Posts belonging to Category Website Design
Posted by Julie Ortolon on May 1, 2012
I know many authors who recoil at the very thought of promoting ebooks. I suspect the reason is that many authors think promotion equals endlessly tweeting “Buy my ebook!” The good new is: that is not what I mean when I talk about effective ebook promotion. The bad news is: effective promotion is more complex [...]
Categories: ebooks, Facebook, Promoting ebooks, self publishing, SEO, Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: ebook promotion, effective author website design, how to promote ebooks, seo for authors | 
9 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on August 2, 2011
Since I wrote my original post on How to Create a Facebook Page, things have changed. So, here are the new instructions (written August 2011) for creating a Facebook Page. After the instructions, I’ll talk about why I created a second Page for my Pearl Island trilogy when I already had an Author Page. Step-By-Step [...]
Categories: Facebook, Promoting ebooks, social networking, Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: facebook, facebook pages, how to create a facebook fan page, how to promote ebooks | 2 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on May 28, 2010
Last week, I had a wild idea. We’ve already discussed adding extra content, like a bonus chapter, when re-releasing an out-of-print novel as an ebook, but I’m about to take that idea a big step further. My original plan was to launch the ebook edition of Falling for You last week. It’s all spiffed up [...]
Categories: ebooks, self publishing, Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: epublishing a romance novel, falling for you by julie ortolon, pearl island trilogy, promoting books online, promoting ebooks, romance novel ebooks | 3 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on February 16, 2010
Before I braved the world of social networking, if I needed input on a major decision [like Website design], I’d simply bug my friends endlessly for their opinions…. This time, I decided to put my own advice from this blog into action and see what would happen if I used social networking. Wow, talk about Twitter and Facebook to the rescue!
Categories: Facebook, social networking, The Journey, Twitter, Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: facebook, good website design, how to use facebook, how to use twitter, Twitter | No Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on February 15, 2010
Sending out a big “Thank you!” to everyone who offered input on colors for my new website, which should go live sometime next week. (fingers crossed) We certainly came a long way from where we started. The colors went from to too staid, to too historical, to too cartoony. Then, finally, after much agonizing and [...]
Categories: Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: good website design, good website design tips, webdesign | 6 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on December 7, 2009
As authors, our name is one of the most important thing we can own. In the age of the Internet it’s becoming increasingly hard to protect. Until a few weeks ago, I’d never even hear of the term “Cyber Squatter,” but boy did I ever fall victim in one of the worst ways possible….Basically, they’re holding my name hostage and they want $1,000 in ransom to release it.
Categories: social networking, Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: cyber squatters, domain registration, facebook, myspace, social networking, Twitter | 4 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on November 5, 2009
I’m rolling my eyes over everything I did wrong with the most important page on my Website: The Bookshelf. This page should be simple, right? You display all your covers with links for readers to order books. Done deal. I’ve learned, on my site, it’s too simple! Because, that’s all I’m offering.
Categories: Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: bad website design, good website design, good website design examples, good website design tips, hiring a web designer, how to hire a web designer, professional web developer, promote books on youtube, promoting books online, promoting novels online, search engine optimization, web design, web developers, why do youtube | 5 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on October 20, 2009
I’m learning not to take it personal, because, well, Google isn’t a person. It’s a search engine. It just happens to be the most powerful search engine on the planet! … That’s a pretty strong argument for reasons to make Google love you—uh, I mean, your Website.
Categories: Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: bad website design, good website design, good website design examples, good website design tips, promoting books online, promoting novels online | 4 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on October 15, 2009
Building an effective Website is like building a house. Think of the Web developer as your architect. The Web designer is the interior decorator.
Categories: Uncategorized, Website Design |
Tags: hiring a web designer, how to hire a web designer, professional web developer, promoting books online, promoting novels online, web design, web developers | 4 Comments »
