Have you already built your author website? If not, why not? Are you waiting until your eBook has been completed and published before taking on this task?

If you are waiting to build a website then I would ask you what you are waiting for?

As soon as you know you will write an eBook you should start to build your author website. You can always change the content if required along the way.

One reason is that you will want to claim your very own domain name. If you plan on using your real name as your author name then you will want to claim the domain (YourName.com) before someone else decides to take it. If you find that your name has already been taken with a .com extension then look for the next best one. Consider your own country TLD such as .com.au, co.uk or .us

You Can Buy Your Domain Name at:

1. GoDaddy

2. Moniker

It is never too soon to build your author website and to start building your brand and profile online. You can always use your website to pre-sell or promote your eBook pre-publication.

It is about generating "buzz" and anticipation for the release of your eBook. And there is no better way to do this than your own website. You can use social media sites such as Twitter or Facebook to help promote your eBook but having your own website will bring along a whole new sense of credibility to your writing and visibility as a published author.

By having your own author website the focus is on you. Unlike social media sites of blogs where the viewer may be distracted by free articles, advertisements or content, your website will be clean and simple with the sole focus on you and your eBooks.

Blogs are a great tool for authors, and every author should have one, but they serve a different purpose and should not replace an author site.

Your Website Should Include the Following When Selling an eBook From Your Own Site:

1. A description of your eBook.

2. Your eBook cover.

3. If non-fiction, the benefits it will provide to the reader.

4. What unique information you provide.

5. The price.

6. A call to action.

7. A section with testimonials.

8. A way to collect the contact details of your fans (build a relationship)

You Should Build Your Author Website as Early as Possible Because:

1. You will need to create anticipation for the launch of your eBook.

2. Provide a direct way for people to find you on the internet.

3. You will want to commence pre-publication marketing campaign as soon as possible.

4. You take pre-orders for your upcoming eBook.

5. Present yourself the way you want people to see you.

6. It's important for personal branding.

7. It's a way people can find and contact you.

8. You need to stake claim to the best domain name available.

9. It takes time to get top rankings in the search engines.

10. You can build your site's popularity in conjunction with your social media sites.

11. Your own website brings your more visibility.

12. Your own site brings you more credibility.

13. You receive all of the profits.

14. Your visitors bring you worldwide publicity at almost no cost to you.

15. You are more accessible to your readers.

16. You establish yourself as the expert.

17. You gain your visitor's trust you are here to stay.

What Are the Benefits for Selling Your eBook On Your Own Website?

First of all I need to clarify that by selling your own eBook on your website does not mean that it is the only place you distribute it for sale. You need to get your eBook in as many of the top online eBook stores as possible. The people visible your eBook the more sales you will generate.

The main benefit from selling your eBook from your own website is that you cut out all the middlemen. You get to keep 100% of the sale. All you need to is to have a way to take payments (such as Paypal) and a way for the eBook to be delivered to the customer (your own shopping cart can do this).

You can use Clickbank who will take a small commission for each sale but at least you are not paying a self publishing site or publishing house a large commission for all your hard work.

The fastest and easiest way to learn is to learn from those who do it right. Check out some of the author sites of the best-selling eBook authors to learn how they do it.

eBooks International has its own author website development site at www.ebookauthorwebsites.com to help authors in creating, building and producing an author site that meets all requirements.