Author Website Questionnaire

Fields with an asterisk (*) are required. Please read everything very carefully. Before you fill this out, go to https://www.brainstormescreative.com/services/website-design/ to gather the items you'll need to complete the form. If you have any questions before you get started, email [email protected]

About you

Are you an Illumify author? If you're not (and/or you don't even know what this means), answer "no" below. *

Hi, Illumify author! There's a special questionnaire especially for you on the Illumify Media website. Please do not proceed here, but instead fill that one out by clicking here. No need to click the SUBMIT button below.

Name *

First

Last

Pen name

Email *

Phone *

Are you represented by a literary agent? *

Agent's name *

First

Last

Agency *

Do you have a publicist or PR agency you'd like to list for media inquiries? *

Publicist's/PR rep's name *

First

Last

Publicity or PR firm name *

Publicist's/PR rep's email *

Social media

Do you have any social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) *

Check the accounts you have below. *

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Pinterest
YouTube
Goodreads
Amazon author page
Other

Facebook *

Your Facebook author page's URL looks like the placeholder URL above. Type over it.

Twitter *

Your Twitter page's URL looks like the placeholder URL above. Type over it.

Instagram *

Your Instagram page's URL looks like the placeholder URL above. Type over it.

Pinterest *

Your Pinterest page's URL looks like the placeholder URL above. Type over it.

YouTube *

Your YouTube page's URL looks like the placeholder URL above. Type over it.

Goodreads page

If you have one, enter the URL of your Goodreads author page. It looks like the placeholder URL above. Type over it.

Amazon author page *

Your YouTube page's URL looks like the placeholder URL above. Type over it.

Other social networks *

Add up to 5 others, 1 URL per line

Do you have an email marketing account (such as MailChimp or Aweber)? *

Would you like a form on your website where visitors can enter their email address that links to your email marketing account? *

When we log in to your email marketing account, your provider will want us to either supply a verification code or answer a security question. If the security question option is unavailable, you will need to forward the email containing the verification code to us at [email protected]

Email marketing company name (i.e., MailChimp) *

Username *

Password *

Your Mailchimp security question answer(s) *

Do you send out an e-newsletter? *

Would you like to add a "subscribe to my newsletter" form to your site? *

Domain and hosting information

Have you registered your domain name? *

Don't worry if you haven't. We'll do it for you.

Domain name *

Have you purchased website hosting? *

Again, don't worry if you haven't. We will do it for you.

Did you register your domain and purchase hosting at the same company? *

Domain registrar company *

Username at registrar company *

Password at registrar company *

When we log in to your account, your provider will want us to supply a verification code. You will need to forward the email containing the verification code to us at [email protected]

What domain name(s) would you like to use (if available)? *

Choose up to 5 options, one per line

Hosting company *

Hosting company username *

Hosting company password *

Your information is safe and secure on this site. But if you prefer not to enter it here, call 720-289-8139 and leave a voicemail with this information, and fill out the name field with BY PHONE and put gibberish in the other fields.

Name on the credit card *

First

Middle

Last

If there's no middle name or middle initial on your card, type N/A in the middle field.

Billing address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Credit card number *

Expiration date *

CVV number on the back of the card *

Email addresses associated with your website

If you'd like email address(es) associated with your domain (i.e., [email protected]), check the appropriate box(es) below.

[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
other (specify in the field below)

Some clients like to have emails that appear to go to a whole staff of people but really come to them. Check all that apply,

Email addresses not listed above you'd like added to your account *

Depending on the number of email addresses your hosting account provides, we'll pare down the list if need be. Enter up to 5, one per line.

Your website preferences

Not sure of the look you want for your website? Google "author websites," look them over, and provide URLs to the ones you like the look of in the box below, one per line. If you have any design preferences for your site, list those in this box too.

Do you prefer a one-page layout or multi-page? *

One-page
Multi-page
No preference

Dana Hallin's site is an example of a "one-page" design--with multiple sections on one page. Rachel Moore's site is an example of the "multi-page" design.

Pages/sections you'd like to have *

About
Contact
Books
Blog
Podcast
Other

Check all that apply

Additional pages/sections you'd like not listed above

List them, one per line

Do you have existing logo/business cards/printed material that needs to be matched to the site? *

Upload an image of the material to match below.

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.

Do you have a color scheme in mind? If so, enter the hexidecimal color codes below.

For hexidecimal color codes, click here.

Do you prefer a light or dark color scheme?

Light
Dark
No preference

The Lively Grind Cafe is an example of a dark color scheme. Thomas Ricke Author is an example of a light color scheme.

Website images

Some personal photos (of you, your family/friends, pets, etc.) draw your potential readers in. Websites with quality images are better than plain-text sites. For high-quality, free images (that don't violate copyright law and are completely royalty-free), we recommend you visit https://unsplash.com. Pick out at least 10 images that suit your ideal website's tone, atmosphere, and/or desired color scheme. Choose about 2/3 landscape (horizontal) and 1/3 portrait (vertical). You can either download the images yourself and upload them to Dropbox or Google Drive and share the link with us, or you can copy each image's URL link. Here's a video of how to do that: https://youtu.be/I46E0RY8ErY

Upload your headshot *

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 30 files.

5x7” at 300 dpi (1500 x 2100 pixels)

Need help? Click here to find out how to take a great headshot. Opens in new window so you don't lose your form.

Upload personal photos here

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 30 files.

Upload accent photos here (from Unsplash.com, for example)

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 30 files.

Other images for your site

If you've copied the URLs for any unsplash photos, copy them above, one per line

Website Content

Your author bio *

Need help? Click here to find out how to write a compelling author bio. Opens in new window so you don't lose your form.

Text for your pages/sections *

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 6 files.

Upload documents here with content for your pages/sections.

Your Books

What is your publishing status? *

Published
Pre-published

Title of your book *

Description(s) of your book(s) and/or back cover copy *

What do you want your readers to know about this book?

Upload your book cover image(s).

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 30 files.

Link(s) to book sales pages, i.e., Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Kobo, Google. One per line. *

Do you have review(s) of your book(s) you'd like to post on your new website? *

Copy and paste any reviews in the box below. If they're already published on your website or elsewhere, provide the URL so we can copy and paste them into the new site. *

This is a long form, so it will take a while to upload. Don't hit the back button on your browser or navigate away from the page until it finishes uploading and you get the success message.

Phone