That’s it! Now your blogs will show up on Amazon without you lifting a finger. FWA’s feed address looks like this Paste your feed address into here: An XML file will show up (everything written in code). It may say the words RSS feed or be a little logo that looks like a wifi signal (see the bottom of FWA blog home page).
You can find that by going to your website and clicking on RSS Feed where it shows on your site. You are going to need to the link to your feed. Click where it says manage blog feeds as shown here. Next, you need to connect the feed to your Amazon Author Central account. If you use another website builder, Google “turn on RSS feed in _” and put what you use in the blank.It will look different depending on what you are using for your website. Here is what it looks like on the back end of my blog on Weebly. There are two steps to getting this to work:įirst, make sure you have RSS turned on on your website. I had no idea what this was before connecting it to my author page. There is another cool trick Amazon lets you do: you can have your blog posts from your website automatically show up on your Amazon author page. Getting Your Blog Posts to Show on Your Author Page This is one of the few places having a crazy name is great! No one else has my author URL. If it is, you can add the word author to your URL and see if that works. I recommend that you use your author name if it isn’t taken. So instead of having your Amazon author page be something like /author/83f9nbgv28900dnhfbfh299 that you’d have to copy and paste over and over, you can make an address that is easy to remember. One thing I love about Amazon Author Central is that they allow you to create a custom URL. I keep a doc with a variety of bios for different occasions. See the difference? Readers like more personal information and less about your writing career. She is also the Executive Vice President of the Florida Writers Association. Arielle is an editor, speaker, and owner of a small press. She is surrounded by males at home-a husband, two sons, and an energetic dog-and tries to integrate as much purple and flowers in the house as possible. She has a serious reading addiction, fantasy romance her absolute favorite, and loves nothing more than good conversation paired with a good wine. Previously an elementary teacher, Arielle Haughee (Hoy) is a multi-genre author living in Florida. She was honored with the President’s Award from FWA in 2020.
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She is the author of The Complete Revision Workbook for Writers, Falling Into You, the children’s books Grumbler, Joyride, Pling’s Party and Sixth Sunday, as well as the editor of the How I Met My Other anthology series and the creator of the Focus Journal line of journals. She is an editor, speaker, writing coach, and the Executive Vice President for the Florida Writers Association. Here is an example of the difference:Īrielle Haughee (Hoy) is a five-time RPLA-winning author and the owner of Orange Blossom Publishing. Make sure it is one that is geared to your readers, not other writers. You can also add other pictures and even video to your profile in addition to your headshot. You want to make a good impression on potential buyers.
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If you don’t have a professional headshot, use a photo that is high resolution, just of your top half, and has good lighting. Your author profile is where you can input information that will show on your Amazon author page. To get started, click on profile in the top menu bar. You will have to add them more on that in just a little bit. When you log in for the first time, you will not have any books on your page. You will either create a login or use your regular Amazon credentials to sign in. Instead of the normal or, this site is. Here’s how: Amazon Author CentralĪmazon Author Central is an affiliated site where authors can login and manage author information that goes on Amazon. You do not get one automatically when you publish a book on there or if a publisher uploads your book. You’ll notice it has my headshot, bio, books, and even blog posts. This is where you can click on an author’s name on Amazon and learn more about them. One tool you can use to boost your visibility as an author on the platform is by having an Amazon author page.
Having a strong presence on Amazon makes it easier for readers to find your work and buy your books. Amazon is without doubt a massive force in the book world.
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