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Light Tracey's Book Launch Site 📖🚀
- Authors
- Name
- Derek Martinez
- @goobymcgoob
- Code Wizard 🧙 at Arcane Architects 💻
About
My friend Light is launching a site for his new book. we have a scheduled launch for next Friday (11/21). until then, here are some logs related the project!
First Steps…
What features will we include? Here are some features that we intend to have on launch:
Must-haves. (Launch-ready features.)
| Feature | Quick implementation |
|---|---|
| Clean homepage with hero | Full-width cover image + 1-sentence hook + “Buy Now” CTA buttons. |
| Book synopsis / blurb | 150–250 word back-cover text + pull-quote. |
| Buy links (universal link or multiple retailers) | Buttons for Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, Kobo, Bookshop.org, indie bookstore, signed copy form. Will use a service like Books2Read or Genius Link for one URL → all stores. |
| Author bio + photo | 100-word bio, professional headshot. |
| Contact / newsletter sign-up | Embedded Mailchimp/ConvertKit/Substack form; may offer a reader magnet (short story, deleted chapter PDF). |
| Mobile-responsive design | Use any modern theme (WordPress Astra, Webflow, Carrd, Squarespace). |
| Basic SEO | Page title: “Book Title by Author Name – [Genre]”; meta description = blurb; alt text on images; will submit to Google Search Console. |
| Social proof | Early reviews, “As seen in…”, Goodreads widget. |
Wireframes
The layout and images used in the wireframes above are just to give a rough idea of the kind of foundation and imagery we will find on the live version of the site.
The tools
We’re using Astro.build and Netlify for our build and deployment tools.
More to come!