Purple Giraffe Press builds beautiful, fast, easy-to-manage websites for writers.
If you write books, your website should work as hard as you do. We offer web design for authors in California, with sites that load fast and help readers find and buy your books.
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- what it covers
An author website is more than an online business card. It is where readers meet you, learn about your books, and decide whether to buy. A good site shows your personality, keeps your catalog organized, and makes it simple and quick for fans, teachers, librarians, and booksellers to easily find what they need.
Purple Giraffe Press designs sites that feel like an extension of your books, not a generic template. We handle the layout, the words, the images, and the technical setup, so you can spend your time writing instead of fighting with plugins, hosting settings, confusing menus, or website builders that never work how you want.
- what we offer
Every author is different, and your website should reflect that. Below are the main ways Purple Giraffe Press helps authors, illustrators, and small publishers across California build a site that matches their genre, their audience, and their goals for selling more books.
Every site starts with your brand, your books, and your voice. We build a clean homepage, an about page, a books page with buy links, and a contact page, all designed to look sharp on phones, tablets, and desktop screens.
If you want a personal, one-on-one process, our website designers for authors in California work directly with you on layout, colors, and fonts, then walk you through updating text and photos yourself once the site is live.
Picture books and middle grade series need a site that feels playful and safe for young readers. Our website design for children's authors in California includes activity pages, parent and teacher resources, and simple navigation kids can use.
For writers with a long backlist or a growing series, our author website designers in California create organized book pages, series timelines, and search tools so readers can find every title without getting lost or confused.
Small presses and independent imprints need more than one author page. Our web design for publishers in California covers full catalogs, author rosters, submission pages, and press pages built to handle many books and writers at once.
If you want a single point of contact from start to finish, work with one author website designer in California who learns your books, your goals, and your style, then builds and launches your finished site.
- every career stage
No matter where you are in your writing career, your website should grow with you. Here is how we support authors at each stage, from a first manuscript to a full shelf of published books, step by step.
- who we help
We build websites for all kinds of writers today.
- what to look for
Not every website designer will fit your books, your genre, or your budget. Before you hire anyone for children's author website design in California, ask a few honest questions first so you know exactly what you are getting.
A good designer answers these questions without hesitation. If someone dodges them or gives vague answers, treat that as a warning sign, not a small detail.
- why it matters
Many authors put off building a real website because they think readers will find their books on retail sites alone. In practice, a strong children's book author web design in California gives you a home base you fully control, one that no algorithm can take away.
Your website is the one part of your author career that stays entirely yours, no matter what happens to any other platform or app you happen to rely on.
- how it works
Here is what happens, step by step, once you decide to work with us.
Tell us about your books, your genre, and what you want your site to do, whether that is selling books, booking events, or growing your email list. We reply with honest advice.
We look at your goals and send a clear quote, with no hidden fees, so you know the full cost before any design work begins on your author website.
We plan the pages, pick a look that fits your genre, and draft the homepage first, so you can see and approve the direction before we build every other page.
You review every page and tell us what to change, add, or remove, until the site sounds and looks like you, not like a generic template built for anyone.
We make the changes you ask for and check spelling, links, and buy buttons on every page, so nothing is broken or confusing once the site goes live for readers.
Once you approve everything, we launch the site, connect your domain, and show you exactly how to update text, add new books, or change photos on your own.
From your first message to a finished, working website, most projects take a few weeks, depending on how many pages and books you have and how fast you send us feedback along the way. We keep you updated at every single step.
- our portfolio
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- why choose us
Many writers call us the best author website service in California.
The Purple Giraffe Press TeamChildren’s Book Publisher Your domain, hosting, and website files belong to you, so you are never locked into working with one company.
You get a full quote before work starts, with no surprise charges added later in the project.
Our team understands genre, series, and how authors actually sell books online.
You can call or email a real person on our team, not a support ticket that disappears into a queue.
Every site we build works cleanly on phones, tablets, and desktops, since most readers browse on their phones first.
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- pricing
There is no single flat price for a website, since every project is different. A simple one book site costs less than a catalog site for a publisher with many titles and authors. We look at your pages, content, and goals, then give you one clear quote before work begins, so there are no surprises later.
Your quote covers full design, writing support for key pages, a mobile friendly layout, hosting setup guidance, and a full walkthrough so you know exactly how to update and manage your own site afterward. We never add hidden fees for revisions within the agreed scope.
If your budget is tight, tell us upfront. We can often phase a project, starting with the pages that matter most and adding others later.
- explore more
A website is only one part of publishing a book well. Here is what else Purple Giraffe Press can help with.
Premium hardback and paperback printing, with paper weight, binding and color accuracy checked at every step.
Learn more about Book Printing in CaliforniaThe logistics, ISBNs and platform registrations handled for you, from finished manuscript to a book readers can buy.
Learn more about Book Publishing in CaliforniaDevelopmental, line and copy editing, proofreading and manuscript assessment for picture books, early readers and junior fiction.
Learn more about Book Editing in CaliforniaCovers planned around your story, reading age and format, so young readers and parents stop and pick your book up.
Learn more about Book Cover Design in CaliforniaShare your idea and we write the whole manuscript in your voice, for children's books, fiction and personal family stories.
Learn more about Ghostwriting in CaliforniaPromotion plans that get your book seen, from Amazon and Kindle visibility to California bookstores, schools and reviews.
Learn more about Book Marketing in California- get in touch
Share your idea or manuscript and we will come back within one business day with a friendly, no-pressure plan and a free estimate.
We usually reply within one business day.
- ready when you are
Whether you are launching your first picture book or refreshing a site built years ago, Purple Giraffe Press is ready to help. Tell us about your books and goals, and we will send honest advice and a clear quote, with no pressure at all to move fast.
- good to know
Here are a few common questions California authors and small publishers ask us most often before starting a new website project.
Talk to Purple Giraffe PressCost depends on page count, whether you have a large catalog, and whether you want extras like a blog or event calendar. We give a clear quote after learning about your project, so you know the full cost before work starts.
Yes. Most of our clients are based in California, but we build websites for authors and small publishers anywhere, since almost all of the work happens over email and video calls rather than in person.
Most single author sites take two to four weeks from our first call to launch. Larger catalog sites for publishers or authors with many titles usually take longer, depending on how many pages and books need to be added.
Yes. We regularly build sites for children's book series, including ones with California settings, characters, or school programs, adding pages for classroom guides, activity sheets, and author visit booking forms when needed.
Yes. Every site we build is checked on phones, tablets, and desktops before launch, since most readers in California and elsewhere now browse and buy books using their phones rather than a computer.
Yes. We build sites using tools that let you edit text, swap photos, and add new books yourself, and we walk you through exactly how to do this before your project is finished.
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