Build a Successful Writer's Website
When writers discover they need websites to be in competition with their contemporaries, they often try to DIY the job. For those thinking about this move, here are some characteristics of good sites for a head start:
* sensible domain name (your own, business, book title)
* rented server space to host your site
* clear ID on the first page
* simple, consistent design
* quick-loading pages
* current information
* accurate spelling, grammar, etc.
* plainly-named internal links
* compatible with most browsers
For more tips, explanations, examples and references, see the second volume of my eBook, Effective Websites for Writers. You can find it on the Writing Help page, along with other useful resources, including free articles.
* sensible domain name (your own, business, book title)
* rented server space to host your site
* clear ID on the first page
* simple, consistent design
* quick-loading pages
* current information
* accurate spelling, grammar, etc.
* plainly-named internal links
* compatible with most browsers
For more tips, explanations, examples and references, see the second volume of my eBook, Effective Websites for Writers. You can find it on the Writing Help page, along with other useful resources, including free articles.
Labels: information, Resource, websites, writers
posted by Georganna Hancock M.S. | 9:42 AM
2 Comments:
Great Tips!
I'd also recommend looking at websites you love for inspiration.
Good, clean, easy to navigate pages with no dead links RULE on the web.
blessings,
julia
julia ward - a BLINDING heart - a writer's blog
www.ablindingheart.com
Thanks for your comment, Julia. Yes, I steal/get a lot of my innovations from other sites -- how else are we going to learn? I mean, it's not like they taught us this stuff in school, huh? Just joking! Technology moves so quickly that it would be a rare individual teacher who could keep up with it and transfer the knowledge to her classroom.
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