Sharon Reaves

Sharon Reaves - Web Developer

San Rafael, CA, USA

I design beautiful and responsive websites for Authors, Writers and Bloggers to highlight their latest and greatest work.

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Overview

I am a self-taught, Front-End Web Designer specializing in WordPress/Elementor, Squarespace and Wix. Over the past 13 years, I have had the privilege of working with writers from various fiction and non-fiction genres. I can take your project from concept to completion. I also offer re-design for existing websites that might need a refresh to improve look and feel as well as content organization and UX.

My design approach is proactive and client driven. My goal to deliver websites that enhance your message and generate maximum engagement. I consider each project a collaboration and I rely on client feedback and regular communication. My job is not finished until your vision is realized.

SERVICES
-- Web Design from concept to completion
-- Re-design and/or clean up of existing website
-- Responsive design
-- Integration of Social Media and forms-
- Updates and Maintenance
-- Client training

CLIENT REVIEWS

“Sharon is a phenomenal designer. She listens, gets to know your company, and thinks about how to translate your needs into a stunning, intuitive, and user-friendly website. She’s flexible, timely, and a pleasure to work with. When I need her help - whether explaining technical issues, advice about content, or problem-solving - she is always at the ready. It is rare to find a designer like Sharon who knows how to visually and operationally translate content and business objectives into practice. I will only use her for my web needs - she’s that good!”
— CHERYL A.
“Sharon Reaves has a keen eye, a strong sense of design, is a great listener, and has a vast knowledge of website building. These are the skills I was looking for in a web designer. She was eager to answer any questions I had and very helpful in explaining what I needed to know for my site, and made my participation very easy and approachable. I recommend her highly!”— BETH C.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Business & Management
Health & Wellbeing
History
Philosophy
Travel
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Works with
Squarespace
Weebly
Wix
WordPress

Certifications

  • 100 Hours Web Development
  • Women Owned Business

Awards

  • Best Web Designers in NYC 2016-2022

Work experience

Freelance Web Designer

Self-employed
April, 2013 – Present (almost 10 years)

Projects

Laurie Garrett

Squarespace Re-Design for Laurie Garrett

Jeff Wald

New Squarespace design for Writer, Author and Speaker.

Benjamin Carter Hett

New Squarespace Design for Historical Author, Benjamin Carter Hett

Annie Daly

Squarespace (7.0) Re-Design for Travel Writer, Annie Daly. I changed her template to allow for maximum customization, sourced banner images, reorganized all content to improve the user experience. I added press and publications and maintain updates on an ongoing basis as new items and books are added.

Tova Friedman Survivor

New WordPress Design project for child survivor of the Holocaust, Tova Friedman. Site includes press, video and link to purchase from Amazon as well as an event calendar for book readings and TV appearances. I provided client training so they are able to manage ongoing press and calendar items on their own.

Sharon has 1 review

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Communication & Punctuality

Avian Swansong
Sharon was wonderful to work with. She took a website that I had started with another designer who was inexperienced, and finished it with me. She kept what worked and improved the rest. She gave me the tools to continue to add to the site and make it more of what I was looking for. Mine wasn't a typical author site -- it was a fantasy book site. I enjoyed our interactions -- she was prompt, r...
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Avian Swansong, March 2023

Sharon Reaves
Thanks, Valerie. I loved working with you!

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