Affordable Web Sites For The Christian Author

Christian Author Web Site Design

Looking for a professionally designed web site to promote and market your books or new book release?

Christian Book Marketing has over ten years of online experience building and launching websites, blogs and networks. In today's market having a professional authors website is only half the equation. You must have a professional website and professionally market that website to even begin to create a audience and following. This requires years and years of design, launch, webmaster and online experience. Otherwise you are just a domain name lost in that huge online ocean with millions of sites.

Christian Book Marketing has the experience and ability to not only design and launch a professional authors website but also to market it within our Christian network of sites. This ability provides authors with instant website launch into the Christian marketplace and creates expanded marketing that gets authors results on the major search engines. However, our services don’t end there. We also provide authors with solid advise that also helps them to promote and market their authors websites.

  • Professional design, creation and launch.
  • Expanded online website promotions & marketing.
  • Major search engine placement.
  • Build and expand your network ability.
  • Unique and repeat visitors.
  • Target and captivate your market.
  • Drive traffic to your website.
  • Improve your professional image as a author.
  • Provide a great online visitor experience.

Professional Web Sites For The Christian Author


BookBuzzr Offers FREE Webinars for Authors

BookBuzzr Offers New Learning Ops for Writers; or
How to Avoid Becoming a Book Marketing Dinosaur by Marketing Your Book with Emerging Technologies.
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The technology landscape and associated opportunities for marketing your book is changing at an unprecedented pace. Online games, mobile marketing, Facebook, Twitter, the Kindle, the iPhone, the iPad and the Android are pushing the boundaries of what is possible when it comes to promoting and marketing your book.

As an author, it is important that you keep abreast of these emerging trends and technologies so that you can take advantage of these opportunities. You don't want to become a book marketing dinosaur, do you! Ha!

The first step in avoiding the fate of the dinosaurs is to spend some time to educate yourself, and Bookbuzzr is providing a perfect place to do just that. It's a new kind of online learning environment … one that was focused on getting practical, actionable information from industry leading experts to authors in the most efficient manner.  I will be participating so I'm especially eager for you to know about it early enough to include it in your new year calendar. Here is their announcement:

Announcing BookBuzzr’s Book Marketing Technologies Center (BBMTC)

In order to help you to successfully navigate through the swarm of new technologies and separate the noise from the signal, we at BookBuzzr are launching the BookBuzzr Book Marketing Technologies Center (BBMTC.)
BBMTC is the world’s first and only online, free, learning program designed to help authors learn about emerging new technologies and associated opportunities for book promotion. BBMTC features a monthly online seminar or roundtable (aka webinar) featuring industry leading book marketing experts. Each month they will cover a new technology or emerging trend.

Our panel of experts will talk and share about technologies with authors and writers through webinars and blog posts to cover it comprehensively. This is our way of getting different viewpoints to the table about what is the latest trend emerging for authors in technologies that will help them reach out to more people.

We will have one webinar each month on the topic and as many view points as possible from industry experts as article/blog posts.
For each webinar the panel will share their views about the topic and discuss it in detail. The latter half of the webinar will be dedicated to answering questions from authors and writers. Questions can be asked before, during, and after the seminar on Twitter (with Hashtag #BBMTC) or on our BookBuzzr Facebook Page.

How much does it cost?

You can attend any workshop for free. Our generous expert partners are giving away much of their knowledge for free. Why is BBMTC free you ask? Our expert partners are doing this in the hope that at least some of the attendees will become their clients in the future. Also its our and our experts way of giving back to the author community. Of course you are under no obligation to purchase anything.

What is the schedule and what are my next steps?

The schedule is outlined below. Please bear in mind that the schedule may change and we may make changes to the format of this program or the schedule based on feasibility and opportunities. Simply sign-up to our monthly newsletter to get notified about upcoming BBMTC events.
All seminars/webinars at 2:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Pacific / Noon Arizona

January Facebook Fundamentals for Authors Wednesday, 12th Jan 2011

February Using Twitter to Market your Book –I’ll be participating on this panel. I love Twitter for authors! Wednesday, 9th Feb 2011

March Formatting for the Kindle and other readers Wednesday, 9th Mar 2011

April Marketing Your Book in an Apple World Wednesday, 13th Apr 2011

May Blogger Relations for Authors I’m a panellist for this topic, too. Lots of us aren’t using our blogs to their capacity. Wednesday, 11th May 2011

June How to Create Good Book Trailers Wednesday, 8th Jun 2011

July Podcasting Fundamentals for Authors Wednesday, 13th Jul 2011

August Online Gaming - Why it Matters for Authors Wednesday, 10th Aug 2011

September Marketing Your Book in a Mobile World Wednesday, 14th Sept 2011

October Networking on Forums and Reader Sites for Authors Wednesday, 12th Oct 2011

November How Authors can Use Technologies to Market Their Books Wednesday, 9th Nov 2011

