Blog – Short for web log. Basically a public journal, but easy to update—no need for an ftp program and others can post responses just as easily. (The) Cloud or Cloud Computing – Documents and programs available via the “cloud” aka the Internet rather than on your personal computer. Common examples are Google Docs and … [Read more…]
You have built a beautiful site which contains tons of useful and entertaining information, but the web traffic just doesn’t seem to be flowing past your door, or it may be flowing, but very few are stopping to visit. How do you get visitors to your website and get them to come back? Let’s start … [Read more…]
So, you are set up with a domain name, you have a place for your site to live (aka web host) and you have a pretty new design filled with…what? As a writer, what content should your site have? Let’s start with the absolute MUST HAVES. First and foremost, your BOOKS! Backlist, Available Now, and … [Read more…]
This article is part two of Websites for Writer’s, a How to Write Shop series. You’ve decided you need a website. Now what? There are a few decisions you need to make early on. The first is how you are going to design and maintain your site. If you know HTML you can do it … [Read more…]
by Lori Devoti Even unpublished writers these days may choose to have a website. It gives the writer a place to talk about themselves and their work, network through a blog with other writers, and establish a web presence for when they do have books to sell. It can also, if the writer chooses to … [Read more…]