You’re all set to be a bestselling author 📚or a chart-topping podcaster. 🎙️ Are you ready to be Googled?! 👀
✨ Build Your Digital Platform with Custom Website Design for Authors, Podcasters, & Thought Leaders ✨
You know you should have a great website; there’s only one problem: you don’t know anything about websites. 🤷♀️
And ugh, tech. No, thanks. 🙅♀️
WE’RE HONORED TO WORK WITH TALENTED AUTHORS & THOUGHT LEADERS
These institutions have published our clients’ work.
Does this feel familiar?
→ You keep hearing about this SEO thing and wonder if it could help grow your author or thought leader career, book sales, or podcast downloads. 🤔
→ You've got a buzzing podcast, a writing career on the rise, a flourishing consulting, coaching, or speaking gig, and all you need is a sleek, top-notch website that mirrors your remarkable work and keeps your audience and business booming. 💫
→ You're planning a book or podcast launch and need a fabulous website as your springboard to dazzle the world and grow your fan base. 🚀
→ You’ve been putting off updating your website because, ugh, tech. No, thanks. You’d rather curl up with your favorite book or listen to your audiobook or podcast at 2x the speed (so many books and podcasts, so little time!) 😫
→ You want to make your website more effective as it doesn't quite seem to draw in folks you're destined to reach.🤔
→ Thanks to YouTube and Google University, you’ve (impressively) pulled together your digital presence. Still, you’re tired of second-guessing this online thing, and let's face it, your website could do with some TLC. 😣
It’s time to ditch feeling embarrassed and frustrated about your website & digital strategy.
WE’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER, BUT….
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It takes just 2.6 seconds for your audience to judge your website
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94% of your audience will judge your credibility based on your website
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56% of people don’t trust a brand without a website
✨ Every story, every podcast, holds a certain magic, and it's our job to help that magic echo in the digital world. ✨
Here’s how you can create a captivating online home that builds your audience:
📖 Picture this: your newest book making its debut on a sleek, one-page website that's as elegant and polished as your latest manuscript. This is your digital book launch party, bringing your novel to readers around the globe. 🎉
💻 When you're ready to turn your digital dreams into reality, our Squarespace template customization service can help you build a chic and strategic digital platform quickly and affordably.
🚀 And when your career starts to outgrow your current online space, our custom website design steps in, elevating your online presence to match your soaring ambitions.
So, are you ready to make your digital platform as engaging as your narratives?!🌟
3 Tailored Solutions to Elevate Your Platform at Every Stage of Your Career
Your Debut: Custom One-Page Landing Page
1 Week | 3 payments of $500
Celebrate your debut or your book's big moment with an easy, affordable, and stylish one-page website. Feel as polished and refined as the writer, thought leader, or speaker you truly are, and create the perfect stage to introduce your new book to the world.
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Fast-Track Your Digital Platform: Squarespace Template Customization
2 Weeks | 6 Payments of $500
With a stylish and strategic 5-page website, start selling your work and making your mark in the digital realm. Feel empowered and ready to welcome clients and revenue. Ideal for when you're eager to turn those online aspirations into reality.
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Elevate Your Online Story: Custom Website Design
8-12 Weeks | 10 payments of $1000
Feeling like your business or career is skyrocketing, but your website's still on the ground floor? Don't worry. With our custom 10+ page website design services, feel ready to take your online presence to the next level, perfectly aligned with your growing ambitions.
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🎉 Create the Perfect Stage for Your Debut
🎉 Create the Perfect Stage for Your Debut
🎉 Custom One-Page Landing Page 🎉
🍾 Time to pop the champagne for your writing debut or your book's big moment! Toast to a seamless, affordable, stylish one-page website explicitly crafted for you or your work. Be the belle of the literary ball with the ultimate platform to unveil your work or your new book to the world.
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🖥️ A comprehensive landing page tailored to your work or your book
💰 Clear links to your latest work or major retailers where your adoring readers can snag a copy of your book
👤 An engaging bio section so your readers can get to know you
🌟 Show-stopping reviews of your magnificent work
📖 A delightful teaser in the form of a freebie opt-in, like a 'read the first chapter free' offer
💡 A think tank session on content ideas to market your work
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✍️ Emerging writers, speakers, or media professionals seeking a sleek and minimal online presence.
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🕐 Swift 1-week turnaround for a prompt online debut
💵 Easy on your pocket with 3 payments of $500 each.
