Done For You
Author Website Design Services
Professional, author-focused websites — mobile-ready, SEO-built, and priced 10% below national freelance averages.
Your website is the one place online that you own completely — not a rented platform, not an algorithm’s territory. These packages are built around what authors actually need: a clean, credible home base that attracts readers, supports launches, and grows with your career. Every build is mobile-friendly, SEO-ready, and delivered with a training session so you know how to keep it updated.
How It Works
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Free Consult We review your goals, current site, and the right package for you. |
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Choose Package Select the package that fits your goals and budget. |
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Purchase Pay securely through PayPal using the cart at the bottom. |
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We Get Started I reach out within one business day to gather your materials and begin. |
Done For You — Full Build
Website Design Packages
Getting Started
Starter Author Website
$450
Professional author site on a free hosting platform — WordPress.com, Wix, or Blogger. Up to 5 pages, mobile-ready design, basic SEO, and a 1-hour training session so you can update it yourself. Perfect for debut authors who need a clean, credible home base without a big investment.
What’s Included
| ✓ Up to 5 pages | ✓ Mobile-ready design |
| ✓ Basic SEO setup | ✓ Free hosting platform |
| ✓ 1-hour training session | |
Completed within 2 business days of receiving all materials.
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Most Popular
Standard Author Website
$1,350
A credible, fast, and secure custom site with your own domain and hosting for the first year. Up to 10 pages, SSL certificate, full-site SEO, one professional email address, and 1 year of software maintenance. Built to support launches, list growth, and media outreach.
What’s Included
| ✓ Up to 10 pages | ✓ Domain & hosting (1 year) |
| ✓ SSL certificate | ✓ Full-site SEO |
| ✓ 1 professional email | ✓ 1 year maintenance |
Completed within 3 to 5 business days of receiving all materials.
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Full-Featured Build
Advanced Author Website
$2,250
A scalable custom WordPress build with up to 15 pages including an event calendar, blog, newsletter signup, and reader resources. Full SEO, domain and hosting for the first year, SSL, one professional email, 1 year of maintenance, and integrations for Amazon, BookBub, and Goodreads included.
What’s Included
| ✓ Up to 15 pages | ✓ Domain & hosting (1 year) |
| ✓ Event calendar & blog | ✓ Newsletter signup |
| ✓ Amazon/BookBub/Goodreads | ✓ 1 year maintenance |
Completed within 5 to 7 business days of receiving all materials.
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Sell Direct to Readers
eCommerce Author Website
$4,500
Sell books, signed copies, merchandise, or courses directly through your site via WooCommerce or Shopify. Includes domain and hosting for the first year, SSL, product-level SEO, payment gateway setup, and 20 products added with images, SKUs, and descriptions. One professional email and 1 year of maintenance included.
What’s Included
| ✓ WooCommerce or Shopify | ✓ 20 products with SEO |
| ✓ Payment gateway setup | ✓ Domain & hosting (1 year) |
| ✓ 1 professional email | ✓ 1 year maintenance |
Completed within 5 to 10 business days when all client materials are available at time of purchase.
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Ongoing and Project-Based
Other Web Services
Website Redesign and Refresh
Starting at $450
Modernize your existing site with updated colors, fonts, imagery, faster load times, mobile fixes, and on-page SEO cleanup. Improves clarity, conversion, and branding. Light copy edits included; full rewrites available as an add-on.
Completed within 1 to 3 business days when all materials are ready.
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WordPress Migration
$270
Zero-drama migration to a new host or domain. Full file and database transfer, link and media checks, permalink cleanup, and post-migration testing so your content and SEO equity stay intact.
Completed within 3 to 5 business days depending on whether a domain transfer is involved.
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Monthly Website Maintenance
$324/year | $27/month
Stay secure and updated with monthly plugin and theme updates, light SEO checks for new content, and a simple monthly report. Optional content updates available if you’d like routine changes handled for you.
ⓘ Maintenance plans are set up as recurring subscriptions after your free consultation. Use the Let’s Talk button to schedule your Zoom call — I’ll send you the subscription link directly.
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Ad Hoc Website Support
$100/hour — 1-hour minimum
Need a quick fix, a specific update, or phone or video support? Ad hoc support is billed at $100 per hour with a one-hour minimum. Most small requests are resolved in a single session.
ⓘ Ad hoc support is scheduled and invoiced after your Zoom consultation. Use the Let’s Talk button to book your session.
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Invoiced Individually
Popular Add-Ons — À La Carte Menu
These services are invoiced individually through PayPal. To add any of these to your package or purchase them on their own, use the Contact Us form and I will send a PayPal invoice within one business day.
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Extra Pages — $67.50/page Landing pages for releases, media kits, events, or lead magnets. Each includes on-page SEO and internal linking. |
Extra Product Uploads — $13.50/product Additional store items added with clean URLs, categories, images, and product-level SEO. |
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Professional Copywriting — $135/page Persuasive, keyword-aware copy for book pages, sales pages, bios, and opt-ins. |
Advanced SEO Setup — $270 flat Keyword research, metadata, image alt text, internal links, and basic schema markup with a quick wins checklist. |
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Custom Graphics and Brand Kit — $225 flat Cohesive logo, headers, social templates, and buttons aligned to your author brand. |
Newsletter Setup — $135 flat Branded signup forms and automations in MailerLite or Mailchimp to grow your list and prep for launches. |
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Event Calendar Integration — $90 flat Display signings, workshops, and launches with an easy-to-update calendar. |
Social Feed Integration — $67.50 flat Embed live Instagram, Facebook, or X feeds for fresh, auto-updating social proof on your site. |
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Photography Selection and Editing — $90 flat Curated, licensed imagery resized, compressed, and tagged for speed and accessibility. |
Website Security Audit — $180 flat Security hardening, firewall recommendations, and simple uptime monitoring to protect your site and mailing list. |
Pricing Comparison
According to 2025 freelance market data from sources including Fiverr’s Business Pricing Guide, Thervo’s U.S. Website Design Cost Report, and AJRoni Web Design’s cost breakdown, national averages for small business websites range from $1,000 to $5,000, with professional eCommerce builds averaging $5,000 to $20,000. WordPress migrations alone often run $300 to $600, and redesign packages range from $500 for light updates to $5,000 or more for a full rebuild. My pricing is intentionally set approximately 10% below these averages — professional-grade work at a more accessible rate for authors and small businesses.
Professional Experience
With over 25 years of experience in website creation and digital publishing, I’ve built, redesigned, and maintained websites for authors, nonprofits, and small business owners. I currently manage and publish content for more than 20 active sites, keeping them fresh, search-optimized, and engaging. Combined with my background as a published author and digital marketer, this gives me the insight to design sites that not only look professional but attract and convert the right audience.
Writing Group Member Discount
Members of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG), First Coast Romance Writers (FCRW), and NE Florida Sisters in Crime receive 50% off their first service. Contact me through the Contact form before purchasing so I can verify your membership and send a discounted invoice. Do not use the cart button below for the discounted rate.
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Payment and Privacy
All payments are processed securely through PayPal. I never see your credit or banking details. Your website and social media logins, if provided for project work, are used only to complete and publish your approved content. Once our work together is complete, you are always welcome to update your passwords. If you have questions about any service, would like to discuss a payment plan, or need an invoice for an à la carte item, please use the Contact Us form and I’ll respond within one business day.
