Web Design

A fast, credible home for your book — and your long-term author brand.

Your website is where readers, media and partners validate you in seconds. We design and build author sites that load quickly, read beautifully on mobile and connect cleanly to mailing lists, retailers and press kits — without the bloat of generic templates.

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Benefits

What you get.

Editorial layouts that foreground your book, reviews and bio
Performance-minded builds with accessible typography and colour
Integrations: MailerLite, ConvertKit, BookFunnel, Shopify or Stripe where needed
Editor training so you can update news, events and bonus content safely
Inside the service

How web design works at Vanguard.

Most author sites fail for predictable reasons: slow hosting, cluttered homepages and no obvious next step for a curious reader. We design around one primary conversion — usually read sample, join list or buy — then support it with secondary paths for media and speaking enquiries.

Whether you need a single landing page for a launch month or a durable brand hub, we scope technology choices you can live with for years.

Ideal for
  • Authors who want a serious digital presence beyond social platforms alone
  • Speakers and consultants aligning a book with a broader practice site
  • Small presses needing a repeatable author microsite pattern
What you'll receive
Deliverables
  • Sitemap, wireframes and visual system (type, colour, imagery guidance)
  • Responsive page templates for home, book, about, contact and optional blog
  • Form handling with spam protection and basic analytics wiring
  • Launch checklist covering DNS, SSL and Search Console handoff
Typical timeline
3–6 weeks depending on page count and integrations
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Process

A clear path to launch.

01
Discovery

We capture audiences, offers, must-have modules and any existing brand assets.

02
Design

High-fidelity layouts for key breakpoints with two structured revision rounds.

03
Build

We implement in your agreed stack — often Laravel or a modern static generator — with staging for review.

04
Launch

DNS, performance checks, basic SEO hygiene and a short Loom walkthrough for edits.

Investment

Transparent, tailored pricing.

Indicative pricing — every engagement is custom-quoted to your manuscript and goals.

Launch landing
From £950
  • Single high-impact page
  • Mailing list embed
  • Retailer links and social proof block
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Author brand site
From £2,400
  • Multi-page site
  • Blog or journal pattern
  • Newsletter integration
  • Two revision rounds
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FAQ

Common questions.

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