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Want to get your writing noticed? If you advertise your writing and don’t have a website, you’re wasting your time. Websites are online business cards with much more information than in print. It shows editors and publishers what you do, gets potential readers and makes you accessible. Anyone who is looking for a writer for a book or article assignment can be referred there. If you don’t have your website in place, it is time to seriously think about it.

Easy Come, Easy Go

Going for your own website is quite easy. You can go the expensive way and have one created for you for a price. I don't recommend that way at all. You'll never get what you really want and will be unable to fix it yourself. It is much cheaper and more satisfying, too, to do it on your own steam; this also means you will be able to fix anything you don't like at any later stage.

Your Trying Worth The Result 

You can use a cheap website builder and get your own domain for not too much money. But when starting out, even that might be a strain on you. Running your own blog will do as much for you as a paid for website, maybe it does even more as your regular updates will give samples to potential customers. And a living blog is better to draw in search results than a sterile page. It is also more fun to regularly write new content for the page. Free blogs usually allow you to add some free static pages where you can say all the things needed to get you going.

 Into your page, you'll need to get the relevant information about you and your writing. There should be an 'about' page where you showcase what you have to offer. This page should contain a bio with all relevant facts that lets editors and readers know who you are and what you have under your bonnet. This can be special knowledge you acquired on the way or samples of your writing with links.

More Information

 Whatever you leave out of your page, your contact information is a must to be displayed and prominently so. Don't think that repeating contact information on several pages is overkill; it isn't because people are lazy and happy if you bang them over the head with stuff they would otherwise have to look for. You absolutely have to display an email address, as customers aren't necessarily based in your country; you can display a phone number, too, but don't forget the international country code. The dictum for an international country code is also valid if you live in the United States or Canada; just because you think you know it doesn't mean that anyone else in the world cares the least bit for that.

Show yourself 

If possible, display a picture of you. While a picture isn't mandatory, a photograph is a nice thing to include into your site. A professional portrait would be nice, but go for anything that you think will get the visitor to relate to you. It might be integrated into a press page where you submit a blurb of your writing career for anyone interested and bloggers to take down when writing about you or possibly a book you have out for sale.

Testimonals

 If you have received testimonials from any of your customers, it would be great to show them to prospective customers. Learn how to write response essay. Testimonials and reviews give you even more credibility than what your writing samples are there to prove for anyone able to read. Other people can say things about your writing qualities that you can’t say yourself without sounding like a conceited ass. Don't be afraid to ask for testimonials. Your favorite editors will even be flattered that you asked them for a testimonial. If it’s a book you’re plugging, include positive reviews you've received. A sales link to your book would be perfectly in order.

Don't hesitate to show a bit of personality. Include some personal glimpses into your bio. If you were a proficient tennis player once or climbed the Anapurna, as long as it gives the reader something to hook onto, it's fine. It might even provide relevant writing requests.