tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post2756388958427030249..comments2024-03-06T05:24:11.328-05:00Comments on Kelly Hashway: Writer Wednesday: Author WebsitesKelly Hashwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-52722374220005839092016-12-22T15:39:47.102-05:002016-12-22T15:39:47.102-05:00Very good advice, Kelly!Very good advice, Kelly!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-53217893466148235242016-12-22T10:23:15.954-05:002016-12-22T10:23:15.954-05:00Happy to help!Happy to help!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-69481528917864423752016-12-22T10:22:43.302-05:002016-12-22T10:22:43.302-05:00No, it's not you. I couldn't figure it out...No, it's not you. I couldn't figure it out, so I switched.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-6279038987180522802016-12-22T10:20:59.556-05:002016-12-22T10:20:59.556-05:00Eek! That's awful customer service for Wix! I ...Eek! That's awful customer service for Wix! I hate Wordpress. It's so difficult to use.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-44640015357560139602016-12-22T10:19:16.994-05:002016-12-22T10:19:16.994-05:00I had the same problem, Stephanie.I had the same problem, Stephanie.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-2974037272770700572016-12-22T00:12:33.949-05:002016-12-22T00:12:33.949-05:00Thank you for all the tips Kelly. I have heard mul...Thank you for all the tips Kelly. I have heard multiple complaints about Amazon in that regard. The policy is ridiculous to me. Happy Holidays and glad to see all these comments offering extra assistance. Thanks guys. Yeah I used wordpress to blog with a pseudonym for a short time. Not the best experience. Considering them as a website though because I've seen very good author sites with wordpress. Will keep blogger as my main blog and use the other only for writing announcements.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-50466510836067131082016-12-21T19:03:07.608-05:002016-12-21T19:03:07.608-05:00I use Wordpress and always have trouble with it. I...I use Wordpress and always have trouble with it. It's probably just me. Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-79896485709061238852016-12-21T16:14:03.098-05:002016-12-21T16:14:03.098-05:00Spambots go out and collect email addresses that a...Spambots go out and collect email addresses that are published publicly on the web. So if you're going to post your email address, make sure it's one that you don't mind receiving 1,000 pieces of spam to each day. (I learned that lesson the hard way!!!) The contact form sucks, but it's the only way not to have your email address sold off to every business interested in buying a mailing list.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-58880434130233446572016-12-21T16:11:13.515-05:002016-12-21T16:11:13.515-05:00WordPress is a pain in my behind. I finally just t...WordPress is a pain in my behind. I finally just tried enough themes that I found one that somewhat worked with what I wanted to do...but I still am not 100% sold on it. I had my site with Wix, which was a great editor--just drag-and-drop--then one day a bloggy friend told me my site was setting off her virus alert software. No biggy--just figured it was her. Then someone emailed to say she couldn't include a link to my website in something that would have gotten publicity for my book because my Wix site was setting off her virus alerts. (Different virus software!!!) I contacted Wix and they said it was a known problem and I should just "tell them to change the settings on their virus software." I explained that when you're running a business, it doesn't work that way, and got no response. So I promptly dropped them and moved everything to WordPress. A sucky site is better than one that makes people think you are giving them a virus!!!<br /><br />Avoid Wix. I have heard good things about SquareSpace, but I don't trust anything but WordPress now, to be honest.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-43199842681776475852016-12-21T12:19:46.588-05:002016-12-21T12:19:46.588-05:00Yes, html can be Wordpress unfriendly. That's ...Yes, html can be Wordpress unfriendly. That's one of the things I hated about WP.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-80598716435710613832016-12-21T12:19:04.372-05:002016-12-21T12:19:04.372-05:00Yes, blogging is a great way to get your name out ...Yes, blogging is a great way to get your name out there before you're published.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-17426080283744332852016-12-21T12:18:29.932-05:002016-12-21T12:18:29.932-05:00Fingers crossed!Fingers crossed!Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-945499080822343332016-12-21T12:18:19.095-05:002016-12-21T12:18:19.095-05:00Yes, if you make it big and don't have time to...Yes, if you make it big and don't have time to take care of your website, using that money as a deduction is a way to go.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-33825262430657106002016-12-21T12:17:30.220-05:002016-12-21T12:17:30.220-05:00Then you can have an email separate from your pers...Then you can have an email separate from your personal email, like I mentioned.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-62692873830192406292016-12-21T12:10:45.394-05:002016-12-21T12:10:45.394-05:00Great post Kelly! And that issue with Amazon is a ...Great post Kelly! And that issue with Amazon is a bit irksome. When I first started blogging I set it up myself using Weebly. But then after two years moved to Wordpress. Had my doubts whether it'll be too hard to navigate or use but caught on quick. Only trouble I have with it is how some if not most html/widget codes don't work on WP. Other than that I love it.Lidyhttps://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-27351022244366720642016-12-21T10:35:05.274-05:002016-12-21T10:35:05.274-05:00I have a blogger blog and a writer Facebook page b...I have a blogger blog and a writer Facebook page but that's all from me as a novelist. I run a website for my script writing business though.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05933073564209801215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-5601592690453724912016-12-21T09:51:17.209-05:002016-12-21T09:51:17.209-05:00Even if you're not published yet, please consi...Even if you're not published yet, please consider starting a blog and engaging the readerbase in the blogosphere. That way, when you do decide to publish, you will have an audience. It may not be a large one, but it will be more than you would have if you didn't get your name out there with some established content. At least show your potential audience that you don't have an issue with putting yourself out there!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-8485217671800083662016-12-21T06:40:27.160-05:002016-12-21T06:40:27.160-05:00Great post, Kelly. I'd love a writer website b...Great post, Kelly. I'd love a writer website but I'm not published yet so I've nothing to offer at this time. Maybe next year.Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321354657419642710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-75417787252627112342016-12-21T02:46:32.719-05:002016-12-21T02:46:32.719-05:00Your own site (and your own domain) is the only in...Your own site (and your own domain) is the only information that a search will pop up about you, which you truly control. I find that alone a good reason to have one. I agree, Kelly, that paying the $ for a professional designer doesn't make sense initially. Not until, and if, you make $$$ from writing, and can take it as a deduction.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086062096420008519.post-79358381973749595562016-12-21T00:22:48.925-05:002016-12-21T00:22:48.925-05:00Kelly, I'm going to disagree. You want readers...Kelly, I'm going to disagree. You want readers to have your email. And the impersonal nature of forms can be a turn off to some readersBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962862566388212238noreply@blogger.com