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Author website builder

How to make an author website that readers act on — the pages it needs, what goes on the first screen, and how to publish it free.

Short answer: to make an author website, start from a template, add the pages readers look for — books, about, events, newsletter — and make buy the book the one button on every page. Put the facts that win the decision on the first screen, mark the site up as Person, and publish. With DragGo the editor, hosting and a web address are free.

The pages an author website needs

  1. 1Books
  2. 2About
  3. 3Events
  4. 4Newsletter

What wins readers over

  • Each book with buy links
  • A newsletter sign-up
  • Events and signings

What goes on the first screen

  • What you do, in one line a stranger understands.
  • One button — buy the book — and nothing competing with it.
  • A real photograph of your product or your work, not a stock image.

Search and AI answer engines

  • Mark the site up with the Person schema.org type, so search engines and assistants know exactly what kind of site it is.
  • Answer each common question on the page, in its first two sentences. A visible answer is what gets quoted.
  • Keep the words in the HTML. DragGo publishes plain HTML with titles, descriptions, canonical links and structured data written for every page.

Build it with DragGo

  1. 1Pick a template — Pressfold — Printed Zines is a good starting point, or any other you like.
  2. 2Hand the Agent your files — your logo, a text file about the business, your photos. It fills the template and asks for the facts only you know. How that works.
  3. 3Publish. It is live on a free address; connect your own domain free when you are ready.

Common questions

What should an author website include?

Books with buy links, about, events and a newsletter.

How do authors grow readers?

A newsletter and a page per book.

How much does it cost to make an author website with DragGo?

Building, editing, publishing and hosting are free, with a free web address and one free custom domain. The AI Agent runs on credits: the free plan includes credits on the free models, and paid plans start at $9 a month.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. You edit on a visual canvas, and the Agent can build and change pages from plain-language requests. The published site is plain HTML either way.

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