You Tell Stories.
We Make Websites
You build lush worlds, create deep characters, and spin twisty plots.
The last thing you want to spend your creative energy on is a website. So, let us help!
Why Do You Need a Website?
Websites are a first impression. It’s a way for you to showcase yourself and your books. It’s how an agent can get to know you, and how fans can reach out to you. You can be a querying author, self-published, or you can have a book deal. Everyone needs a website. It’s the first step to selling books—and selling yourself as a professional writer.
What You Get:
Hosting
What is hosting? In short, it’s where you store your website files. So while hosting can be the biggest annoyance of the website process, it’s necessary. But don’t worry, I got you covered!
I’ll take care of all your hosting problems. No yearly fee. No stress.
Your Own Domain
Domains are your URL. For example: MyAwesomeAuthorWebsite.com. If you don’t have a domain name, I’ll purchase it for you for the first two years. After that, there will be a yearly fee. If you already have one, no problem! We can use whatever you already have.
Clean Design
I have designed hundreds of websites, and every website is made with the user experience in mind. It will be easy to navigate AND easy on the eyes. My website packages start out with a single page website to cover the basics, like your bio, author photo, your books, and your contact information.
A Secure Website
Security on the world wide web is vital. I ensure your website is equip with an SSL certificate to keep it protected.
A Mobile and SEO Friendly Site
Your website will look great on mobile devices, laptops, computers, you name it! On top of that, it'll be SEO friendly, so to help it pop-up when people search your name.
A Customizable Website
Once the website is complete, I will send you a training video on how to update your website all on your own. You know, so you can add all those books you wrote while you WEREN’T building a website.
Examples
"Emily was a joy to work with. I gave her carte blanche to redesign my old website however she saw fit. The results were better than I could ever have imagined! If you're on the hunt for an amazing, affordable web designer, look no further."
"Emily is very communicative and attentive to details. When we agreed to work together she was very responsive whenever I emailed for clarifications. I wanted something that looked nice, reflected my personality and wouldn't distract visitors when I start displaying published work. She delivered exactly what I was looking for and in the timeframe she promised."
Pricing
Time is money, and as writer myself, I know writing takes a TON of time. You don't want to spend your precious hours figuring out hosting, picking out templates, and designing an author website. You also don't have thousands of dollars to spend on a website designer. You just want a simple website to exist, for goodness sake!
One time fee for a basic, single page website:
$250
Author Bio
A 1-2 paragraph author bio. Some things to get you thinking: Have you published any books or short stories? What genre do you write?
Author Photo
Nothing is more personal than a photo of you! It shows off your personality, style, and puts a face to the name.
Your Book
List the book your querying or selling. Show off that masterpiece!
Contact Information
You can list your email and social media channels, so people know where to send all that fan mail.
Add-ons
Want more on your website? No problem! Choose from these add-ons:
About Me
I’m Emily Rusu! I have over 10 years of experience in website design and development and have built 200+ websites for a multitude of industries. I’m also a writer, so I know what it’s like to have a limited amount of time in the day, and how frustrating it is to spend it doing something you don’t enjoy (aka, anything other than writing).