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Bring your books, speaking topics and event enquiries into one clear professional website.

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How to create
your author and speaker website.

Start with an idea or a relevant template. Refine it around your author and speaker audience and the information they need.

  1. Describe your author and speaker website

    Tell the AI who you serve, what you offer and the style you want. Include books & publications and speaker topics & engagements in your brief, or choose a relevant template.

    Name your audience and the next action you want visitors to take.
  2. Review and make it yours

    Edit your draft visually. Add your own photographs and review books & publications, speaker topics & engagements, about me & bio before sharing your website.

    Confirm every claim and replace sample content with your actual details.
  3. Preview, then publish

    Check the website on phones, tablets and desktop screens. Publish with hosting and SSL, and connect a domain you own when your plan includes custom domains.

    Test your contact form and every external service link after publishing.

The details that help visitors choose

Books & Publications.
One clear website.

Working as both an author and a speaker means one site has to sell books and get you booked, and Grigora builds it from a description of your subject, your titles and the rooms you speak in. The AI drafts pages, copy and images, then you edit visually with no code.

Books & Publications

Showcase all your published works with cover art, synopses, reviews, and purchase links. Organize by series or genre for easy navigation.

Speaker Topics & Engagements

Clearly list your speaking topics, expertise areas, and testimonials from past events. Include information on how to book you for keynotes, workshops, or panels.

About Me & Bio

Share your personal story, professional background, and what drives your writing or speaking. Include a high-quality professional headshot and any relevant credentials or awards.

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A clear first impression

Books & Publications

Showcase all your published works with cover art, synopses, reviews, and purchase links. Organize by series or genre for easy navigation.

Your work, clearly presented

Interactive design inspiration. Illustrative photography and sample copy.

Plan the pages your visitors will use

The right information.
A complete picture of your work.

A practical author and speaker website content guide. Choose the pages that fit what you do and keep the important answers close.

Books & Publications

Showcase all your published works with cover art, synopses, reviews, and purchase links. Organize by series or genre for easy navigation.

Speaker Topics & Engagements

Clearly list your speaking topics, expertise areas, and testimonials from past events. Include information on how to book you for keynotes, workshops, or panels.

About Me & Bio

Share your personal story, professional background, and what drives your writing or speaking. Include a high-quality professional headshot and any relevant credentials or awards.

Media Kit & Press Page

Provide a dedicated section for media resources, including high-res photos, approved bios, interview topics, and contact information for press inquiries. This streamlines media outreach.

Upcoming Events & Signings

List all your upcoming book signings, speaking engagements, and appearances. Include dates, locations, and links to tickets or more information to encourage attendance.

Blog / Insights & Excerpts

Share thoughts on your writing process, excerpts from new works, commentary on industry topics, or behind-the-scenes content. This engages readers and builds anticipation for your next project.

Learn from the pages visitors use.

Review site analytics to understand which pages people visit. Keep books & publications and contact information easy to reach, and update them when your work changes.

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Make the next step obvious

A question. An enquiry.
A clear next step.

Choose how visitors to your author and speaker website reach you. Make each action fit the services and processes you already use.

Give enquiries a clear route

Help visitors ask about books & publications. Use a contact form that collects the details your team needs, and explain what happens after an enquiry.

Your team reviews requests and confirms the next step.

Connect the services you use

Keep specialist workflows for your author and speaker website in the services you already use. Add clear links and explain their process before visitors leave your site.

Your chosen provider handles its own availability, confirmations and account access.

Add commerce when it fits

If you sell products or agreed services, add Grigora Commerce product pages, a cart and checkout with your connected Stripe or Razorpay account. Explain prices, terms and fulfillment before accepting payment.

Your team manages orders and fulfillment; payment provider fees and terms apply.

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SEO for author and speaker websites

Help the right people
discover your website.

Good author and speaker website SEO starts with useful pages. Make books & publications, your contact details and your story easy to find.

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Explore books & publications and speaker topics & engagements, learn about our approach and find out how to contact us.

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Titles and descriptions you can edit

Give pages for books & publications and speaker topics & engagements clear titles. Write descriptions that match their actual content.

Useful information for your audience

Explain books & publications with original copy and relevant photographs. Keep contact details and any locations you serve accurate.

Connected hosting and published pages

Publish with hosting, HTTPS and a sitemap. Use clear navigation so visitors and search engines can reach your pages. Custom domains are available on paid plans.

Use relevant photographs, helpful image descriptions and original copy about your work and the people you serve.

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Room to start. Room to grow.

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Current plans & pricing

Start free and build your first version

Try the AI builder and review your first author and speaker website draft. Check the pricing page for current features and usage limits.

  • A first draft you can review and customize
  • Website hosting, SSL and CDN included
  • Page, form and newsletter usage limits to review

Choose room for your website to grow

Compare plans for your domain and the content your author and speaker website needs. Paid plans add custom domains and Directory Maker for structured content.

  • Connect a domain you own
  • Organize content with custom directory fields
  • Choose capacity for your pages, content and enquiries

Check current plan limits and feature eligibility before choosing. Connected payment providers have their own terms and processing fees.

The last check before going online

Ready for
your first online visitor?

Walk through your author and speaker website as a visitor would. Review these details before publishing, and again whenever your content changes.

