Stuart Grant - Web Developer

Adrian Cousins <https://www.adriancousins.co.uk/>

Adrian wanted a new simple, clean and modern design to show case his books.
Using one of the book covers as a background really works well and this simple and easy to navigate design lets the reader find the books, sign up to the mailing list and more.

You can read Adrian's 5 star review here ->

"Brilliant work with fantastic support. Delighted.
As a new author, finding professional support can be difficult. I plumped for Stuart to build my website because of his great reviews, and they have proven to be accurate. Stuart guided me through the whole process, building my website to a high standard that I am delighted with and coaching me so I can maintain the website in the future.
Thank you, Stuart, it was a pleasure working with you.
Anyone out there not sure who to use, I suggest Stuart, you will be delighted."

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ORTAC PRESS [www.ortacpress.com]

The team at Ortac press are launching a new press/publishing house, and wanted a clean, modern website to launch their portfolio. I took inspiration from the logo to create the pallet and styling and included little touches like the flying birds in key positions on the website. The website was designed to showcase new signings, allow authors to send submissions and encourage people to sign up to the mailing list.

Jennifer Layer - Author

Jennifer has written a contemporary self help non fiction book and wanted a website that reflected her style and theme. She had tried to use Wordpress, but could not get along with it at all. I suggested she moved to Wix and she is now so glad she did! She has a slick, interesting website with some great features. Designed to collected emails and promote her book, Jennifer was thrilled with her new site.
- On the subject of Wordpress she said “I thought building and updating a website was a really difficult thing to do in general. But it turns out it was just because I was using Wordpress instead of wix. Wix is exponentially more customizable, and user friendly. Wix simplifies the process and allows you to do so much more in a much shorter time frame.”

This is Jennifer's review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Stuart was beyond worth his cost. (Not to mention his fees are very affordable compared to others offering the same services).
He understood the vibe I wanted and was creative in putting the brand and ideas into concrete visuals. He also was helpful and quick to respond to all and any questions that I had.
I will defiantly hire him again should the need arise and I highly recommend him for your website needs.

Jennifer Adams, September 2021 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Little Big Girl - Children's Book -Author Reginald Barnes - Author [www.littlebiggirlanddaddy.com]

Reginald had finished his first book, and wanted a playful site with colour and fun. I carefully chose the background and added little features like staples in the paper, and painted handprints to give a sense of childhood and fun.
We added a sign up for a mailing list, a quiz and links to the book for purchase. Reginald was so impressed with my work, that we are currently working on a second site for his Author and business profile.

Justin Richman - Sci-fi -Adventure Author [www.justinrichman.com]

Justin had a new series emerging with 2 books finished and one on the way. He wanted me to completely overhaul the website he had attempted to build. His style and genre was based on superhero's and adventure - quite dark and moody... but contemporary and stylish.. adding the video of rain at the top of the site was a killer stroke and really sets the scene for the site and content.

I added a reader sign up form and contact responder.. as well as showcasing all the books and pointing readers to where they could purchase the books.

Justin left me this review:

"Stu was incredible to work with. He was very professional and was communicating throughout the entire project. He took the time to redesign my website and did a fantastic job making it stand out far beyond what my original site looked like. He made sure I understood how to manage the site before handing everything off to me. Stu did a great job and I'd recommend him to anyone looking to build their first page or redesigning their website."

Justin Richman, Aug 21, 2021

Susan E. Reynolds - psychological suspense [www.authorsereynolds.com]

Susan wanted a new site for her psychological suspense novel.

We added a sign up form for readers and added some really cool video backgrounds to create a sense of style and sexuality.

Susan was very happy with her site and left me a 5 star glowing review:

"I just can’t say enough about Stu! He created a beautiful web site for me. He really captured everything I wanted it to be. Once he was at a point where he felt comfortable, he set up calls and walked me through the site and showed me how I can manage it myself. He was patient and very responsive. Just awesome on every level. I highly recommend Stu and will definitely request his services again."

Susan Philpott, May 29, 2021

Louise Branson - Political Non Fiction [https://www.louisebranson.com]

Louise wanted a website to showcase her books and collaborations with her husband. She wanted a formal look to the site to reflect the subject matter and content. The site allows readers to find out about the books and Louise, but also provides multiple links for where the books can be purchased.

