Websites to Boost Your Books Sales

Blogs and social networks are an extremely effective way to market your books and make connections. Consider another option: a personal website.

There are some simple steps to owning your own website, and the rewards are plenty. There are available sites that will host your website for free, but most charge a few dollars for a year's ownership (the average charge is $10-$15 a year). You will then have to do a domain name search to be sure that the name you would like to claim for your website is not already in use by someone else. Most websites offering domain registration also offer domain name search engines. If the name you prefer is not available using dot com (.com) you may also try .org, .biz, .info, etc. but prices may vary from one designation to the next. Many of these hosting sites offer packages that include email services and a wide range of attractive templates you may use to build your website.

A website gives you the opportunity to offer a wide range of information in more than one medium to your readers and anyone else who is looking around the internet. You could choose to offer excerpts of your book or whole chapters, post pictures, or offer a bit of background information on the book's conception or your writing experience, topics that may interest your readership. Perhaps the most important feature on your site will be the opportunity to sell your books directly to the customer without having to go through another retailer, preventing any loss of profit. It is easy to set up an account using PayPal or other ecommerce sites.

Mill City Press offers book fulfillment services that can fulfill orders you receive through your website. We also employ skilled web designers that will tailor your website to your specifications, and create your website to reflect your book.

Take a look at some of the websites already online. Take a tour of each one, following the links to the features that author has chosen to include.
http://www.21st-centurypirate.com/
http://www.meanestwinter.com/
http://www.wakeoftheraven.com/
http://thegambitsite.com/
http://emenerbooks.com/
http://www.raindancebook.com/
http://www.saturn-return.com/

If you have published with us, check out the Mill City Press website to find out how to create your own website.