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MacMillan Design

Author Site Design

Custom author website design

You've worked hard to craft your book. Let us build you an
audience-catching author site.

We specialize in author website design that focuses on delivering a beautiful, custom WordPress site at a great price.

We Know Authors (and websites)

We understand the unique online marketing needs of authors. That’s why we don’t use a one-size-fits-all approach to building author and book websites.

We craft some of the best author sites by focusing on the features that mean the most to writers. Our WordPress sites are faster and optimized to rank better on all major search engines. We integrate with your social media accounts for improved reader access. Every site connects to Google Analytics, so you can track your traffic from day one — launch day.

Carefully Crafted Book Sites to Speak Your Language

You worked hard on your voice, and we respect that. We design our sites to match the design of the books you’ve written. We don’t use standard WordPress author themes, and we don’t re-use designs. We talk to you, look at what you’ve written, and review your book designs. Then we build to suit. That’s what bespoke website design is all about — tailoring your design to fit the unique style of you and your writing.

DIY-Ready Websites for Authors

The core of every author website design we build is editable by you— even if you’re not a coder or developer. While we’re always happy to help out, we make sure you can DIY if you want. And training is a part of every package — even if you need it again a year later.

We understand the unique online marketing needs of authors. That’s why we don’t use a one-size-fits-all approach to building author and book websites.

We craft some of the best author sites by focusing on the features that mean the most to writers. Our WordPress sites are faster and optimized to rank better on all major search engines. We integrate with your social media accounts for improved reader access. Every site connects to Google Analytics, so you can track your traffic from day one — launch day.

Fast, Professional and
Affordable Author Websites

We’ve heard it said you can’t have fast, affordable, and high quality. We disagree. We deliver top-tier author website design services with quick turnaround times at great prices. Our custom WordPress sites are responsive and ready to launch in less time than you might expect. Most of the author and book sites we build are ready to launch in 14 days or less, if the content is ready.

How?

We use proprietary software and methods that let us design and build sites quickly — without compromising on quality. Then we pass those cost savings on to our clients. In most cases, this makes our author sites up to 50% more affordable than our competitors. Now everyone from new, self-published authors to veteran writers can grow their online presence affordably.

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Are You Ready for Your Own Author Site?

Your audience is already searching for you online. Connect with them and grow your brand by investing in an author site that is responsive, engaging and built to boost your visibility.

Features We Provide on Every WordPress Site

Online competition is tough. You have to claw your way to the top of the Search Engines, then the real work begins. You have to woo your users, show them you mean business, then prove you can give ’em what they need. These are the features we believe are “must have” site features to simply get you in the game.

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Custom Design

When you’re trying to be noticed, don’t blend in. Your business is unique, so your website should be too. Our designers work hard to craft a site design that fits you — only you.

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responsive-design

We build sites that work on any device, from a phone to a television. Responsive design is the practice of building websites pages that adapt to any screen that loads them, large or small.

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coding

Our proprietary deployment practices allow us to build, update and edit your site and your web pages fast. Once we have all your content, most site launch within 2 weeks.

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SEO Friendly

SEO best-practices are built in to all our sites, from the code to the content to boost your website’s visibility in the search results.

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Analytics

We set up and install your Google Analytics integration, allowing you to track your visitors’ habits and acquisition data from the moment you launch.

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Advanced Site Search Tools

Visitors search metrics for your site in a beautiful report at the click of a button, plus custom search synonyms, boolean searches, so much more!

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Social Media Linking

There are so many ways to reach people. We’ll link your site to your social media accounts to help your customers reach you. (Let us know if you need help with those ).

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DIY-Ready

With WordPress, you don’t need your developer to make changes — you can do it yourself if you want. We even provide training and training videos.

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Free Training

We will always be here to help you, but some folks prefer the DIY approach. We’ll help get you set up to be master of your own fate. Every site comes with free training.

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Advanced Sitemaps

Detailed XML sitemap creation and submission is critical for search engines to index your site. This and other SEO tricks are second nature to us.

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Solid Security

Let’s be honest: The web is a wild place and WordPress is a popular open-source platform, so hackers go after it. We pay close attention to security, both in our builds and in our hosting.

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List Integration

Email Campaign Lists have become a powerful instrument for brand building and building repeat sales. We’ll get your site hooked up to your favorite campaign tool.

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Fast Load Times

47% percent of visitors expect a website to load in less than 2 seconds. We’re all about meeting expectations. And if you want to load even faster, we can do that too

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Blog Awesomeness

This is WordPress, after all, so of course blogs are built in. We take it to a whole new level. Sticky sidebars, social media power tools, image-driven clickvitations, and soooo much more.

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Automatic Backups

Life happens, and trouble can come from everywhere. Fear not, we can have your site back to normal in minutes with daily site backups. .

Author Sites Samples

Author Website Packages & Pricing

AUTHOR STARTER
$
1675

Great when you are just starting out

AUTHOR STARTER
$
2075

For authors growing a fan base

AUTHOR STARTER
$
2675

For accomplished authors with an establish audience

Robert "how come I don't have a nickname" Bowers

Head of Client Services

In an industry as rough as ours, sometimes you just need a West Point graduate on the frontlines. That’s where Robert comes in. As our Head of Client Services, he’ll help you articulate who you are and what you do so our creative teams can “get” you – as close as possible to delivering your brain to ours (without the awkward parts). Robert insists that he is not purely decorative.

Joanna "The Oracle" Ortega

Chief Content Editor, Most Patient Person Currently On Earth

Cracking the figurative whip of words and wielding a deadly red pen, Joanna can tell the future of any piece of writing. From emotionally driven microcopy and product/service pages to SEO-crushing blog posts, The Oracle will strike down faulty phrases and passionately craft the perfect prose. So let it be written, so let it be done.

Cody "Cory" "Toby" Bentley

Head of Development, Chief Minion, Problem Solving Extraordinaire, Lifetime Employee of the Month

When it comes to transitioning your website from design to implementation, Cody is your man. He makes sure all the promises made during the design phase actually come to fruition, even if you can’t remember his name. While Cody will deliver a fully-functioning powerhouse website launch for you, don’t expect any pretty words. We leave that to Joanna.

Kishor Negi

Head of Operations, "The Godfather", "The King's Justice"

Don’t let his mild-mannered demeanor fool you. Kishor will keep even the most severe case of ADHD on task because….SQUIRREL! Because when you’re managing a team of cutting-edge design and content creatives, staying on-task and on-schedule requires a grounded head. Kishor uses fear to keep our team from getting lost in their visionary clouds. He is also one of the Directors of our sister company, MacKish.

Matt MacMillan

CEO & Chief Janitor

The founder and brains behind MacMillan Design, Matt MacMillan, has over 25 years of experience in advertising, marketing, and SEO. He uses his obsessive nature to dive so deep into your business we sometimes have to throw him a life preserver. You can expect a jaw-dropping level of diligence, a scary level of effectiveness, and a series of bad dad jokes from Matt.

Affordable Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Packages

Our SEO Packages go way beyond traffic.
We build audiences that buy.

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