Fast-Track Your Digital Presence ⚡
Fast-Track Your Digital Presence ⚡
⚡ Affordable Squarespace Websites in 2 Weeks ⚡
Ready to leave your indelible mark and start selling your work? With a strategic 5-page Squarespace website, you'll feel unstoppable, ready to welcome a legion of fans and a shower of revenue. It's perfect for when you're ready to launch your media career and welcome fans.
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🌟 A stunning and savvy 5-page website ready to impress the world in just two weeks.
Pages can include:
🏠 Begin Your Adventure with a Welcoming Hompage: Gift your readers an immersive Home page that draws them into your captivating world, making them feel welcomed and eager to explore your story further.
📚 Share Your Journey with a captivating About Page: The About page is your opportunity to deepen your connection with your fans by guiding your fans through your story.
💬 Foster Connections with the Contact Page: With the Contact page, you're inviting fans to join you on your journey, building lasting relationships, and creating a community around your work.
📝 Display Your Expertise with Blog, Podcast Episodes, or Writing pages: The Blog, Podcast Episodes, or Writing page is your digital display case, allowing you to subtly demonstrate your knowledge and creative genius, enhancing your credibility and earning your readers' admiration.
💸 Grow Your Income with Services, Books, or Speaking Events pages: Use your Services, Books, or Speaking Events page as your stage, where you spotlight your offerings and entice your readers, converting their admiration into tangible revenue and expanding your influence.
📷 Convert followers → fans with an Instagram Links Page: With an Instagram Links Page, turn casual followers into committed fans by making it effortless to discover more about you and your offerings effortless. -
📚🎙️ Authors, podcasters, writers, speakers, or media professionals ready to grow their platform, audience, and business.
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🕐 Swift 2-week turnaround for a prompt online debut
💵 Affordable investment with 6 payments of $500 each.
✨ Elevate Your Online Story
✨ Elevate Your Online Story
✨ Custom Website Design ✨
Feeling like your business or career is skyrocketing, but your website's still on the ground floor? Don't worry. With our custom 10-page Squarespace website design, you’ll feel ready to take your online presence to the next level, perfectly aligned with your growing ambitions. You deserve a website as extraordinary as your work.
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Knowing what you're signing up for is important as we embark on this journey together. In a nutshell? A comprehensive, three-part plan designed to skyrocket your digital presence, connect with your audience, and keep your online platform thriving. We've covered every step from design, launch, and maintence. Here's a sneak peek:
🌟Amplify Your Digital Presence: Design & Build 🌟
In this initial stage, we blend aesthetics and functionality to craft a website that's not just a reflection of you but an amplifier of your work. Let's transform the abstract into a tangible, powerful digital platform designed to connect with your audience and showcase your incredible work. Here's how we do it:
🖥️ Carve Out Your Unique Narrative: Tailored Web Pages
Showcase your journey through 10 tailor-made Squarespace pages, each artfully constructed to tell a part of your story.
🎙️ Hook Your Audience with Engaging Content
Attract a loyal fanbase with compelling blog posts or podcast episodes that keep your audience returning for more.
🌟 Maintain Brand Consistency with a Unified Aesthetic
Ensure your brand remains consistent across all platforms with social media graphics that perfectly match your website's aesthetics.
🍾 Make a Grand Entrance: Launch🍾 Ensure your digital debut is unforgettable with our personalized launch strategies.
😍Captivate from the Start with a Stellar Launch
Command attention from the get-go with a bespoke 2-week launch plan designed to wow your audience.
🎉 Broadcast Your Arrival with Social Media Impact
Announce your website launch in style using custom social media graphics designed to generate buzz.
🚀 Sustain Your Success with Regular Maintenance & Updates 🚀
With our ongoing support and tools, we ensure your website continues to operate at peak performance long after the launch.
🎓 Empower Yourself with Website Training
Take control of your site's destiny with our 2-hour training that equips you with the skills to keep your website dynamic and vibrant.
🥂 Attract Your Ideal Audience with a Traffic Plan
With our tailored post-launch traffic plan, we help guide your desired audience right to your doorstep.
🧘♀️ Enjoy Hassle-Free Performance: Complimentary Maintenance for 3 Months
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🚀Authors, podcasters, and thought leaders ready to turbocharge their platforms, engage a thriving audience, and amplify their income. If your career is already sky-high, but your website isn't quite soaring yet, this package will give your online presence the fuel it needs to reach the stratosphere.
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⏳ Expect a meticulously crafted digital platform in 8 to 12 weeks, ample time for us to ensure every detail aligns with your vision and your brand.
💰Manage your investment with an easy 10-part payment plan of $1000 each, allowing you to concentrate on your content while we handle the technicalities.
