Build Your Author Platform the Easy Way
The Quick Path to Connecting with Editors, Agents, Parents & Readers
First, the Thing You Don't Want to Hear:
To succeed in today's market, every writer - published or not - needs an effective online author platform. An online base for communicating with agents, editors, teachers, librarians and your readers.
If you don't have one (or if your current platform isn't working) you've got a real problem.
And Now, the Thing That Will Make You Feel Much, Much Better:
Thanks to recent technological advances, creating and maintaining an author platform of your own has gotten incredibly fast, easy and yes, even fun!
Here's the Truth:
An author platform is your chance to communicate with the world. It's not about the tech - it's about your heart and your desire to make an impact.
You don't need to spend months building your platform. It can be created fast and easily using free and low-cost tools. (How fast and easy? How about building a gorgeous author website for free in less than 10 minutes just by answering a few questions?)
The real issue is understanding what makes an author platform effective, which elements to include and how to make it work for you.
Meet Jennifer Swanson, bestselling and multi-award winning author of more than 50 books for young readers.
She supercharged her career with a powerful author platform that has led to book contracts, speaking gigs and much more. Jennifer is not a tech person. She's a busy writer who has cut through all the nonsense about building an author platform and boiled it down to a few simple concepts.
In this breakthrough workshop, Jennifer will explain it all, and lay the groundwork for building a remarkable author platform.
See what Jennifer's students have to say about
Build Your Author Platform the Easy Way
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Awesome presentation!
Jennifer, you are incredible and cover so much.
- SHEILA L.
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This made creating a platform and learning about branding very accessible.
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PAULA M.
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Best webinar I’ve ever seen!
Thank you, thank you!!!
JULIA B.
During this 90+ minute workshop, Jennifer will help you understand what an author platform really is - and why you need one regardless of where you are on your writing journey.
And then she'll take you on a tour of author platforms that have been proven to work, and teach you her tips and tricks to figure out the message you want to convey with your platform.
Then she'll introduce the concept of the author brand, and show you how to brainstorm, create, and build your brand.
You'll also get a list of online tools to help you create your website, set up your social media and create graphics in a matter of minutes.
You'll learn:
- The elements of an author platform, and choosing the right ones for you. And then, how to brainstorm, create, and build your platform!
- Tips and tricks to figure out the message you want to convey with your platform.
- What to include on your author website - and what not to include.
- How to choose the right social media outlets, and why YouTube and Pinterest are so powerful for authors.
- How to create your graphics and videos quickly.
- Whether you should be building an author brand right now - and how to get started on this vital step.
...and much more!
You'll also get a detailed, comprehensive PDF handout to accompany the session that you can refer to while on your journey. It includes platform creation resources that will astonish you with their ease and value.
Plus there's a video showing you exactly how to create a website in 10 minutes, and a complete eBook to help you understand and start using TikTok.
Your Instructor
Jennifer Swanson is the author of 50 nonfiction books for kids. She has recently been tapped to write the second children’s title in the NYT bestselling Atlas Obscura series.
She is the creator and cohost of the Solve It! For Kids podcast which, in its two years of being on air, is ranked in the top 5% of all podcasts worldwide, and is #1 in the Top 10 Best Podcasts for Learning by All Digital School.
Her passion for science and technology resonates in all of her books but especially, Brain Games, named one of the 50 Best Science Books Ever by ThePlanets.org.
Jennifer's book Save the Crash-test Dummies. earned the Parents’ Choice Gold Award , and her Outdoor School: Rocks, Fossils, and Shells was a 2021 Kirkus Best Books choice.
Jennifer is an accomplished speaker at events and schools around the country, including the National NSTA conferences, the World Science Festival in NYC, and the Library of Congress’ National Book Festival.
Her powerful author platform is based at jenniferswansonbooks.com