Do Authors/Writers Really Need a Website?

Discover early to make a wise decision.

Vritant Kumar
3 min readJul 8, 2021

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If you would ask anyone how you can look professional online, one (or both) of these two answers are very likely:

  1. Be present on LinkedIn.
  2. Have a website.

Indeed they are.

So why looking professional matter in the first place?

Let me be straight on point. There are many advantages of being professional online. First, if anyone wants to do business — that can range from freelancing to publishing, and everything in between—with you, they will definitely not be considering those memes you post on Twitter or selfies on Instagram. They are more likely to trust someone who looks more professional to them. Secondly, you can leverage your website for getting a job or an internship.

As we have already seen that LinkedIn profile and having a website are two most important tools that we can use to look professional. Let’s procrastinate discussing LinkedIn for now. It’s for another day.

Before I tell you all the rosy things about website and how you can use it to your advantage, let’s don’t miss its drawbacks.

Drawbacks of having a website:

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Vritant Kumar
Vritant Kumar

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