{"id":957,"date":"2018-06-11T17:25:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T17:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refiction.com\/?p=957"},"modified":"2022-05-30T15:41:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T15:41:20","slug":"you-dont-need-an-author-website-yet","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/refiction.com\/articles\/you-dont-need-an-author-website-yet","title":{"rendered":"You Don\u2019t Need an Author Website\u2026YET"},"content":{"rendered":"
Many writers are often confused over when they should get a website. They hear from industry professionals telling them to set up a website right away, sometimes even if you don\u2019t have a book available. This advice leads to writers asking, \u201cWhy do I need to pay for an author website if I don\u2019t have any books to sell?\u201d I was asked this question recently and my answer is this:<\/p>\n
Well, you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n
If you don\u2019t have a book that\u2019ll be released in one year, or 3-6 months, you don\u2019t need a website. Yet. But if you will have a release that\u2019ll be coming out in a year or less, that is the perfect time to set up a website and start building buzz around your book.<\/p>\n
Here are six things you can do in the meantime:<\/strong><\/p>\n Blogs and author websites are different. A blog is a place to post daily, weekly, or monthly about your life, to share your journey, and talk about things you are passionate about. An author website is a place for readers and the media to go to for information about you, your books, your upcoming events, and services you may offer. A website could have a blog integrated into it or linked to it, though, as I have my blog linked as a page on my author website.<\/p>\n Many writers start out with a blog. I did. And the writer who asked me why she needs to pay for an author website also has a blog.<\/p>\n A blog is a great way to connect to readers and writers before you\u2019re published. You can share your editing woes, talk about the steps you\u2019re taking to get published, and share interesting tidbits about your current work-in-progress, especially if it\u2019s a book you plan to publish sometime in the future. The blogging world has a wonderful community. Join blog hops, visit other bloggers, follow them, and comment on their posts.<\/p>\n Join one or all of these blog hops:<\/strong><\/p>\n –\u00a0<\/strong>The Insecure Writer\u2019s Support Group<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0does once-a-month blog hop (on the first Wednesday). Connect to writers and authors and share your insecurities or advice.<\/p>\n –\u00a0<\/strong>Write\u2026Edit\u2026Publish<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(<\/strong>WEP) blog hop. Every 2-3 months, this blog hop becomes active with writers sharing stories or poems based on the theme for that month.<\/p>\n1. Get to Blogging<\/h2>\n