Writer’s Relief, Inc., an author’s submission service, has announced the launch of its sister company, http://www.WebDesignRelief.com, offering custom author websites for creative writers.

President Ronnie L. Smith developed Web Design Relief because it is critical for writers to have an official author homepage—whether you’re a novelist, poet, or writer of short stories and creative nonfiction. “As writers, we know that authors need to impress literary agents and editors—key players in the publishing industry—and we know the value of reputation-building,” says Smith.

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Thinking of posting your poem on your Facebook page? Are you serializing your short stories on your blog? Reposting an already published essay on your official author website?

Wait!

Before you post anything else, you must follow some basic rules (and avoid certain pitfalls) in order to avoid getting yourself into hot water down the line.