Comments on: If You Build It, They Won’t Come: A Guide to Author Websites

By: eeleenlee

eeleenlee — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:27:08 +0000

You could paraphrase the title to ‘if you blog it, they will come’
However, websites and blogs complement each other, no harm in setting up both

By: The Data Is Coming! — Publishing Trends

The Data Is Coming! — Publishing Trends — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:38:34 +0000

[...] surveys Borders customers to discover about genre, author, and jacket preferences (see our coverage here, here, and here); Bowker’s PubTrack, which partners with MarketTools, Inc. to conduct surveys; [...]

By: 6 Things Readers Want from Your Author Website | Author Tech Tips

6 Things Readers Want from Your Author Website | Author Tech Tips — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25:53 +0000

[...] of respondents to the Codex Group Survey want exclusive online [...]

By: I’m Gonna Go With ‘Well, d’uh!’ « Angela Slatter

I’m Gonna Go With ‘Well, d’uh!’ « Angela Slatter — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:16 +0000

[...] If You Build It, They Won’t Come: A Guide to Author Websites over at Publishing Trends http://www.publishingtrends.com/2008/12/if-you-build-it-they-wont-come-a-guide-to-author-websites/ brings sobering news for the Luddites among us … and it’s [...]

By: Promotion, Agents, Websites & Librarians | RWA-WF

Promotion, Agents, Websites & Librarians | RWA-WF — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:01:14 +0000

[...] If You Build It, They Won’t Come: A Guide to Author Websites is a GREAT article on websites. It gives percentages of what readers want in a website. And on how a website helps sell books. Did you know “Book shoppers who had visited an author website in the past week bought 38% more books, from a wider range of retailers, than those who had not visited an author site”? Neither did I, until I read the article. [...]

By: Guide to Author’s Websites | Servusamanu.com

Guide to Author’s Websites | Servusamanu.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:49:56 +0000

[...] Why Authors Have Websites or How I Grew To Love The Web [...]

By: Useful Links: 7:15 « To Breathe Underwater

Useful Links: 7:15 « To Breathe Underwater — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:53:05 +0000

[...] This is stuff you SHOULD have on your website. [...]

By: Sunday Starlinks

Sunday Starlinks — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:47:57 +0000

[...] A guide to author websites. Do I need to put up a permanent page for pictures of me with my cat? I will. I love my kitty. [...]

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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:00:30 +0000

[...] Trends gives some tips on author websites. It is widely known that websites can translate into sales, the corollary of [...]

By: Publishing Trends: A Guide to Author Websites | Litpimp

Publishing Trends: A Guide to Author Websites | Litpimp — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:19:01 +0000

[...] If You Build It, They Won’t Come [...]