Help Topics
Activating Your Account
Add a Home Page Banner
https://wendywilliamsauthor.com
https://aimeeliu.net
The banner is located underneath the menu, unlike the header which is located above or beside the menu. Another key difference is that the header appears on every page, providing consistent navigation, while the banner is displayed only on the home page, serving as a focal point for featured content or messaging.
Adding a Book with Multiple Formats
Adding a New Page to your Pub Site Website
Adding an Author
Adding an Embed Code
Here are a few ways to achieve this:
Adding an Embedded Video
To add a video to your website, you should upload your video to Youtube or Vimeo first. Here's why:
- They automatically do any resizing or conversion you need
- It makes it easier to add it to your website
- There is greater discoverability — more people may find you
Follow these instructions to add a Youtube video to your Pub Site website.
Adding Author Appearances
With Pub Site, it is easy to add author appearances to your website. Once you enter yourself as an author,
- Click on the Authors tab in the menu bar
- Click on the small pencil to the right of the author name
Adding Author Social Links
Once you've selected the pencil icon you will find the social links tab.
Adding Bookseller Buttons
Adding MailChimp to your Pub Site Website
There are basically two types of signup forms you will use — a pop-up form that will appear, or "pop up," on the page when someone arrives at your website, and an embedded form that you can place almost anywhere on your website, including the sidebar column on the interior pages of your site.
Adding MailerLite to your Pub Site Website
There are two types of signup forms you can use — a pop-up form that will appear, or "pop up," on the page when someone arrives at your website, and an embedded form that you can place almost anywhere on your website, including the sidebar column on the interior pages of your site.
Adding SEO to Your Pub Site Website
Adding Your Blog to Your Amazon Author Profile via RSS
Once you are on your profile page, click add blog
Arranging the Order of Books
Canceling Your Account
Change the Email Address on the Contact Form
Messages submitted to the contact form will be delivered to the email address you signed up with.
Change Your Payment Method
Changing the Menu for a One Book Site
Changing the Page Name and Menu Title
Create Product Categories
Create your categories by selecting the "Add Category" button on the top right, then go back to each book and add them to the category, or categories, you want, and then click on Update Product.
Creating Blog URLs
Credit Card Transactions and Refunds
How do I provide refunds to my customers?
Design and Customization
Disable Captcha
Here’s where you can remove CAPTCHA:
Domain forwarding
You will want to find your DNS records and scroll to the bottom. However, every platform may be different.
Look at these photos from Go Daddy below to see what this may look like
Domain Name Basics
Before you start the development of your author website, you need to decide on a domain name. It is helpful to decide before you start development because it could impact the design of your website. When deciding on a domain name there some things to consider: what to choose, availability, and buying.
Ecommerce Shipping Options
There are two options for setting shipping costs for a book:
— set it per book in the book’s profile
— or set it globally for all books on the site
Ecommerce Test Mode
File types you should use: (jpg/jpeg, gif, and png)
Google Analytics / Sitemap Error Messages
Google Search Console and Sitemaps
Google Search Console Redirect
Header Dimensions
Home Page Layouts
To access the available home page layouts and customize your website's appearance, follow these steps:
How to Add Audio Files (mp3s)
How to Change your Admin Password
Click on the email address of the user you want to change.
How to Create a Placeholder Menu Button
Name it whatever you want the menu button to say. Select "Link to File or External Website." Put "#" in the Link box. Click on Add Page; then Save Changes.
How to Feature a Book on the Homepage and Sidebar
If you want to showcase a book on the homepage and make it the featured book on your Pub Site website, follow these steps. The book that will automatically appear in the sidebar is the one placed at the number one position in the Featured Products section.
How to Find and Add Your GoodReads Feed and Review Widget to Pub Site
Once you have received the code you want to use there are a few locations you can paste your Goodreads code.
How to import your Wordpress blog posts into your website
How to Keep a Blog Always on Top of the Page
How to Link to a File or Another Website
Enter the text you want to use, like XYZ Podcast, highlight the text, then click on the link icon in the edit bar:
How To Make a Canva Banner
How to Sell your Book as a Digital E-book
Inserting/Adding an image or photos to a page
Click on the text wherever you want the photo, this could be at the very bottom or randomly throughout your text.
Select the image icon which is located at the top of the text box.
Introduction to Using the Blog Feature
Paste Without Formatting
Pasting Embed Codes (Google and Mail)
Pasting your Google Analytics Code
Remove a page
RSS URL for Amazon's Author Central
Search Engine Optimization: Basic SEO Tips Every Author Website Needs
Sending a Shipping Message with Pub Site
Separate Categories
Setting up Ecommerce on your website
First, in the Ecommerce tab make sure to uncheck the box to allow payments. By default, that box is checked so ecommerce is turned off.
Sidebar Instructions
Social Media Share Icons
Suggested Image Sizing
Tips for Posting Blogs
Two Author Side-by-Side Home Page Layout
Under Construction Mode
Uploading Book Cover Images
Using a Gmail Address in Your Contact Form
If you are are using a Gmail address in your contact form and are not receiving your messages, Gmail filters may be why. Please start by checking your spam folders. Also, Gmail has other folders in which it will put incoming emails, including "Social" and "Promotions" as shown in the screen capture below. Look there. Or maybe click on "All Mail" to see if the messages display.
Using PayPal with Pub Site
Using the Photo Gallery Feature
Using Your Domain Name with Pub Site
Website Holiday Banners
To make our sites more festive, we have created some graphics you can add to your site. Take a look and use the one that speaks best to you. Here’s a quick video on how to drag the image to your desktop and then add it to your home page.