Essential, 3 pages
Home, books, about. Email opt-in. Newsletter integration. Built fast.
starting from $1,800
Start here - Three pages
- Newsletter integration
- Mobile-first design
- On your hosting
Marketing · from $1,800 · 3 to 5 weeks
An author website that does the job. One page or twelve.
Astro or WordPress sites built for the way readers find authors in 2026, not in 2014.
Most author sites overbuild and under-perform. We default to a three-page structure: home, books, about, plus newsletter opt-in. Bigger sites are sometimes warranted; usually not.
Behind the scenes
What author website design looks like on a working day.
Five shots from the studio — the kind of work that ends up on your project.
The work, in three tabs
Click through what you actually get, how it runs, and who owns it.
Deliverables, not vibes.
Home, books, about, newsletter, contact, plus blog if you want one. Built mobile-first.
- Three-to-twelve pages of clean design
- Email list integration
- Books pages with retailer links
- Working files and ownership
A written timeline. No silent stretches.
Discovery call, content audit, wireframes for each page.
- Week 1 — Discovery and wireframe
- Weeks 2–4 — Design and build
- Week 5 — Launch and handoff
A senior lead, by name, on day one.
Sample deliverables
Drag through real author website design work the studio shipped this year.
How it works
A written timeline you can plan around.
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Week 1
Discovery and wireframe
Discovery call, content audit, wireframes for each page.
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Weeks 2–4
Design and build
Design, copy review, build, content migration.
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Week 5
Launch and handoff
DNS, SSL, analytics, email list — all live. Handed to you.
Pricing
Three tiers. Real numbers.
No 'contact us for pricing.' If a tier here looks close to your project, the final quote on the discovery call will be within 15% either way.
Author standard, 6–8 pages
Most-booked. Home, books page per title, about, contact, newsletter, blog.
starting from $3,800
Start here - Six to eight pages
- Per-book landing pages
- Newsletter + blog
- Schema markup for books
Author-publisher, 12+ pages
For authors with imprints, multiple series, or full-stack online presence.
starting from $8,400
Start here - Twelve-plus pages
- Series landing pages
- Subscriber-only content area
- Custom integrations (Patreon, Bookfunnel)
Studio
The named team behind every project.
Author website design — FAQ
Questions we get every week, answered straight.
Astro, WordPress, or Squarespace?
Astro for fastest sites and lowest maintenance, recommended for technical or technically-comfortable authors. WordPress for authors who want to write blog posts in a familiar CMS. Squarespace for authors who want a turnkey site and don't care about flexibility.
What about Bookfunnel, Story Origin, or other author-specific platforms?
Those are tools, not websites. They integrate with your site, not replace it. We set up integrations during the build.
Will you handle hosting?
We help you set it up on your own Vercel, Netlify, or WPEngine account. Hosting is in your name, billed by you. No vendor lock.
Pairs with
Services that pair with this one.
Most projects use two to four services. We bundle on the discovery call.
Ready when you are
Ready to ship a author website design project?
A 30-minute discovery call with a senior editor — no sales script, no pressure. We'll tell you whether we're the right fit for your project, what it would cost, and how long it would take.