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Indie Author Website on a budget for August Mae to coincide with the launch of his Tides of Tomorrow Novella Series. I love working with Indie authors who know what they want, but have tight budget constraints. In this case I added full mailing list management, automated parsing of his book data to minimise administrative overhead. https://www.augustmae.co.uk
Really clean execution, Tim 👌
Love how restrained and readable the layout feels — especially for an author site where content clarity is everything.
Out of curiosity, did you find any challenges balancing aesthetics vs performance on this one?
That’s such a great point, Tim.
Clear briefs honestly change everything — when the direction is well-defined, constraints like budget almost become creative parameters rather than obstacles.
Out of curiosity, when working under tight budget constraints, do you usually prioritise...
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