December How Authors Can Succeed in the EBooks Universe Wednesday, 14th Dec 2011
Feedback Requested

If you find a topic interesting or believe that you have the expertise to participate on a particular topic, or if you’d like to contribute and be a part of this program – drop us an email at freya [at] BookBuzzr [dot] com. We’d love to hear from you – the more views on a topic the clearer it gets : )

Our BBMTC panel page is up. Do take a look: http://bit.ly/igPsNh

Note: For an inexpensive way to educate yourself on the publicity basics please consider my The Frugal Book Promoter: How To Do What Your Publisher Won't. You'll get the basics for publicity, writing media releases, assembling media kits and promotion ideas that don't necessarily require high-tech skills.  By the way, for newbies, the word "publicity"  is synonymous with the word "free."  There are ways to get more of it than you ever imagined.

~Submitted by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, www.howtodoitfrugally.com

The Christian Authors Choice, Christian Book Marketing


Christian Book Marketing, The Christian Authors Choice

When it comes to building a online presence for the Christian author, Christian Book Marketing offers expanded services that provides Christian authors with a unique and powerful marketing plan. In today's economic market coupled with the increase of book releases through the self publishing industry and print on demand, authors need to pursue expanded marketing programs to compete within the market. This requires making the right choices and pursuing the right markets.

Christian book marketing requires tapping into the Christian marketplace while also tapping into the secular marketplace. This requires the ability to tap into both market places through expanded networking. That's where Christian Book Marketing can place a Christian author at the forefront.

From building and launching authors websites, author pages, blogs, expanded marketing programs, social communities, book trailers, book reviews, book cover designs, editing and print ready files for publishing. Christian Book Marketing is dedicated to providing professional and quality services to it's authors.



"Let CBM, Christian Book Marketing promote and market your Christian title"


Little Gift That Goes Far for Writers

The Great First Impression Book Proposal
Subtitle: Everything You Need To Know To Impress a Publisher in Twenty Minutes or Less
By Carolyn Howard-Johnson
http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com/great_first_impression_book_proposal.htm
A booklet in the HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers
$6.95
Available on Amazon: www.budurl.com/BookProposals


Reviewed by Jennifer Akers, reviewer and editor for MyShelf

If you’re interested in writing a book, then I’ve found a great resource for you. Written by PR guru, award-winning writer, Carolyn Howard-Johnson, The Great First Impression Book Proposal guides you through every step you need to know to impress a publisher.


Do you know the differences between fiction and nonfiction writers trying to sell their books? The former writes their book first and then sends a query letter, including a specific number of chapters (requested by the publisher or agent). Their book must be ready to go because the publisher may want to contract their work.

Nonfiction writers send proposals, in which they need to impress the publisher on the idea of their work. The book isn’t written. Before that sounds like the easier path of the two, it isn’t. A book proposal is well researched and formatted; the process is similar to writing a book and can be complicated if you don’t know what you’re doing.

To the rescue, The Great First Impression Book Proposal! In six chapters, you’ll learn how to get past gatekeepers, entice jaded gatekeepers, get an open invitation, and keep those doors open. You’ll also have a checklist to make sure your proposal is at its best. The resource section includes a basic query letter sample, suggested studies, and resources for editing, grammar, book promotion, publishing and more.

A book proposal is a mysterious beast. It’s not something you can bypass; it’s a necessary “evil” of the publishing world. To do it correctly, you need to know the guidelines. In essence, you’re proposing a business deal, but your letter shouldn’t be too formal. It needs to be friendly with eye-attracting titles without being too cozy or using over-the-top language like “amazing”. It’s a fine balance; one you’ll need to learn to be successful.

You’ll learn about the publishing industry; the correct way to research, write, and format your letter; and the steps to make yours a winning proposal. This is a jammed-packed resource, with the tag line “Everything You Need To Know To Impress A Publisher in Twenty Minutes or Less”. A quick read with everything to write a winning proposal.

Howard-Johnson writes with the experience of a professional and the candor of a best friend who doesn’t want you to fall on your face. With humor and friendliness, she offers solid, practical tips. She is one of my favorite authors, and her books always top my must-have list. This one is no exception. It’ll stay on my resource shelf.

If you’ve ever thought about being an author, you need The Great First Impression Book Proposal in your resources.

For The Frugal Christian Authors

Some authors can't afford to hire a New York marketing firm to promote and market their books. Understandably and especially in today's economy. More and more Christian authors and authors alike are searching for ways to market their books without spending a ton of money.
Most authors soon come to realize that they need a platform which requires having a authors website. Many times a author will choose to have a authors web site and a authors blog. Once this 1st and most important phase is completed, then comes the promotions and marketing of the authors book and website.
For more information with regards to the Christian author, creating a great website and pressing into some Christian book marketing and tapping into the Christian marketplace contact Christian Book Marketing. They can help you with all aspects of your author promotions and book marketing.