{"id":207699,"date":"2023-11-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?p=207699"},"modified":"2023-11-09T01:02:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T07:02:29","slug":"how-to-build-world-class-author-websites-ep149","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\/how-to-build-world-class-author-websites-ep149\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build World Class Author Websites \/\/ EP149"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stu Grant of Digital Authors Toolkit joins us to talk about author websites and how indie authors can go about making a world class site to build their brand.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/5bbbdc5c-d7d9-4cc6-bfa5-9ee778f829cf\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"How to Build World Class Author Websites\" allow=\"autoplay\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Build World Class Author Websites | Self Publishing Insiders 149\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MEXfLyRpTTs?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-notes\">Episode Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stu Grant has been working in the publishing industry for over 8 years- largely with the team at Self Publishing Formula and is currently the highest rated Author Website designer on Reedsy (maybe even the world!) with his company Digital Authors Toolkit. 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