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Websites for authors

Give Your Books the Stage They Deserve.

We design and build beautiful, fast author websites — with all your books, links to Amazon and Goodreads, SEO, and your own domain. We show you the whole thing for free. You only pay if you love it.

LAUNCH OFFER 40% off all packages + free hosting for the first year
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Built on Astro · static · SEO-first
Reply time Within 2 business days
Upfront cost €0
Free preview

We build the site. You see it live. Then you decide.

You pay nothing upfront. We take your books, your copy, and the aesthetic you want, and hand you a fully working website, live at a temporary URL. Explore it as much as you like. Love it? We move forward. Don’t love it? We part ways quietly.

A real demo

Not a mockup. Not a static image. A working website you can actually click through.

No deposit

No money upfront, no card on file, no contract to sign at the start.

No obligation

Don’t like the result? We walk away gracefully. You owe us nothing.

What’s inside the Core Pack

The foundation, beautifully done.

Everything a serious author website needs, without the bloat. Hand-built around your work.

Fast as thought

Built on Astro. Static pages, zero bloat, near-instant loading. Your readers won’t wait.

All your books

Every title with a description, cover, and links to Amazon, Goodreads, your publisher, or wherever else it’s sold.

Series support

Writing trilogies, sagas, or collections? We group your books into series with proper numbering and thoughtful presentation.

SEO from the ground up

Sitemap, metadata, Open Graph, hreflang, structured data. Built to help Google find you from day one.

Design that fits your work

Not a template. Designed from scratch around the tone of your books — romantic, dark, literary, whatever fits you.

Your own domain

yourname.com is yours. We set it up; you stay in control.

Contact form

Readers, journalists, publishers — their messages land straight in your inbox.

Cookies & GDPR when needed

Privacy-first analytics, with a consent banner only when your setup actually calls for one. Nothing unnecessary.

Packages & pricing

Start with the foundation. Add only what you need.

All prices below are one-off, unless labeled otherwise. No hidden fees, no silent auto-renewals.

Most popular

Core Pack

The complete author website

€890 €534

One-off · 40% discount applied

Included

  • Astro website, static and fast
  • All your books with external links
  • Series support
  • SEO, sitemap, Open Graph
  • Mobile-optimized for every screen
  • Your own domain
  • Privacy-first analytics
  • Contact form
  • Cookies & GDPR consent where needed
  • A design shaped around your work

Add only what you actually need.

All add-ons are one-off, on top of the Core Pack.

−40%

Blog

Write easily, without the tech

A simple, friendly dashboard that lets you publish posts and thoughts yourself. No code, no plugins, no headaches.

+€690 +€414
−40%

Newsletter

Build an audience that stays with you

We connect your site to a newsletter platform and, if you want, set up a free chapter or bonus that new readers receive automatically.

+€320 +€192
−40%

Events

Readings, signings, festivals

Add, edit, and remove events yourself. Perfect for authors with an active presence in bookstores and festivals.

+€320 +€192

Extra Language

A fully translated additional language

Each additional language on your site, with SEO, hreflang, and a proper URL structure from the ground up. For authors with an international readership.

+€300 one-off
Annual

After you go live.

Support

Annual

Changes, new book additions, visual refreshes, copy edits — whenever you need them, with no hourly billing.

€300 / year €250 / year

Hosting

Annual

Free for the first year. From year two: €90/year for the Core Pack, or €140/year if you have Blog or Events. Fast, secure, nothing complicated.

€0 for the first year · then from €90/year

Not sure what you need? Send us a message with 2–3 sentences about your work. We’ll tell you honestly — often less than you’d expect.

Book marketing

A calm voice on social, handled by a real human.

For authors who know Instagram shouldn’t eat into their writing time. We create and publish content across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Pinterest, in a tone that fits your work. No stock-smile visuals, no AI slop.

Clio

— The steady voice

A calm, consistent presence. Ideal for authors who want to stay visible online without living on social media.

€290 / month
4 posts / month
Instagram · Facebook · TikTok · Pinterest
  • Content written by a human, not AI copy-paste
  • Visuals shaped around the aesthetic of your work
  • A short monthly report on what actually worked
Talk to us about Clio
For launches

Calliope

— The full presence

The chief of the muses, and the muse of epic poetry. For authors releasing a book, building an audience seriously, or preparing for a launch.

€490 / month
8 posts / month
Instagram · Facebook · TikTok · Pinterest
  • Everything included in Clio
  • Audience, hashtag, and keyword research for each channel
  • Support for book launches and pre-order campaigns
  • Richer storytelling: reels, carousels, and pinnable visuals
Talk to us about Calliope

Clio and Calliope take their names from the muses of history and epic poetry. Because marketing a book is, in the end, storytelling — and we help you do it well.

How we work

Calmly. In four steps.

01

Send us a message

Tell us a bit about yourself and your books. A few sentences and, if you like, a PDF or a link is enough.

02

We build your preview

We take your material and build a fully working site at a temporary URL. Free.

03

You explore it at your own pace

Love it? We move forward. Don’t love it? We part ways quietly. You owe us nothing.

04

It goes live

We set up your domain, hosting, and final SEO details. You’re online within a few days.

Frequently asked

The basics you might be wondering about.

How exactly does the free preview work?

Exactly as it sounds. You pay nothing upfront. We build your complete site at a temporary URL, show it to you live, and you decide after seeing it. If you don’t take it, you owe us nothing. All we need to get started is material for your books.

How long until I see the preview?

Usually about a week from the moment we have your material. After approval, live deployment takes a few more days for the domain, hosting, and final checks.

Do I need to write the content myself?

Not necessarily. We can start from the book descriptions you already have on Goodreads and build on those. If you’d like to send us extra copy or photos, that helps — but it’s not required.

What if I already have a website?

We can either migrate your content and build a new site, or cleanly replace the old one. We’ll tell you honestly what makes sense in your specific case — and sometimes the answer is: not much.

Can I edit the content myself later?

For blog posts and events, yes — from your own dashboard. For structural changes, new books, or visual refreshes, that’s what the annual support package is for.

Why the 40% discount? What’s the catch?

There isn’t one. It’s a launch offer, so we can build a strong global portfolio with authors from around the world. The price is lower, but the work is the same — you’re simply catching us at the right moment.

What about my readers’ data?

Privacy-first analytics with no tracking cookies, a GDPR consent banner only where needed, and a contact form that doesn’t store unnecessary personal data.

Ready to give your books a home online?

Send us a message. One or two sentences about you and your books is plenty. A real human will reply within two business days.

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Let's build your preview.

Tell us a little about you and your books. We reply within two business days.

If you have an author profile, a link lets us see your books straight away.

We reply within 2 business days.