How to list your website on Goodreads Author Program
Verified author profile on Goodreads with a Website field, linked from your book pages.
- Link
- Followed link
- Cost
- Free
- Effort
- Moderate
- Reach (our estimate)
- High authority
- Region
- Worldwide
- When
- Week 1
Short answer
Goodreads Author Program is free to join, and the link to your website is followed (dofollow). To get listed, sign in or create a Goodreads account on the desktop site; it takes about an hour.
How to get listed on Goodreads Author Program
- Step 1: Sign in or create a Goodreads account on the desktop site.
- Step 2: Search for your book by ISBN, ASIN or title.
- Step 3: Open the book and click your author name.
- Step 4: Click 'Is this you? Let us know!' at the bottom of the author page and apply.
- Step 5: After approval, add your bio and website to your author profile.
You need
Published or soon-to-be-published book that already appears in the Goodreads database.
Good to know
Only for book authors. Approval arrives by email, which Goodreads says takes up to 2 business days.
Have these ready before you start
- Business or product name, written the same way everywhere
- Website address (the exact page you want linked)
- A 50-word and a 150-word description
- Logo, plus two or three screenshots or photos
- Contact email, and address and phone for a local business
At a glance
- Website
- goodreads.com
- Category
- Social profiles
- Reach (our estimate)
- High authority
- When to do it
- Week 1
- Position
- 1 of 27 in Social profiles
About the link
The listing links to your site with a normal (followed) link.
Best for
- Creators
On these lists
Questions about Goodreads Author Program
Are Goodreads Author Program links dofollow?
Yes. Goodreads Author Program links to your site with a normal (followed) link.
Is Goodreads Author Program free?
Yes. Listing on Goodreads Author Program is free.
How much work does a listing on Goodreads Author Program take?
A full profile with screenshots or a verification step: about an hour. How long approval takes is up to Goodreads Author Program: many sites review a listing before it goes live.
Plan it, then tick it off.
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