http://www.Wordpress.com is great for me, but could take some getting-used-to, regarding categories vs tags, menus vs widgets, links vs. tabs, etc. http://www.Blogger.com is an easier platform, but I’ve abandoned it for the former. Both show up in search engines, so either is great.
For a website, you need a welcome page of some sort, an About Me section, a blog or journal for news and updates, and a storefront or list of writings with links to them. Other pages are optional.
If you want to chew on the idea for a web page for a bit, you can always set up a profile at the writer social media, http://www.Wattpad.com, where you can post writings, ask for reviews and feedback, and you can read others’ writings and post comments.
If you’re going to publish ebooks (7+ pages), sign up for an account at http://www.smashwords.com – this site publishes to BN/Nook, Sony/Kobo, and iTunes/iBooks.
Set up a basic profile on either Wattpad or Smashwords, and you can use this as a simple website. Once you publish your first ebook, you can set up an Author page at http://www.Goodreads.com – hopefully you’re already there as a reader or librarian, developing a presence.
If you need help with publishing, I help run aLife Beyond Books – https://alifebeyondbooks.wordpress.com – I plan on tweeking and adjusting the editing/publishing prices with fresh links for payment. However, I’m not above helping someone out for free or for some credit for work put in.
Hope this gives you some direction. 🙂
Steve
