Laurie getting her feet wet...Today I launched my first website http://www.lauriecoulter.net/. I’m the author of Cowboys and Coffin-Makers: One Hundred 19th-Century Jobs You Might Have Feared or Fancied, but I’m also a book editor, and editors tend to like staying in the background. Fortunately, the folks at Annick urged me on, and writing a website turned out to be a creative, painless process.
My designer, Jason Maher of Shiny Paper, had these tips:
1. The Web doesn’t need more promotion pieces. Be sure your site has links and information that readers can use.
2. Suit the design to the site’s readership. Make it kid-friendly and easy to navigate.
3. Keep adding new material.
4. Consider setting up a blog.
A blog? Oh no..... That’s enough to send me racing back to the 19th century!