Unveiling Our Suite of Features 🌟
As you embark on your digital journey with us, we ensure you're not just getting a website but a comprehensive package filled with benefits designed to supercharge your online presence.
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🤝 Co-Create Your Digital Masterpiece: Collaborative Creation
Join us in an exciting, hands-on adventure to craft a website that genuinely embodies you and your work. This creative partnership involves a relaxed 30-minute consultation call, a 60-minute Zoom brainstorming session, and a project questionnaire to get the ball rolling. Just think of us as your personal design sidekicks!
🚀 Transform Visitors into Fans: Connect & Engage
Our user-friendly design makes your audience feel connected and turns casual visitors into committed fans.
💃 Show Off Your Unique Flavor:
Flaunt your style with distinctive, custom branding (we're talking graphics, colors, and fonts) that perfectly harmonizes with your vibe. It's like a personal stylist for your work!
🔍 Boost Your Discoverability by connecting to Google Search Console
Make it easier for your fans to find you by seamlessly integrating your website with Google Search Console.
🚀 Enhance Your Visibility with SEO Integration
Secure a competitive edge by strategically integrating SEO terms into your website, amplifying its online visibility.
💸 Guide Your Growth with Google Analytics
We’ll integrate Google Analytics so you can gain valuable insights to understand your audience better and guide your growth strategy so you can continue to boost your income.
📱 Impress on Every Screen: Adaptive Design
Capture your audience's attention on any device with our responsive design that ensures your website shines, whether viewed on a desktop, tablet, or mobile.
🧘♀️ Streamline Your Content Preparation: Focus on Your Brilliance
Reduce your workload with our streamlined content preparation system, freeing you to concentrate on creating outstanding content.
💌 Engage Directly with Your Audience: Connect with Confidence
Facilitate smooth, effortless communication with your audience through custom email, newsletter, and contact forms.
📧 Look Like A Professional with a Professional Email Setup
Display professionalism and foster trust within your audience through a custom email address that resonates with your brand.
💌 Savor Peace of Mind With 4 Weeks of Email Support:
Rest easy knowing we're just an email away, providing unwavering email support for 30 days after your project completion. It's like having a digital guardian angel for your website. No sweat, we've got your back! -
We need your secret sauce to create your digital home. Ready to sprinkle some of your magic into the mix?
Here's what we'll need:
📸 Your Picture-Perfect Persona: Some snapshots of you would be wonderful! We want to infuse that 'know, like, and trust' factor throughout your website. Let your sparkling smile win hearts!
✍️ Captivating Chronicles: We're all ears (or eyes, in this case) for your unique tales. Website content & copy to engage and resonate with your audience. And hey, if crafting website words isn’t your forte, we're here with our copy services, ready to lend a helping hand.
🎨 Your Colorful Canvas: Your style preferences and favorite hues are the final touches we need to ensure your website reflects the real you. It's all about painting a digital portrait that's unmistakably you!
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Unleashing Your Story's Potential: The Transformative Results You Can Expect
📈 Magnetic Appeal: A stunning and strategic digital platform that mirrors your unique value and creativity, attracting more readers, listeners, and clients.
💰 Enhanced Revenue Opportunities: As your audience and online presence grows, you don't just gain fans – you open the door to a myriad of profitable opportunities. From partnerships and collaborations to speaking engagements and commissioned writing, a professionally polished digital platform is a magnet for lucrative ventures.
🚀 Ambition Aligned: An elevated online presence that scales with your ambitions, keeping your digital footprint in sync with your soaring career.
💪 Power in Professionalism: Empowerment and confidence as an author, podcaster, or thought leader, knowing you have a polished and professional online space that truly represents your work.
CLIENT RESULTS
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CLIENT RESULTS ⟶
“Ann is incredibly professional, communicative, and organized. She will listen and think about how you should present yourself to your industry and turn that into a gorgeous online home base to which you will be proud to direct people.”
Chandler Baker, New York Times best-selling author of Whisper Network
“Ann really showed me what my website could be. I had no idea how much more cohesive the flow could be, but she’s a natural at it! What would have taken me months on months and hiring out multiple people, she was able to accomplish is record time. Her understanding of my business and goals were immediate and she was able to make a huge impact on my business.”
Natasha Arora, founder of bZAI
“Ann is a savvy user and adviser about all things social media, from websites to blogs to social media strategy. Her laser advice and patient explanations clarified my newsletter and blog options and broadened my writers' group's view of social media. I highly recommend her for helpful 1:1 support as well as enlightening presentations to groups.”
