Overview
The process is easy. We'll discuss what you’d like in a site—style, mood, and function—and I’ll mockup some designs. These will grow and change as you provide input. Once the site is finished and live, I will walk you through how to update your content yourself.
SERVICES
Websites include:
• Built on Wordpress, Squarespace, or Shopify
• Branding
• Custom design
• Full initial content setup
• SEO
• Social media inclusion & contact forms
• The standard bookstore icon set for authors
• Setting up an online store if needed
On Wordpress:
• For authors with series or multiple books: auto updating setup to make adding new books easy
• Custom mobile theme (Squarespace has a mobile theme by default)
• Full content control, including design-specific elements update via custom fields
Current site refresh:
Want to update your site without overhauling it? Sometimes a site needs fresh graphics or organization within its current framework to really shine. Or maybe it's simply time for a change. Either way, we can work with what you have to give you what you need.
Maintenance
Need updates to your current site? I can help!
Social Media
This includes themed branding across all your socials, newsletter, and/or book promo images to use on your favorite sites.
Print Design
Logos, bookmarks, postcards, business cards, posters, coloring pages—I've designed everything from book covers to CD cases to oracle cards. If you need print materials, I can provide you with digital files you can use anywhere or take to the printer of your choice.
Services
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Works with
Work experience
Self-employed
Designed and coded websites and Wordpress templates to spec, for both individuals and organizations. Took preexisting or packaged content and reformated it for new designs and their archive base. Developed CMS tutorials and troubleshot errors. Designed business cards, bookmarks, brochures, flyers, booklets, book covers, CD covers, and t-shirts.
The Little Fig
Laid out books for print, designed catalogues, logo and branding. Built and maintain the website. General troubleshooter for anything image or coding related.
Jennings Social Media Marketing
Designed and coded websites, blogs, landing pages, and CMS templates to spec. Troubleshot issues across all Jennings sites (10+), upgraded SEO practices, addressed client issues/worries and kept a detailed log of all work.
Projects
Book focused sites
Sites built around particular series or titles, including Kingdom of Souls and Nearly Gone.
NYT Bestsellers
Site designs for bestselling authors, often with large back catalogues. Includes Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, Meagan Spooner, and Kathryn Purdie.
YA & MG Projects
Site and print designs for YA authors, including two books-focused sites: Kingdom of Souls and Nearly Gone.
Adult Projects
Site designs for adult authors in a mix of genres, including romance, poetry, upmarket fiction, and western.
Picture Book Projects
Site and print designs for PB authors, including Jenn Bailey, Jody Jensen Shaffer, Sue Gallion, Maryann Mcdonald, and Ann Ingalls.
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