I Need Free
I can understand needing free. I have some options for you if you'd rather not shell out 50 bucks for a website. I know, it's not a very good sales tactic on my part, but I'm not here to make sales. I couldn't sell booze to an alcoholic anyway. I'm here to help writers, and writers need to have websites! I was in the process of reading The Newbie's Guide to Publishing by J. A. Konrath when my Kindle broke, but that's beside the point. The point is J.A. says this about writers needing websites:
"Every author needs a home page. It's a 24 hour advertisement for your book. But the best web pages, the ones that keep people coming back, are more than just ads. They focus on what they have to offer, rather than what they have to sell."
Who is J.A. Konrath?
This is also beside the point, but he's this dude who finally got published the traditional way after 9 books and 10 years. He does A LOT to help other writers newbies or not. He also does some publishing straight to Kindle and other ereaders now. He has run the gamut of the publishing world and seeks to advise other writers in doing the same. I highly recommend the book above whatever avenue you are seeking to publish be it on or offline. There will be links below.
Now back to YOU getting a website for FREE
J.A Konrath also says this in The Newbie's Guide to Publishing:
"Help Each Other. One hand should always be reaching up for your next goal. The other should be reaching down to help others get where you're at. We're all in the same boat. Start passing out oars."
So, if you're asking yourself how am I qualified to help you…well, I'm a writer with a website trying to help you get one too. No, I haven't published a book traditionally, no, I don't hold a degree in writing. "I am what I am; are you what you are or what?" Moving on.
FREE Websites
I started out at Blogger. Konrath has a Blogger blog; Amanda Hocking has one as well. What is Blogger? It's a FREE blogging platform owned by Google. I know, you keep saying you're not a blogger. You don't have to be, because like WordPress, Blogger allows you to set up your blog like a website. However, I'd just like to share that ProWebWriter was never meant to be a blog either, but I've found that's the best way to get this stuff out there to you. Originally, the "blog posts' were articles that I had written to show what a great writer I am (I know, right?) while I was trying to procure freelance work. No more.
So if you want FREE, use Blogger. You can find a million and one free templates, Blogger sites index quickly in Google, you don't have to worry about crashes and so much more. It doesn't matter how you are represented, just make sure that you have a web presence. Like Joe Konrath says, "It's a 24 hour advertisement…"
Stay tuned for more posts and get J.A.'s book on Amazon. And hey, if you need help…FREE help, Contact Me.
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