In case we haven’t met before…
Powerhouse Strategy is a dynamic and innovative full-service digital strategy agency helping authors, podcasters, and thought leaders cultivate their digital presence. With a keen focus on strategic planning, captivating design, and data-driven maintenance, Powerhouse Strategy illuminates your work, propelling your career to new heights.
A voracious reader turned digital strategist, Ann Koppuzha is the founder of Powerhouse Strategy. Drawing on her passion for strategy, design, and storytelling, Ann combined her penchant for technology to create a design agency that understands the needs of authors, podcasters, and thought leaders and anticipates the best moves. With her unique blend of creativity and analytical skills, she's dedicated to turning your digital platform into a vibrant hub that captures your voice, engages your audience, and transforms your career. Armed with a laptop and a Kindle, Ann is on a mission to illuminate your digital path, one strategy at a time.
🍾 5 Steps Until We're Toasting Your New Website! 🍾
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Get in touch right here to begin the journey. We'll discuss your needs and see if our services are the perfect fit for you. Then, we'll sketch the project scope and timeline, sign the design agreement, and sort out the fee. Don't worry, we promise it's more exciting than nerve-wracking!
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We need a solid game plan before we get to the fun part. It's like sketching out your dream vacation itinerary. We'll hop on a Zoom call (recorded, so you can re-live the magic anytime), flesh out your digital strategy, and get your unique vision and style down pat. You'll also get our insider guides to prepare your website content - think of it as your travel kit for this exciting journey.
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Now comes the fun part. We’ll transform your vision into a sleek, unique website and refine it until you're absolutely head-over-heels with it.
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Think of it as your website's grand debut, red carpet and all. We'll get the bubbly ready and launch your stunning website. Plus, we've got you covered with a stellar launch plan and custom social media graphics to draw in your audience.
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We're not just about making your site look pretty. We'll show you or your team how to keep your site fresh and updated and provide email support for an additional 30 days. And because we love playing the fairy godmother, you'll enjoy our complimentary maintenance plan for three months post-launch to ensure your website is slaying it!
A custom website is right for you if:
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You’re building a media career and need a great website to sell your work and connect with your audience.
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You know that SEO is important, and you want to use SEO to drive your ideal clients to your door, aka your website.
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You know that all your copy and content need to work together, and you want expert help creating a comprehensive content plan.
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You know your website is your digital storefront. You’re actively scaling your career as an author, podcaster, or thought leader. You want to improve as fast as possible with expert advice. You’re committed to driving your audience to your website and creating a long-term relationship with your followers.
A custom website is not right for you if:
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You’ve got this. Your digital strategy and software run smoothly.
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You have a great website that you are also constantly updating.
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You have excellent marketing materials and a solid editorial calendar to boot.
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You figured out SEO long ago, and it’s working well for you.
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Professionals have already given you feedback on your digital strategy - websites, newsletters, and social media.
✨ Beyond Design: Three Ways We Can Supercharge Your Digital Presence ✨
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🤝 Strategy Session - Savior of Time and Energy
Ever wished for expert feedback or strategic guidance as you take the reins of your digital journey? Your wish is our command. Sign up for a strategy call and let's chat about strategies and resources over Zoom for 90 minutes - it might just save you hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars. Bring your queries, concerns, and dreams about any aspect of your digital strategy. We're here to guide you through.
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🚀 Ignite Your Digital Presence
Ready to build your audience and see your audience engagement skyrocket? Follow us to a world of potent digital engagement strategies tailored for you. Right this way, please!
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🧘♀️ Trade Tech Troubles for Tranquility
Dreaming of more time to indulge your creativity without the tech headaches? Curious about outsourcing your website maintenance so you can enjoy carefree afternoons getting coffee with a friend, cozying up with a good book, or diving into your latest Netflix obsession? Right this way, please!
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💫 Elevate Your Online Aesthetic - Bespoke Website Design 💫
Ready to build a digital stage that showcases your work and amplifies your unique voice? With our website design services, you'll have a beautiful website that resonates with your audience and aligns seamlessly with your brand. Want to create a digital home that's every bit as captivating as your content? Follow us for a design journey tailored to you.
QUESTIONS? WE HAVE ANSWERS
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Social media is the highway, and your website is your storefront. You can engage your audience on socials and direct them to your website.
Your website is your storefront because it is the most comprehensive showcase of your work and brand. You can use your website to make it easy for your audience to get to know you and buy your books, courses, and products.
You can also use your website for tasks you simply can’t do on social media. For example, you can use your website to put products such as books, courses, and services up for sale.
