In this episode, I’m joined by Stuart Grant, founder of Digital Authors Toolkit and one of the publishing industry’s leading website designers for authors.

Stuart is a specialist in GEO, SEO and author tools, has created over 400 author websites, and is the highest rated author web designer on Reedsy. We talk about his work helping authors get discovered online, grow their audience, and build websites that genuinely support their careers.

We also get into the life-changing diagnosis that reshaped everything. Shortly after the birth of his daughter in 2019, Stuart was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour and went through brain surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and lockdown.

He shares how that experience sharpened his sense of purpose, changed the way he thought about work and time, and ultimately led him to build something more meaningful. It is honest, uplifting, and such a powerful reminder that reinvention is not always planned, but it can still lead somewhere extraordinary.

Highlights:

(03:16) - Stuart looks back on the childhood moment that shifted his path

(11:00) - The hearing test that led to a life-changing diagnosis

(17:12) - Why positivity became such an important part of survival

(18:25) - How illness and lockdown pushed Stuart towards building his own business

(22:08) - What makes author websites actually work

(31:13) - Stuart’s advice for anyone facing change they did not choose

Stu is more than happy to receive emails or enquires and you can find him at:

DigitalAuthorsToolkit.com or email [email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartgrantuk/

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https://www.instagram.com/digitalauthorstoolkit

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