join the Over 200 Delighted Students who joined this Amazing Course in just the first few days and who have rated it 5 ★★★★★ stars!

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Turn Your Brilliant Idea For a Novel Into A Profitable, Full-Time Income

Have you ever picked up a book and thought, I can do this!

You know, with Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, and a whole host of other e-readers, the world of publishing and writing has been turned upside down. The fact is, you don't need a publisher's “permission" to create an award-winning novel anymore. There are hundreds of writers just like me, who spend all day every day creating and writing. But not just for fun, or even a hobby.

We're making money. Paying bills. Putting the kids through college. Problem is, there are just as many ways to fail as there are ways to succeed — more, in fact.

That's why I created this course . . .

>>CREATE YOUR OWN AUTHOR WEBSITE TO ATTRACT 1,000s OF NEW FANS<<

The first step to creating a solid platform, attract readers, establish credibility, and sell your books!

Start Today

Before you puts words to paper, you need a place on the web for people to find you. Having your own website up and running is far easier than you may think.

This course teaches you how to build your author website so you are ready NOW to connect to your new fans as soon as your first, or next, book comes out.
  • Discover how to craft the perfect website name
  • Learn how to register your author website
  • Find out how to pick a web host
  • Learn the benefits of choosing WordPress
  • Follow the step-by-step instructions for installing WordPress
  • Pick a theme that suits your style and add essential (and some fun!) plugins
  • Learn how the professionals do it by critiquing the websites of world-class authors
  • Launch your author website and start connecting with new readers and fans!

... that's it!

You can have your own author website up and running TODAY! Imagine how great you'll feel looking at your website, showing it proudly to friends and family.

Start adding content and you're on your way!

Do it Yourself

Yes, you could spend hours learning how to do this yourself by researching how to do it all on Google or YouTube, and then suffer through trying to sort out the good information from the bad. In addition, you could spend hundreds of hours and dollars attending seminars on the web or in cities far from your home.

Or You Could. . .

Sign up and take this course and learn the effective and proven techniques for creating a great novel and getting it out to your eager readers. Then, armed with your new knowledge and confidence (and with Lady Luck on your side), you will see that the course is quite a bargain—especially once it pays for itself in increased book sales.

Why Listen To Me?

I have a Masters in Creative Writing and have taken many, many courses on writing, and I have studied literally hundreds of books about the craft of writing. As far as I am concerned, I have earned me the equivalent of a PhD in writing!

My teachers (for both the books and in the courses) have been the best of the best. In other words, I've learned from the experts. In addition, I have written all my life: I've been a technical writer, scientific report writer, proposal writer, and after-market software writer (you know, the books you buy at bookstores that really tell you how to use software, with tips 'n' tricks and all that).

But always and foremost, I am a creative writer—a novelist. I currently have three novels and a collection of short stories available online everywhere. One of my books was an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award finalist. By early 2017, I will have ten books out—five more novels and another collection of stories.

I Know Your Pain

But it hasn't been easy. I was once standing where you are today. Not a CLUE how to get started with a website, although I knew I needed one. I was frustrated and had low self esteem because of it. (Frankly, I was embarrassed that I didn't have my own author website!)

But over time, with a lot of research and help, I figured it out. I share all the knowledge that I have found that works with you in this course.

I Can Help You Solve Your Problem

What you need is someone to teach you how to do this. Someone I'd wish I had when I started on this journey.

Warning: This course is NOT for everyone!

This course is not for you if you are looking for a “hands-off" solution. You do have to "get your hands dirty," so to speak. But it's not scary, and I'll be there with you every step of the way.

No-Risk Trial

But if you are interested in finding out how to take this essential step to be a REAL writer and a better book marketer (or "authorpreneur," as some people are calling it), try my course risk-free. This course comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Should you decide it's not for you, no problem and I thank you for giving it a try.

Let's get started!

After all that, are you ready to be great? Good! Can I guarantee you will be a successful? Of course not; I can't predict the future nor do I know how much work you will actually do. But if you follow all the lessons in this course, you will have your own awesome author website up and running.

I'm rooting for you. Your readers (current and yet to come) are rooting for you. So, scroll back to the top of this page, click on "Take This Course," and let's dive in! See you on the inside.

TRY THIS COURSE TODAY: Scroll back up and click on the green Take This Course button in the upper right of the udemy screen and enroll. Don't wait another day to turn your dreams of being a successful writer into reality. See you inside!

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Fully up-to-date as of October 1st, 2015

Content

Introduction

Welcome!

King / Queen of Your Domain

What is a Domain Name?
Picking Your Domain Name
Where do You go to Register Your Domain Name?
Registering Your Author Domain Name
Domain Names

Hosting Options Revealed

Hosting Options
The Right Platform: Wordpress
Installing WordPress Part 1: The cPanel Backroom
Installing Wordpress Part 2: Softaculous Magic!
HostGator and WordPress
Hosting Options

DesignYour Website

Free WP Themes work wonders
Paid (but not TOO expensive) Themes
Premium Themes: Great Themes if You can Afford 'em
Best option for themes

Plugins

"Must Have" Plugins
"Nice to Have" Plugins
Installing Plugins
Managing Plugins
Plugins

Author Websites: Tour and Review

Author Websites: Group 1
Author Websites: Group 2
Author Websites: Group 3
Test Your Knowledge of Author Websites
Author Websites: Group 4
Author Websites: Group 5
Author Websites: Group 6
Author Websites: Group 7
Author Websites: Group 8
Test Your Knowledge of Author Websites, Part 2

Wrapping Up

What's Next?
Keep Going: Rome Wasn't Built in a Day

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Reviews

Melanie
December 4, 2019
I really liked the course as it gave a lot of author's website examples. I cam from a coding background, so I know about the technical requirements. Great were some suggestions for good hosting providers. Thanks! :)
Nick
March 3, 2019
The instructor is an experienced author, wise, and humorous and, therefore, the script is enjoyable. The course does do exactly what it promises in title, so I tried not to ding it too badly with my rating. The course, however, seems to spend a lot of time focusing on choosing a domain and setting up WordPress which I feel is a little out of scope. There are a couple sections that include lists of useful plugins for WordPress which I found potentially useful and wrote down, but still feel was a digression. There largest section of the course was spent looking at various author's websites. I feel like this could've been shortened a lot. I wrongly inferred from the title that we might learn how to create a blog that we could ultimately transform into a book. I was hoping, with the course having been created by an author, that there would be information on writing itself. Ultimately I learned about some plugins for WordPress (that may be dated because technology changes so quickly) and the most important basic elements that an author's website should include. I've already had a small amount of experience with WordPress and set up a website. This course would not at all be useless to someone just starting out and I hope my partially negative review does not imply that.
Lee
September 3, 2017
Lots to inspire you but not what I was expecting. It contains a lot of really helpful information and stuff I can use to improve my journey. I will certainly be watching this 'course' a few times to get the best out of it.
Janet
July 11, 2015
Carl has provided a very simple, clear and easy to follow course that even I, a beginner in website building, can manage to build one myself. I like the quiz at the end of each section to test my knowledge. Thanks!
Matt
June 27, 2015
After going through this course one might get an impression it's more about building a good WordPress based website than what the site itself needs to be valued and be seen in the eyes of the visitors as the authority website. E.g. (e-(book)) author website should increase author's authority as an expert on the topic as well, doesn't it? For the effort, good tips and promised future expansion I will award the course 5 stars. Even for the beginner level course it should still have some more information and examples or few case studies of (successful and/or attractive) author websites.

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