Chapter 9
Using WordPress to Set Up a Website or Blog
In This Chapter
Understanding why your author platform is important
Getting your website set up on WordPress.com
Customizing your website design
Creating the pages for your website
Considering the pros and cons of blogging
If you donât already have a website or a blog, you need to set one up. You need to have a home on the web that potential readers can visit to find out about you and your books. Though Amazon and other online stores give you only limited space to explain your e-book, you can pack your website with useful information and interesting resources for your potential readers. You have full control over what you include â for example, you can serialize your e-book in blog form or give readers extra information about the subject matter of your nonfiction book or your novelâs characters.
Many authors feel daunted by the prospect of setting up a website â but it doesnât have to be a complicated process. You certainly ...
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