Book giveaway + client interview

Hello Reader,

Although I love building websites for their own sake, it's even better when I hear from a client that the new site has made a positive difference to their business and/or book sales.

So it was a treat recently to catch up with author Lisa Manterfield. Lisa is the award-winning author of five novels and two works of non-fiction. We worked together to create her new Squarespace website, earlier this year.

Lisa was ahead of the game in planning for the release of her latest novel, All Our Lies Are True, which hit the shelves yesterday!

During our conversation, we talk about her experience of working with me, as well as the new book, a spellbinding tale of family secrets. (Scroll down for how you can win a signed copy.)

Watch my interview with Lisa here:

An established author, Lisa treats her writing as a business and allocates plenty of bandwidth for book marketing and connecting with readers. So you will also hear her thoughts and advice on:

The benefits of her new author website (09:02)
What else she's doing, to promote the new novel (12:58)
How not to disappear between book releases (15:42)
Why authors need a way of getting discovered, in addition to a great website (17:27)

And I've summarized key points from our conversation here for you, too.

In the coming months, I'm planning a few more client interviews like this. So let me know what you think of this one, and what other behind-the-scenes videos I should make, to show what it's like to work with me.

Win a signed copy: All Our Lies Are True

At the time of writing, I'm part way through All Our Lies Are True. Obviously I won't offer any spoilers, but suffice to say, Lisa writes beautifully and this one is keeping me up past my bedtime.

Lisa is kindly offering a signed paperback copy of All Our Lies Are True to one of my US friends.*

To enter:

Find and say hello to Lisa on your choice of Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), or TikTok
Then reply to me here, so I can include your entry
Closing date: September 27, 2023

*If you win and you're not in the contiguous Unites States, we'll sort out an ebook copy for you instead.

Work with me:

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I also offer website consulting, where you can book me for an hour to get strategic advice. This is a good option if you'd like to make changes to your website yourself, or you're on a platform like WordPress and want to stay there. And I do have more openings for this service.

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Warm wishes,

Pauline