# A writer's website you never have to maintain

> A link in bio for writers: your best clips, books, newsletter sign-up and a contact for editors, on your own domain. A writer website without the upkeep.

Editors want clips, readers want the newsletter, and you want to write instead of updating a website. One page that does the job and stays out of the way.

## Clips that sell you

Group your published work as projects: **Features**, **Essays**, **Reported pieces**, **Copywriting**. Each project page lists the pieces with links and outlets, and the description says what you cover. Or put your three best clips straight in the link buttons, with the outlet's own icon showing by itself.

Pitching? Turn on **Open to work** and upload a CV with [Open to work and resume](https://makerhandle.com/features/open-to-work). Editors see a badge by your name, and you see when the CV was opened.

## The newsletter, front and center

A writer's most valuable link is the newsletter. Use the built-in [subscribe box](https://makerhandle.com/features/email-subscribers) (double opt-in, CSV export, 100 subscribers free, unlimited on Pro), or point it at Substack, Beehiiv, Buttondown or ConvertKit. More in [grow your newsletter from your link in bio](https://makerhandle.com/blog/grow-newsletter-from-link-in-bio).

## Your name as the address

On Pro, put the page on yourname.com for $20 a year, with SSL handled. Your byline links, email signature and social bios all point to a domain you own. See [custom domain](https://makerhandle.com/features/custom-domain) and [personal website vs link in bio](https://makerhandle.com/blog/personal-website-vs-link-in-bio).

Free: 5 projects, 50 links, three templates, 100 email subscribers and 7 days of stats, with a small "Built w/ makerhandle" badge. **Pro is $20 a year**: all nine templates, unlimited projects and subscribers, a year of stats, the [contact form](https://makerhandle.com/features/contact-form), your own domain and no badge.

## Questions

### Can I list clips by outlet?

Yes. Group them as projects, or use link buttons that pick up each outlet's icon.

### Does it replace a writer website?

For most freelance writers, yes, with your own domain on Pro for $20 a year.

### Can I collect newsletter sign-ups?

Yes, with the built-in subscribe box or by pointing it at your newsletter service.

### Can editors contact me?

By an email button on every plan, or the contact form on Pro.

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Source: https://makerhandle.com/for/writers
makerhandle: makerhandle is a link in bio for makers, creators and small businesses: your links and your work, with optional verified revenue.