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Q&A When should a starting writer get his own webpage?

Personally, I think that's a crock. It's understandable why someone would think having a website would be a benefit, but if you have it too early-on, it will come across as amateurish at best or b...

posted 5y ago by Sora Tamashii‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:24:13Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/43688
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Sora Tamashii‭ · 2019-12-08T11:24:13Z (almost 5 years ago)
# Personally, I think that's a crock.

It's understandable why someone would think having a website would be a benefit, but if you have it too early-on, it will come across as amateurish at best or becomes an unnecessary financial cost at worst.

As for content, if you do make a website, it doesn't have to require constant content updates, but it should be a place where you advertise your works and sell yourself as an author. A periodical blog post telling people about your writing progress wouldn't be remiss, but you should make sure you note things that would matter to your readers at the very least.

That said, I wouldn't do it until I have something I want to share with the public and sell, either literally or figuratively.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-18T04:26:47Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 22