Website Creation and Design
A home online that presents your work on your terms.
A professional author website provides a central, author-controlled place to showcase books, biography, series, events, media information, contact details, reader resources, and links to legitimate retailers.
Depending on scope, services may include planning, responsive design, individual book pages, an author bio, blog, contact forms, reader signup integrations, basic SEO foundations, and analytics setup.
The service
What it is
A planned, designed, and tested author website, built around your goals and readers, and handed over with instructions as agreed.
Why it matters
Platform profiles are useful but controlled by others. A website gives you a destination to share and control over how your work is presented.
Questions
What this service can help investigate
- “What should a visitor be able to do on your site?”
- “Which pages are essential now and which can come later?”
- “How will you maintain the site after handover?”
Process
How Atelier carries out the work
- 01
Identify goals and readers
We clarify the site's purpose and audience.
- 02
Map the structure
We plan the pages and navigation.
- 03
Agree content and visuals
We settle on content and visual direction together.
- 04
Design and build
We design and build the pages.
- 05
Test responsiveness
We test on mobile, tablet, and desktop and check navigation.
- 06
Review with you
You review and request agreed changes.
- 07
Hand over
We hand over the site and instructions as agreed.
Outcomes
Benefits and deliverables
Key potential benefits
- A coherent author presence
- A central destination to share
- Better control over how your work is presented
What you can expect to receive
- A completed website per the agreed scope
- Handover instructions
- A tested, responsive layout
Fit
Who it's for and what we'll need
Suitable for
- Authors without a website
- Authors with an outdated site
- Series authors needing book pages
What you'll need to provide
- Book information and covers
- Your bio and preferred photos
- Retailer links and any domain you own
Honest limitations
- Domain registration, hosting, paid tools, email services, third-party subscriptions, maintenance, and ongoing costs are not included unless agreed.
- Ownership and access arrangements are confirmed in writing.
- Basic SEO foundations do not guarantee search rankings.
FAQ
Questions about Website Creation and Design
Who owns the website?
Ownership is agreed in writing before work begins. Our aim is for you to control your author presence.
Is hosting included?
Not unless agreed. We explain hosting and domain costs transparently.
Can you add a newsletter signup?
Yes, integrations with reader signup tools can be included; those tools may have their own costs.
Interested in Website Creation and Design?
Tell us about your book. We'll confirm the exact scope with you before any work begins.
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