One project I’m currently building is an Author Website Reality Check tool.
The idea is simple: many authors have websites, but it is not always clear whether the site is helping readers, growing trust, supporting book discovery, or quietly getting in the way.
The tool looks at things like homepage clarity, navigation, book discovery, email signup opportunities, trust signals, calls to action, and overall reader experience. It then gives the author a practical snapshot of what is working, what may be confusing, and what could be improved first.
I’ve been testing it on several author and creator websites, and the results have been encouraging. The goal is not to sell website services. It is to give authors a clearer sense of whether their online home is doing the job they need it to do.
I’m especially interested in helping authors think less in terms of “having a website” and more in terms of building a reader pathway.
Happy to share more as the project develops.
