The Tears and Triumphs of a New Author - Chapter 18

The Tears and Triumphs of a New Author

Chapter 18

My next contact with Authorhouse was a person who could help me set up a website.
This was not a part of my original publishing package. The fee to set up a site was $399.00 plus a monthly hosting fee.
Wow! More dollars out and none coming in.
I searched the Internet for other companies that sold, constructed and hosted websites hoping to find better deals.
Most were sites that required you to use one of their stock templates and were really cheap looking.
The company recommended by Authorhouse was American Author. They specialize in websites for authors.
I looked at a number of websites that American Author had created for other writers and the quality was really superior to what I had found for not that much more money. So I gave them the green light and bought the site.
The first thing they wanted was to sell me a domain name for what I later determined was a rather exorbitant price.
I had gone online towww.godaddy.com and bought the perfect domain name for $9.95.
Booksbybob.com
Authorhouse sent the information and graphics on ‘Lady Justice’ to American Author and in about a week, my site was up and running.
One of the things I really wanted was complete control of my site content and the ability to change and add things as needed.
As a Realtor for 31 years, I had considerable experience with Realtor websites and knew what I wanted.
I was thrilled when my site first popped up. It loaded quickly and was really beautiful.
After studying the tutorial, I found it had all the features I needed and I had total control of the editing process.
I went to work and in the next few days, customized my site to exactly what I wanted.
Now comes the task of letting the world know that Lady Justice Takes a C.R.A.P. is on the market.