How to Build a Responsive Author Website

Course details

• Learn how to add a blog to your author website
• How to choose the correct plugins for your website, add engaging content and of course your library of books.
• How to install WordPress, configure the basic settings, install a premium theme, install a premium skin and customise your website to make it look totally original
• Learn how to add your library of books to your author website
• This course is ideal for Self-published authors aiming to engage with their readers, maximize exposure and showcase their work.

This course gives you a step-by-step guide to creating an effective and professional website. Learn how to brand your author website, create a Gravatar, choose a domain name, a hosting package and how to propagate your domain name to your hosting package. It will teach you how to install WordPress, configure the basic settings and customize it to make it your own. You will also learn how to add engaging content and a blog to your website

David James Ault graduated with a BSc (Hons) Degree in European Business. He spent the first part of his career in marketing and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, at the CIM. He has taught English as a Foreign Language, as well as Business English Mentoring been writing fiction and non-fiction books for teenagers and young adults as well as creating a series of online courses.

This course is ideal for Self-published authors looking to increase their online presence, their books and connect with their readers. By enrolling, you will learn how to start building your writer platform from scratch and developing it, adding a Contact Page, an About Page and even your whole library of books to your author website. This will maximize your works exposure and increase your audience.

• An Overview of the Course
• What You Will Be Working Towards in This Course
• The Four Key Investments of Self-Publishing: No. 1 - Building An Author Website

• Building Your Author Brand
• Brand Image: Creating a Gravatar
• Choosing A Domain Name
• Getting your Domain Name
• Forwarding Your Domain Name to Amazon Author Central

• Choosing a Hosting Package
• Purchasing a Hosting Package
• A Look Around the Control Panel
• Propagating Your Domain Name from Your Domain Name Provider to Your Host
• Assigning Your Domain to Your Hosting Account

• Why WordPress?
• Installing WordPress
• Configuring the Basic Settings for Wordpress

• An Introduction To Frameworks, Themes And Skins
• Installing and Setting Up The Thesis Framework
• Installing and Setting Up The Effectus Skin
• An Overview of the Effectus Skin's Content Settings
• An Overview of the Effectus Skin's Design Settings
• Creating a Header for the Website
• Adding a Header to the Website

• Content is King
• Giving Value on Your Website
• Differences Between Posts and Pages
• How to Create a Post
• A Look at Categories
• A Look at Tags
• Introducing Plugins
• How to Create a Plugin-powered Post (Part One)
• How to Create a Plugin-powered Post (Part Two)
• Introducing Custom Page Templates
• How to Create a Contact Page
• How to Create an About Page
• How to Create a Navigation Menu
• How to Create a Book Page (Part One)
• How to Create a Book Page (Part Two)
• How to Add Hierarchal Pages to the Navigation Menu
• A Look at Widgets and Sidebars
• How to Create Customised Sidebars (Part One)
• How to Create Customised Sidebars (Part Two)
• How to Add an Image to the Action Box
• Adding an Author Box