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Before you go online

Author And Speaker website builder FAQs.

Clear answers about creating a author and speaker website, its content and the tools you can use.

How can Grigora help an author and speaker create a professional website?

Grigora's drag-and-drop website builder is perfect for authors and speakers. With over 50 customizable blocks and professional templates, you can easily design a site to showcase your books, speaking topics, media kit, and testimonials. The platform ensures responsive design, so your site looks great on any device. Plus, with custom domain support, free SSL, CDN, and hosting included, your author/speaker website will be professional, fast, and secure.

Can I use Grigora to promote my books, list speaking engagements, and share articles?

Yes, Grigora's flexible content management system is ideal. You can create dedicated pages for each book, including summaries, reviews, and purchase links. The directory maker can list your speaking topics, past events, and upcoming engagements. The built-in blogging platform is perfect for sharing articles, insights, or excerpts from your work, keeping your audience engaged and informed about your thought leadership.

Does Grigora offer tools to improve my author and speaker website's visibility on search engines?

Absolutely. Grigora includes comprehensive SEO tools to help your author and speaker website attract more readers and event organizers. This features built-in on-page SEO suggestions, a keyword research tool for your topics and name, and meta tag customization. You can also generate schema markup for books or events and optimize URLs. Google Search Console integration helps you monitor your site's performance and ensure you are easily discoverable.

How can Grigora's AI tools assist an author and speaker with website content?

Grigora's AI tools can be incredibly beneficial. You can use the AI website generator to quickly set up your site structure. The AI blog writer can help you craft engaging articles, thought pieces, or summaries of your speaking points. Additionally, the AI image generation tool can create unique visuals for marketing, and the AI paragraph rephraser can refine your book descriptions or speaker bios, making them more compelling for your audience.

Is it possible to track visitor engagement and collect media or booking inquiries on my website?

Grigora provides a built-in privacy-friendly analytics dashboard where you can track traffic, engagement, and performance insights for your author and speaker website. You can see which book pages or speaking topics are most popular. The interactive form builder allows you to create lead capture forms for media inquiries, speaking requests, or book club interest. You can also integrate newsletter subscription forms to build an email list for updates.

Can I send out newsletters to my audience about new books, articles, or speaking dates?

Yes, Grigora features a built-in newsletter system perfect for authors and speakers. You can create newsletter subscription forms and popups on your website to gather email addresses from interested readers and event organizers. The system allows you to create, send, and track newsletters, informing your audience about new releases, upcoming speaking engagements, or published articles. You can even automate newsletters from your blog posts to share fresh content efficiently.

How does Grigora support a professional email address for my author and speaker brand?

While separate from the website builder, Grigora offers a Professional Mail service. You can get custom domain email addresses (e.g., hello@yourname.com or bookings@yourname.com) to enhance your professional brand's credibility. This service includes 30GB storage per mailbox and features like an AI writing assistant, smart replies, and scheduled sending. It helps streamline communication with publishers, event organizers, and readers, reinforcing your professional image.

Can I sell my books directly from my website instead of only linking out to Amazon?

Yes. Grigora Commerce lets you list physical books with variants like hardcover, paperback, or signed copies, each with its own SKU, and sell ebooks as digital downloads with protected delivery. You connect your own Stripe or Razorpay account for checkout and set your own shipping and tax settings for print editions.

What's the best way to list my upcoming speaking engagements or tour dates?

Set up a directory, a structured content collection separate from your blog, using a datetime field for each date plus fields for venue, a registration link, and an event image. Because it's typed content rather than blog posts, your schedule stays organized as dates are added, updated, or removed.

Can I build a page showcasing past talks, interviews, and press features?

Yes. Directories support portfolio-style collections with image, video, and link fields, so past talks, podcast appearances, and press mentions can be cataloged as structured entries instead of one long scrolling recap.

How do I let readers sign up for updates about new book releases or tour dates?

Use the built-in Newsletters and Email Builder to design and send updates from the same platform your site runs on. It's separate from Grigora Mail, which is your business inbox, so your subscriber list and your personal correspondence stay independent.

Can event organizers or press reach me at a professional email instead of a personal address?

Grigora Mail gives you a business inbox on your own domain starting at $5/month, with up to 10 aliases so you can route addresses like booking@ and press@ separately, plus scheduled sending and an AI assistant to help draft replies to inquiries.

How do I sell an ebook from my own website?

Upload the file as a digital product, set the price, and buyers receive it after checkout with an automatic receipt. You keep the reader relationship and the full list price minus what your own Stripe or Razorpay account charges, instead of a retailer share and no customer email.

How do I make a speaker one sheet page?

One page holding your headshot, a short and long bio, three or four talk titles with descriptions, audience types you have spoken to, two clips of you on stage, testimonials from organisers, and a booking form. Keep it at a clean URL so it can go straight into an email.

What should a keynote speaker's website include?

Signature talks with clear takeaways, video of you speaking to a real audience, logos or names of past events, testimonials, a media kit, and a contact route that reaches you fast. Add your books and a newsletter signup so someone who is not hiring today stays in touch.

How much does an author and speaker website cost?

Paid plans start at $15 a month on Starter, billed annually at $144 for the year, with Pro at $25 a month. There is a free trial instead of a free forever plan. Book sales settle through your own Stripe or Razorpay account and their fees.

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