My sister is a published/award winning author without any web presence and wants to join the ranks. What would be the best way to get cyber? Goal of that presence is to have a “go to site” for editors/publishers with bio and sample work. Not interested in blogging like the newspaper column she used to do…Thanks for your input!(This site rocks on the info!)Dea:)

@deairby I recently helped an author of 6 mystery romances get online. I recommend that your sister needs to explore the websites of many, many authors and from them, figure out what features will work best for her and her level of online commitment. Not being willing to blog is a huge drawback for any site, especially an author, and it hurts SEO.
But hey, I understand that people are busy, and the writing juice it takes to write a blog can take away from the juice needed to get the next book out. It’s about finding a balance.

thanks everyone…I’ll pass this info on.. @clusterwebdesign @charlene-kingston @trudyd1474

cool, E, thanks, will send that suggestion @supereb

I agree with Mac @richardmclaughlin – the .info is better as the .com is for “commercial.”  

Of course, the argument is that authors are listing their wares (books) so a .com is appropriate anyhowsen. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. 

There really would be no problem having both. Registering all the main extensions is best at any rate, as you would not want someone trading on your name for a fan (or otherwise) website that did not include the proper vernacular or intent. Even if you paid $15 for each registration, you’d only be out about $60.00 per year. 

Then again with all the new extensions available, I don’t know if that advice is warranted.  But still, couldn’t hurt.

Great questions and valuable feedback from all… Thank you.