The End of the Website Trilogy

All right, so now onto the third and final part of these website posts. Today we are talking websites and their looks. Overall, I’d say websites have come a long way in regards to their design. These days, a huge range of websites are attractive from the classic nice use of whitespace to the busy, appealing graphic design. Authors and most especially romance authors can probably get away with sites that are a bit more wistful, colorful or fantastic than others.

If you are looking for a bit more than what your website templates offer, you may want to try a banner/header. These can either be made by yourself or you can have someone else make them for you.  If using blogger, this Songbird blog has some great tips on creating banners. This banner maker site is also nice for beginners (although you will need to upgrade to avoid ads). Banner Snack is also a great website to make your own banners. If you’d rather go the route of having someone create your header/banner for you, here are a couple sites I found or have heard of:

Fated Desires

Earthly Charms

Most likely you’ll find a ton of sites as you do your searching. Take your time and make sure you find something you are truly interested in. You can also ask around on loops or see if there are any reviews that provide you a bit of background on the websites. Finally,  if you are interested in having your website completely designed for you, you’ll want to look for a web/graphic designer willing to do this. Xuni is a designer that I’ve found and I love the designs listed on this website. A bit more than I could afford right now (truth is anything that costs anything is a bit more than I am willing to spend now) but definitely someone to consider in the future.

I hope these links help and I realize this is a short blog but the truth is there is so much out there I could probably write an entire series of novels on it.  Take the time to explore and make sure you are branding yourself the way you want to be branded. Goodluck!

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