Katharine Bolin

Katharine Bolin – Web Developer

I'm a creative and knowledgable web designer who builds beautiful, modern, and easy-to-use websites for authors.

Overview

I'm an independent designer who builds beautiful, easy-to-use websites for authors.

With over 10 years of experience in digital marketing and web design for authors, I am a highly skilled professional here to make your author website stand out and share your story.

I work with authors across all genres.

Website services I offer:

—Design

—Branding

—Logos

—Search Engine Optimization

—Mobile optimization

—Responsive design

—Blog setup

—Hosting setup

—Domain setup and integration

—Newsletter integration

—Newsletter branding

—Newsletter sign-up with lead magnet

—Social media integration

—Custom graphics

—Landing pages

—Event and calendar pages

—E-commerce

—Consulting

TESTIMONIALS

“Katie is a delight to work with in every possible way! Collaboratively—she is calm, peaceful, patient, and steady. Creatively—her portfolio speaks for itself. Her work is gorgeous. She's incredibly talented, and has a great understanding of color palettes, visual design, and beauty."

CARYN GARABEDIAN

“I am so glad to have hired Katie. She was very efficient and helpful, and also unhesitatingly generous and patient with a total technophobe, which I was very grateful for! I recommend her services wholeheartedly.”

NATASCHA SCOTT-STOKES

"Katie did a phenomenal job with my website. From her aesthetic design sense to her technical know-how, Katie's work exceeded my expectations every step of the way."

MOLLY RODEN WINTER

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management Self-Help & Self-Improvement Writing & Publishing
Fiction
Children's Contemporary Fiction Poetry Science Fiction
Works with
Shopify Squarespace

Work experience

Self-employed

Sep, 2016 — Present
Designing easy-to-use, beautiful author websites on Squarespace that give you everything you need to launch your author platform the right way.

Projects

Cyra Sweet Dumitru Poetry Author Website

Cyra had a specific vision for her website, complete with a soft custom-designed water color background and lilies.

Kendra Court Coaching and Self Help Author Website

Kendra's website seamlessly blends her new book and coaching business into one cohesive experience. She has an online store where she sells ebooks and signed copies of her print book, as well as a booking portal where prospective clients can schedule coaching sessions.

Ping Pong Leadership Business and Management Author Website

Justin's website is as classic and beautiful as a game of ping pong. Excellent photography and a bold dark color palette lend themselves beautifully to share the business philosophies he's uncovered through his time as a professional ping pong player and marketing agency leader.

Molly Roden Winter Memoir Author Website

Molly was looking for a website that complimented the organic shapes and bold colors of her book cover design.

Valentin per Lind Poetry Author Website

Valentin's brooding poetry and beautiful black and white photography inspired this simple yet stunning website design. I added a custom-coded drop cap to give the poetry he shares on his website a classic design touch.

Rabbi Joel Stein Self-Help Author Website

Rabbi Joel Stein wanted a super clean, minimal website with little photography to promote his new book.

Leon E. Pettiway Author Website

Leon is a buddhist monk, scholar, and author. His website design highlights his many published books and photography collection from his travels around the world.

James S. Chapman Science Fiction Author Website

James' website centers around world-building with spotlights on his excellent cast of characters.

Cassandra Jackson's Memoir Author Website

Cassandra's author website takes full creative advantage of Squarespace's new Fluid design engine. The shapes in the background of her website slowly move, creating a subtle interactive experience that's memorable and one-of-a-kind.

Matthew Dutton's Fiction Author Website

Matthew's book cover is an exceptional piece of artwork that fit seamlessly in a digital landscape. I used his book cover as a main visual feature on his site, creating parallax images throughout that appear as if the book cover is a living, moving organ of the website.

Alana Karen Memoir Author Website

Alana was looking for an updated website to promote her new book. She provided excellent photography that truly made the site stand out and look polished and professional.

Katharine has 43 reviews

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M J.

M J.

Oct, 2025

Katherine offered me a unique option that was affordable and more than sufficient for a first-time author. She put together a great website and was thorough in her delivery with great communication throughout the project. Thank you!
Katharine B.
Thank you so much, Mitesh! Best of luck with your book launch.
Sue V.

Sue V.

Sep, 2025

Katie is always easy to work with. She works quickly and effectively to sort out any website issues, and she checks to make sure you have understood her actions. I would not hesitate to recommend her.
Jason O.

Jason O.

Sep, 2025

Katie was outstanding. She helped me launch my author website and set it up so I can easily expand as my portfolio grows. Her tutorial was invaluable, and she offered multiple template options along with a very hands-on, thoughtful, and caring approach. I cannot recommend her highly enough to any...
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Katharine B.
Thank you so much, Jason! Best of luck with your book launch. :)
Sophia B.

Sophia B.

Aug, 2025

Katharine's work is impressive. I provided her the content I wanted and she nailed my website on the very first try. No back-and-forth, just pure efficiency, professionalism, and a beautiful result. I’ve never had someone get it so perfectly right the first time—highly recommend!
Katharine B.
Thank you so much for the kind review, Sophia!
Tozanee S.

Tozanee S.

Apr, 2025

Katharine is amazing to work with, she was very patient and understanding of my tight budget, I love the work she's done with my website I cannot wait to launch it.

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