By trade · creative
Static hosting for authors
Author personal sites: bio, books / publications, blog, newsletter signup, contact for events and rights. Stable content, long half-life, classic static profile.
What a typical author site looks like
Homepage with current book cover, books index with retailer links, about / bio, blog or essays, newsletter signup (ConvertKit/Substack), events, press, contact.
Most author sites are on WordPress with a book-themed plugin or two. Migration is straightforward — content, book covers, links to retailers.
Trade-specific things to know
- Newsletter signup integrates with whichever ESP you use — ConvertKit, Substack, Buttondown all have static-friendly options.
- Book retailer links (Amazon, Bookshop.org) are just external links — unaffected.
10-year cost projection
Typical author hosting
€2,717
~€18/mo, 5% inflation
lastupdate.site
€600
€600 once. No monthly.
You save
€2,117
over a decade
Our take
Author sites are perpetual archives. €600 once-and-done aligns with how an author's website actually works: it represents a body of work that grows slowly over decades, not a software project that needs a CMS.
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