Optimize Your Writer’s Sites: Spring Cleaning Checklist
Posted by solitaireparke
It’s the time of year that frequently focuses on Spring cleaning just about everywhere. It’s a great idea for authors and writers to do that as well – their websites, blogs and various other digital content. Here are some ideas that you may want to think about for your Spring cleaning checklist:
Update your Website and/or Blog:
Check for broken links
Does your site need a new overall look?
Update your Bio, Contact information and Photo
Make sure your site looks good on mobile and all browsers
Check your page load speed
Think about adding or deleting content in your sidebars
Redo your Header or Footer
Add or delete Social Media sites and the information on them
Backup your site
Email:
Go through your emails and unsubscribe to unnecessary ones
Archive material you want to keep
Delete old emails
Social Media Sites:
Do passwords need to be changed?
Update your Bio, Contact information and Photo
Do you need a new Header or Background?
Check privacy settings and information
Check all Book Sites:
Are all your books listed?
Check and update book descriptions if needed
Update Bios, Contacts and Photos
Are my sites linked to the proper places?
Backup:
Keep important files of data and images backed up to protect your content (perhaps an external hard-drive)
To maintain an engaging online presence, it’s important to give your readers regular updates. Get ready for a brilliant year ahead! Prepare to achieve your goals!!!
Good luck, and I hope you have a great year!
Solitaire
About solitaireparke
Solitaire Parke is an author of Science Fiction/Urban Fantasy, Poetry and Larger World books. He is a lover of dragons, the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, and has a large collection of science fiction books and movies. After becoming an award winning photographer and earning a degree in music theory, he worked in graphic and web design, but he always returns to writing. When he is not writing, you can find him reading, watching a sci-fi television show or movie, or researching a new “techno gadget” on the internet. He now resides in Arizona with his family and two very spoiled dogs.Posted on April 7, 2025, in author website, optimization, spring cleaning, updates, writing tips and tagged author spring cleaning, backup data, cleaning checklist, links, password changes, solitaire parke, solitaireparke.com, update social media, update websites, writing, yearly updates. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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