I've just signed with an agent and the first thing she wants is for me to have a website. I've looked all over, at a million different sites and came to The Author's Guild where they'll basically build a free website for you and host it. Does anyone have any experience with this or should I look elsewhere? Any other suggestions would be welcomed.
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Okay, I've already got my answer. The Guild is for published authors only. I'll have to come back.
It's always wise to do a bit of research before making a thread.
So, what option are you looking into now? How much will it set you back?
So, what option are you looking into now? How much will it set you back?
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Actually, it depends a lot on what you want.
The domain name (.com) and the hosting are not really expensive anymore. You can have both for less than 100$ a year.
Now, the website in itself is highly dependent on what you're aiming for. A custom coded website full of bells and whistles can cost you 5 grands easy. If you want something on the cheaper side, you can install (or hire / coerce / seduce someone to do it for you) WordPress. WordPress is free and there are tons of free templates. There are some paid templates too, anywhere from 20 to 250$.
While WordPress is not the only free solution out there, it's the one I prefer (and recommend) for it's versatility. Of course, the downside is that you have to pay for your own hosting.
Hope that helps.
The domain name (.com) and the hosting are not really expensive anymore. You can have both for less than 100$ a year.
Now, the website in itself is highly dependent on what you're aiming for. A custom coded website full of bells and whistles can cost you 5 grands easy. If you want something on the cheaper side, you can install (or hire / coerce / seduce someone to do it for you) WordPress. WordPress is free and there are tons of free templates. There are some paid templates too, anywhere from 20 to 250$.
While WordPress is not the only free solution out there, it's the one I prefer (and recommend) for it's versatility. Of course, the downside is that you have to pay for your own hosting.
Hope that helps.
Yes, thanks for all this. I ended up going to a company that does low to mid cost websites from templates. I looked at doing it myself but there's a reason I'm a writer and not a web developer.
Altogether it'll be around $NZ1900 plus hosting.