Freelance writers sometimes overlook a critical piece of marketing that can drive traffic, generate leads, and land assignments… writer websites.
How’s your writer website?
Maybe you’ve got the basics like a home page, about page, and your portfolio. Maybe you’re still looking at writer websites to get ideas for setting up your own.
- What should your writer website include?
- Does design matter?
- What makes other writer websites perform well?
- What about SEO?
- What can you do to stand out in a crowded niche?
These are questions an elite group of freelance writers, authors, and content marketing experts can answer.
Ask Google to help you find a “top NYC writer,” and you’ll get slammed with 19 million results. That’s more than double the Big Apple’s daytime population of 8.6 million.
So how does a NYC writer stand out online? Being smart, creative, and friendly helps. But in today’s digital world, writer websites matter, too.
So I Googled ‘Top NYC writer,” and reached out to the writers whose websites topped that search. Below, eight of those top-ranking writers share their secrets for creating writer websites that seriously get you found and hired.
Ready to launch or revamp your writer website? Here’s what you need to know.