Also, SEO (search engine optimization or when your clients find you through Google search) is 300x as effective as social media in getting clients to purchase your product or service. There’s no way to take advantage of SEO without a good website filled with SEO content so Google knows to send traffic to your website.
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Depending on the style and features, a custom website can take anywhere from 8 to 12 weeks. Squarespace template customization takes 2 weeks, and a one-page website takes 1 week.
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We use Squarespace 7.1 because Squarespace makes it easy for us to design and for you to maintain excellent websites.
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Yes! One of the reasons we highly recommend Squarespace is that they’re always one step ahead of the game. Squarespace knows mobile is essential, so all Squarespace websites are mobile-responsive.
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There’s a monthly Squarespace hosting fee of $20-$30 and an annual domain fee of about $10-20. So you can expect annual costs to be approximately $300-$400, in addition to the website build cost.
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Yup! You can pay $500/month or $1000/month.
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We accept payment via Stripe, making it convenient and secure for you to pay via credit card.
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Yes! We can work with you to incorporate logo and brand design into your custom package.
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Yes!
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Yes! Migrating blog posts is a bit more complex, so it will be slightly more expensive than an average website if you have dozens of blogs.
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First, you’ll have to tell us what you want! The more specifics, the better. You can send us any images, text, or websites that appeal to you. We will also discuss your business goals and website strategy. This usually takes 1-2 hours.
Next, we will send you a list of content inputs we will need from you. This includes any text, photos, images, links, social media handles, etc., that you want on your website. This is usually the most challenging and takes about 5-10 hours.
We will then send you a website mock-up. You will then need to review, edit, and sign off on our mock-up. We’ll build the website based on this mock-up, so we need this mock-up to be as precise as it can be. This usually takes 1-2 hours.
Finally, once you receive the built website, we’ll need your edits to finalize the website. This usually takes 1-2 hours.
You can expect to commit about 10-20 hours to this endeavor.
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Yes, if it’s built on Squarespace or Wix.
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Yes! We will redo and update your current website and move it to Squarespace.
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We can build on Wix, but we don’t build on WordPress or Showit. We think WordPress and Showit are too complicated for you to maintain. Email us at hello@powerhouse-strategy.com if you want referrals for WordPress or Showit designers.
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Yes, you will be able to maintain the website. However, many of our clients find that maintaining their websites is not the best use of their time, so we offer care and maintenance plans here.
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Yes, we provide monthly or as-needed support. Read more about our care and maintenance plans here.
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We work with all industries and people! However, we especially love working with writers, authors, speakers, podcasters, coaches, consultants, course creators, and other creative and media entrepreneurs.
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Let’s talk! We have limited spots available; clients also usually need at least 1-2 months to get their copy, graphics, and photos ready for us to work with.
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No, we don’t provide photos, but we would be happy to refer you to our favorite brand photographers! So reach out to us at hello@powerhouse-strategy.com if you want referrals.
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We sure can! We’ll connect your existing domain to the new website when we're done.
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Rebuilding websites is essentially the same work as building a new website, so we don’t offer discounts for re-builds. However, if you want us to fix up 1 or 2 pages of your existing Squarespace website, we will develop custom pricing. Contact us here.
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Powerhouse Strategy is based in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area. However, we serve clients worldwide thanks to Internet tools such as Zoom.
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Congratulations on getting started! We’ve all been there, and I have worked with dozens of authors like you. First, check out our freebies and blog to help you DIY.
Once you’ve done that, let's set up a strategy call to develop a plan that works for you.
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The sooner, the better! Ideally, we should work together within 6 to 12 months of your launch. 6-12 months is ideal if this is your first book or podcast launch; 3-6 months is sufficient for subsequent launches.
If you’re really pressed for time, we can work together a month before launch, but that’s not ideal.
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Digital Strategy for Authors, Podcasters, Thought Leaders
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Digital Strategy for Authors, Podcasters, Thought Leaders ⟶
📍 Steer your audience your way with a smart, data-driven strategy that combines the best of SEO and social media tactics. Think of it as your digital GPS.
❤️ Transform curious visitors into committed fans and clients through an enticing and cleverly-crafted website. Your website will be more than just a platform - it’ll be a warm, fun, welcoming home for your audience to hang out, like their favorite coffee shop or cozy wine bar.
💌 Engage and enthrall your audience with captivating newsletters and content. Your ideas and words are the secret ingredients binding your tribe.
💸 Nurture and grow lasting relationships with your audience, inspiring them to invest in your work, products, and services.