Free Website and Email for Authors and Writers
A Marketing Must for Online Promotional Visibility
Nov 8, 2008
"...Office Live Small Business gives the nation’s 25 million small businesses a chance to use the same online tools as the big boys. Nobody else offers a complete one-stop self-contained unified Internet toolkit for small businesses — especially not at these prices."
David Pogue , New York Times, February 2008
Microsoft Office Live Small Business: A Free Website, Website hosting, Branded email and More for Small Businesses.
Among those small businesses included are book authors, freelance writers and others. In this day and age, an online presence is a must for the writer/author that wants to promote his or her book or writing, as is a professional sounding and looking email address.
The Free offers Help Writers/Authors Promote Their Work and get Noticed
Microsoft Office Live Small Business provides a free website, website hosting, up to 100 branded (your domain name--author@mybook.com, etc.) email addresses, and a domain name (domain name is free for one year).
The package also includes: easy-to-use web design tools, website traffic, around-the-clock support, FAQs, community message boards, more free online business applications, and an online Resource Center for advice and how-to articles.
How Writer/Author Starts Using Microsoft's Free Promotional Service
1. First go to Microsoft's website and sign up for the service by filling out an easy-to-use application.
2. Choose a domain name for your website and email (.com, .org, .net, .info). You will be advised if the name is not available so you can choose another. You can also use a domain name you already own.
3. Start building your website with their easy-to-use tools. There are many different themes available to personalize the website. Note: Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser must be used.
Design of the Author/Writer's Website
You can start with a very basic website and add on as you go along. The site can be updated at any time (even on the road with access to internet).
Benefits of This Package
- A travel writer or traveling writer can add text and photos to the website while away from home.
- This service is very useful to the freelance writer as a place to store clips and to direct editors to see your work--while looking very professional.
- The book author can use the website as a place to promote a book, with cover photos, excerpts, author's bio, news of book signings and more.
A Professional Look for the Writer's Promotion
An email with the author/writer's domain name looks much more professional than a Yahoo or Hotmail address (eg: joe.author@MyBestSellingBook.com).
Resources:
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