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The Anatomy of a Perfect Author Website {INFOGRAPHIC: a marketing blueprint for indie authors}

The Anatomy of a Perfect Author Website {INFOGRAPHIC: a marketing blueprint for indie authors}

I made this infographic to help authors figure out their author websites. If you like it, share it on Pinterest/Twitter/Facebook/Everywhere! Derek MurphyI’ve spent 15 years helping authors write, publish, and sell books. When I’m not writing, I’m probably in a castle somewhere with cats. www.creativindie.com

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How to set up a website funnel with WordPress to build loyal readers and sell more books.

How to set up a website funnel with WordPress to build loyal readers and sell more books.

I’ve written before about author websites but now that I’ve started making videos I can offer a more ‘hands-on’ approach. I volunteered to fix Randall Wood’s website, which was an eyesore: his books are already doing well but I knew he could be selling twice as much if he fixed up his website and his

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How to build an author website (with WordPress) that sells books

How to build an author website (with WordPress) that sells books

Recently I’ve been building several author websites, or helping authors tweak their WordPress blogs. Consistently I learn that they have no set plan in place, aren’t sure how to organize things, what to have on the pages or what to write about (which is fine – that’s where I come in). But for those of

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Best Security for your WordPress Blog: Malware and blocked site woes, reviews and lessons learned

Best Security for your WordPress Blog: Malware and blocked site woes, reviews and lessons learned

If you have a Wordpress blog or website, you may have noticed that it’s getting harder and harder to keep it clean. You may have experienced the “white screen of death” or the dreaded “Reported Attack Page!” that tells you not to visit your own site, because it contains malware and has been blacklisted. As someone...

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