We specialize in author brands
Your message, voice, and expertise deserve a platform built to showcase your work and attract your ideal audience.
Services
Build a Brand. Sell More Books. Grow Your Business.
Modern, high-converting websites for authors and thought leaders.
Your website is the foundation of your author platform — the place where readers, clients, and partners learn who you are and why your work matters.
Built on LovableBrand · Copy · Design10+ Years With Authors
The approach
An online presence built to work as hard as your book
Your website is the foundation of your author platform — the place where readers, clients, and partners learn who you are and why your work matters. We design modern, high-converting websites specifically for authors and thought leaders, blending storytelling, strategy, and visual impact to elevate your brand.
With deep experience in the publishing world, we know what it takes to create an online presence that supports book sales, speaking engagements, media opportunities, and long-term business growth.
Every site we build is created on Lovable — a modern platform that gives you a fast, secure, custom-designed website with no plugins to maintain and no theme limitations. It means we can design exactly what your brand needs, launch faster, and make updates without a queue of developers.
Why authors choose us
Story, strategy, and design in one team
Story + strategy = conversions
We build websites that look beautiful and guide visitors toward the actions that matter — buying your book, joining your list, or reaching out for opportunities.
A cohesive digital ecosystem
From branding to copywriting to design, every element works together to support your goals.
Done-for-you support
Our team leads you through a thoughtful, streamlined process so you can stay focused on writing and growing your business.
Optional first step
Start with visual branding
A strong website begins with a strong visual identity. If you don't yet have branding — or want an elevated, modern look — we create a polished visual foundation that shapes your entire online presence.
Visual branding
Optional first step
We define the look and feel that makes your author brand recognizable across your website, social media, book covers, and marketing materials.
Best for: authors who need a cohesive look and feel before building their website or launching new marketing materials. Timeline: ~1 month
- Custom logo
- Refined color palette
- Signature fonts
- A simple brand guide
Website packages
Choose the Lovable website that fits your platform
Three done-for-you packages, all built on Lovable.
Bronze
One-page Lovable website
A clean, modern one-page website that gives authors a polished online presence.
- Strategic messaging and copy
- Professional design aligned to your branding
- Mobile-friendly, fast-loading Lovable build
- One year of premium hosting
Best for: emerging authors or those wanting a streamlined, elegant site. Timeline: ~1–2 months
Silver
Multi-page Lovable website
A full multi-page website tailored to authors growing their platform.
- Up to five pages
- Expanded copywriting
- SEO structure built in
- Contact form and testimonials
- Upgraded visual elements
Best for: authors expanding into speaking, coaching, consulting, or other business offerings. Timeline: ~2 months
Gold
Full marketing ecosystem
Our most robust package for authors serious about scaling their brand. Everything in Silver, plus:
- Email list integration
- Two custom opt-in funnels (ghostwritten and professionally designed PDFs)
- A blog with starter posts
- Strategic conversion tools across the site
Best for: authors ready to build a full marketing ecosystem that captures leads and nurtures readers. Timeline: ~3–4 months
Add-on
Ongoing website care
Your website is your storefront — and we keep it current, secure, and performing. Available as a monthly retainer, our care plan covers the day-to-day work that keeps your platform moving, including security patches and vulnerability fixes as they arise for your Lovable site.
- Content updates as your book, speaking, and offers evolve
- Security patches and vulnerability fixes as they arise
- Performance, SEO, and analytics monitoring
- Secure managed hosting with automatic backups
- A team on call when something needs to change quickly
New pages, landing pages, and opt-ins as you launch are not included in the monthly retainer and are quoted per project as add-on work.
Client stories
Brands and websites that opened doors
Real projects where brand and platform did as much work as the manuscript.
Author. Speaker. Business Luminary.
Darren Pleasance
The combination of the marketing efforts and success of the book launched Darren into a new phase — more speaking, hitting bestseller status on Amazon, and leaning into the work he loves.
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A memoir that grew into a movement
Margaret & Lilo Baurer
Margaret and Lilo worked with our branding and marketing teams to build a brand authentic to their story and message. The brand led to a new business promoting the book and guidance services — Hopeward Healing.
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The Disruptors' Feast
Frits van Paasschen
We helped Frits establish a look and feel for his personal brand and built a simple website to support his goals — assisting with email marketing, social media, and articles.
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A personal brand built for a bold new chapter
Audacious Freedom
Our client was starting a new chapter in her life. We developed her personal brand from the ground up — deep-dive discovery, core messaging, and high-quality website copy and design — to help her reach the people she is meant to serve.
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A modern website for a firm that powers the labor movement
McGann, Ketterman & Rioux
McGann, Ketterman & Rioux needed a website as formidable as their practice. We built a modern, credible digital home for one of Chicago's leading labor and employment law firms.
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A decade-old web presence, rebuilt for the next era of executive coaching
Great Circle Associates
Great Circle Associates had gone ten years without a website update. We rebuilt the site from the ground up and refreshed the brand with a new logo and color palette — a night-and-day difference for an executive coaching and management consulting firm.
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A digital home for a career spent resolving conflict
Daniel Griffith
Daniel Griffith has spent 30 years helping people navigate conflict. We built a website that finally matches the depth of his practice — clear positioning, warm design, and a platform ready for his book, Everyday Mediator.
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A speaker and philanthropist's platform, rebuilt from the ground up
David Belman
After writing his first book, we rebranded David Belman's personal website around speaking, consulting, and philanthropy — new positioning, new copy, and a design that sounds like him.
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A modern website and a client platform behind the login
Exceleras
Exceleras needed more than a redesign. We rebuilt their public website with new branding and copy, then built out the client-facing platform behind their login page.
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Authors we've built for.
“This entire process has been valuable to me to feel so heard, seen, loved and supported by the fabulous Pithy team! Such beautiful and brilliant people! The new website, is nothing short of a dream come true.”
“When we first explored writing our first book, I thought the process would be incredibly difficult and time consuming. I'm sure that would have been the case if we weren't introduced to Amelia Forczak and Pithy Wordsmithery. Amelia and her team were an absolute pleasure to work with, and they have definitely mastered the book writing process. We will definitely be using their services in the future, and I can't say enough about how happy we are with everything they have done for us.”
“Amelia and team were an absolute asset as we launched my second book … The work they did on the launch set the book up to be a success, and we are grateful!”
See the work behind the results
Browse the books and brands we've helped bring to market.
Let’s talk
A great website opens doors.
Readers, clients, partnerships, speaking gigs, media coverage. Book a free 25-minute consultation and we'll talk through your brand, your site, and your goals.