Chapter 8
Building Your Website
My website is a terrific marketing tool and provides an attractive, friendly forum for interacting with my readers.Sue Grafton, author of many #1New York Times bestsellers
In 1996, we developed one of the first author websites. It was for Sue Grafton. Not many companies get the privilege of starting their web development business with a #1 New York Times bestselling author. My husband and I worked for days to get the background color and texture just right. It was a thrilling time for us. Sue was delighted. The page on the site that was the most popular was one about Sue’s cats. Her fans would come to her book signings and ask about her cats, and Sue would direct her fans to the site where they could see the cat ...
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