by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Dec 6, 2023 | Author Websites, Platform
There are 60,000 WordPress plugins available to you, but most authors only need a handful. Learn which plugins every author website needs in 2024.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 2, 2022 | Author Websites, Platform
If your author website doesn’t show in Google’s search results, make sure you’ve removed these website speed bumps.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 6, 2021 | Author Websites, Platform, Promotion
Peek behind the scenes to find out how Author Media came to serve authors like you and how we’ll serve you in the coming years.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 4, 2021 | Author Websites, Platform
Have you ever been irritated by a website? Did you know that readers may be having that exact same experience when they visit your website? Ticking off your website visitors is a bad way to get more readers. Here are seven ways author websites annoy visitors and what to do about it.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 22, 2019 | Author Websites, Platform
Make your author website easier for readers to find and more fun to visit by using the 5 best free plugins for WordPress websites.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 29, 2016 | Author Websites, News, Platform
The #1 WordPress Bookstore Plugin is about to get even better with Kindle Instant Preview, International Mode and Landing Page Mode.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 30, 2016 | Author Websites, News, Platform
I have a confession to make. Most author websites irritate me. I read a lot of books and the primary reason I visit an author’s website is to check on the progress of their current Work In Progress. Not a single author website (other than Brandon...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jan 14, 2016 | News
We are excited to announce MyBookTable 2.2, which comes with the following features. Barnes & Noble CJ Affiliate Support & Migration Barnes and Noble has changed from Linkshare to Commission Junction (also known as CJ Affiliates). All the old affiliate links...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 7, 2015 | News
What happens when your superfans visit your site looking for the status of your upcoming book? If your site is like most author websites, they leave disappointed and frustrated. You just lost the opportunity to get them excited about your upcoming book and onto your...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 20, 2015 | Author Websites, Platform
Today the folks at Securi announced that over 300 Popular WordPress plugins had a security flaw. It is critical that you update your plugins immediately.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 10, 2015 | Author Websites, Platform
Plugins are magical things. Similar to apps that you install on your smartphone, plugins add certain features and functionality to your website. But plugins aren’t much help if you don’t know how to install them! That’s why we’re here to...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 12, 2015 | News
So far, MyBookTable 2.0 has been a huge hit. In just two months, it has already outsold MyBookTable 1.0 (excluding Kickstarter backers). But, just because MyBookTable is the #1 Bookstore plugin on WordPress doesn’t mean we have stopped working hard to make it...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 9, 2015 | News
It is hard to imagine, but MyBookTable is almost two years old. Over that time, we have rolled out update after update, making the plugin easier, more compatible, and more powerful. Our little plugin has come a long way from the version the community funded on...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 1, 2014 | News, Public Speaking
At Author Media we work with a lot of professional speakers. Their websites all need an event calendar to help build enthusiasm for upcoming events. The problem is, all the WordPress event calendars either were either way too complicated or did not work…. or...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 19, 2014 | News
MyBookTable is now the #1 WordPress Bookstore plugin on the WordPress repository. We have been hard at work making MBT even better. We are excited to announce version 1.3 now with GetNoticed! Integration and much more.