Today I took the first step in an experiment.
Here are its goals . . .
1. To make myself an expert on how New Zealand writers can use the new technologies to publish, promote and sell their work. I'm going to record my journey in this BLOG.
2. To hare my growing expertise with other writers in New Zealand on my WEBSITE.
3. To develop a supportive on-line community of writers who share accessible, down-to-earth information, advice and tips about self-publication and promotion.
I shouldn't admit to any doubt, any trepidation about the experiment. I should be resolute, imperturbable, bristling with self-confidence and bravado.
But I'm none of these things: I'm simply a writer with curiosity, some techie skills and a background in marketing and arts management which involved lots of design and print projects.
THE FIRST STEP
I approach local self-published writers with a proposal. I offer to build their author websites absolutely free in return for helping me trial a method for creating websites which are:-
Here are its goals . . .
1. To make myself an expert on how New Zealand writers can use the new technologies to publish, promote and sell their work. I'm going to record my journey in this BLOG.
2. To hare my growing expertise with other writers in New Zealand on my WEBSITE.
3. To develop a supportive on-line community of writers who share accessible, down-to-earth information, advice and tips about self-publication and promotion.
I shouldn't admit to any doubt, any trepidation about the experiment. I should be resolute, imperturbable, bristling with self-confidence and bravado.
But I'm none of these things: I'm simply a writer with curiosity, some techie skills and a background in marketing and arts management which involved lots of design and print projects.
THE FIRST STEP
I approach local self-published writers with a proposal. I offer to build their author websites absolutely free in return for helping me trial a method for creating websites which are:-
- Stylish
- Functional
- Very low-cost to set up
- Very low-cost to run
- So easy to operate that even a techno-klutz can do it
