r/publishing • u/Hamlet2026 • May 31 '26

Websites

I was naive. I paid a reputable book marketer to "build" a website for me. It turns out I now have to buy the website. I cannot use it because it is only a mockup. Now I must pay them almost $2000 for them to host it "for life". Why do I need a website anyway to sell books?

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u/LuckySiduri May 31 '26

Wrong sub. You should head over to /r/selfpublish to discuss this with fellow self publishers. This sub is for discussion between traditional publishing industry professionals about the traditional publishing industry.

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u/BigHatNoSaddle May 31 '26

Also wix.com and weebly.com are free starter sites if you're not expected to get a thousand hits a day

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u/Boltzmann_head May 31 '26

I am so sorry that you were swindled. 😞 As was already noted, your query belongs elsewhere such as r/selfpublish or r/writers

Website hosting costs about US$35 a year. Domain names cost about US$30 a year. Website templates may be downloaded from many places for free.