Louise left me a 5 star review -

"Stuart was great and his price reasonable. He transferred my domain over to Wix, patiently worked with me and my indecision, making suggestions and changes, explaining the right plan to purchase, then giving me a tutorial over Zoom to explain how to manage the Website going forward. He will continue to be available if I need added guidance or cannot figure something out on the site. I tried (and failed) many times to build my own Website. I wish I had turned to Stuart earlier and saved myself the frustration."

Louise Branson, June 2021

Eudora space kid - Kids Sci-fi books -David Horn [www.eudoraspacekid.com]

David was launching his first book and wanted his site to be all about the book and not him. The result is a fun, engaging site that includes quiz's, activities and the ability to capture readers email addresses.

David was extremely happy with his website and has now learnt how to update and change his site after the training I provided.

He left a 5 star review...

"Stuart built me a great looking professional website for my book series, and then walked me through how to update it all myself with a very thorough walkthrough. Fantastic! He was very efficient and responsive to all my needs as well. Thanks so much!"

David Horn, June 2021

Pria Dee - Children's Author [https://www.priadee.com]

Pria wanted a brand new website to showcase her colourful and fun children's books. We worked on the theme of fun and colour to attract kids and parents.

The website can collect email information, has a quiz and links to where her books are for sale. I used a playful font and bright, eye-catching colours.

Pria was delighted with her site and is now more than able to update and change her site when she needs too.

Her 5 star review -

"Stuart is very professional and flexible. He accommodated the difference in time zones and answered my numerous questions very patiently.

He held several training sessions to get me going and made changes based on my skill level and suggestions!

I am totally delighted with the web site Stuart designed for me and will definitely look him up for additional work in future!
Thanks Stuart!"

Priya V, Jun 7, 2021

Maxine Burges - Fiction [www.maxineburgess.com]

Maxine was a first time author and wanted a colourful, easy to update site to launch her books. I worked with her cover as inspiration for the site and produced a site that capture emails and points reader to where they can buy her books.
Maxine was a novice with technology, but is now confident to update her site after the training I provided.

Maxine was thrilled with her site and this is what she had to say about our collaboration -

"I enjoyed collaborating with Stuart very much indeed. He was very professional and also patient. I was definately worried about creating an online presence as I am a little old fashioned but Stuart talked me through every step which helped with my confidence. i would certainly recommend him to other writers "

Maxine Burgess, June 2021

Scottestrella.com

Scott wanted a steampunk themed website to match the genre and style of his book.
I focused the design around cogs, steam and industry. Scott was blown away with the final design and now has beautiful and unique website.

FUSEBOOKS - Publisher - [www.fusebooks.com]

Mark Dawson and James Blatch from the Self Publishing Formula, launched an imprint/publishers and wanted a slick, simple website for their project.
We worked on a functional landing page that is intended to capture emails and also promote books on their rosta. It is also a place for authors to submit their manuscripts and a point of contact.

Zach Beard - Sci- Fi Author - [Zachbeard.net]

Zach wanted a brand new, stunning website to launch his new sci-fi novel. He has a stunning cover and I used the colours and style as an inspiration for his website.
He was so pleased with how easy to update it is, and with the sylish, slick finished product!

J DAVID SIMONS AUTHOR WEBSITE [www,jdavidsimons.com]

J David Simons needed a new website. His old one was out of date and limited, he also struggled to update it and found his old website builder confusing and difficult.

I built a clean, contemporary site that showcases his books and his work.
I added a place for people to order signed copies of his book, and easy contact forms for readers to use.
See below the images from his website and check out his 5 Star review!

Oscar Silver - Author

Oscar Silver was launching a new book and wanted a contemporary, easy to use website. Oscar wanted to be able to update the site as and when needed. I took the design inspiration from the book cover and used colours and styles that perfectly matched his cover and style.
Launching the website with some key functions was important, including - Contact, sign up, reviews and bio - and of course links to buy the book!

James Blatch [www.jamesblatch.com]

James was looking for a refresh on his website and so I made a few options for him to choose between. He liked the side swipe version where the pages move from right to left on a desktop.

James wanted a website that fitted the style and theme of his upcoming release and a place to gain email subscribers.

We included a sign up form on the home page, and included details about his new book. We also included a bio, contact form and links to all his social media platforms.

James was thrilled with his website and we have recently added the ability to buy a signed copy of the final flight.

Dave Bartell Author Website (www.davebartell.com)

Dave contacted me through Reedsy to create his brand new website for his new novel.

We talked through his requirements and started the build.

We included all the things that Dave required on his website including a Bio, Sign up section, information on his book and some teaser info on his upcoming novels too.

We also created Dave's first email campaign in Mailerlite.

This is a multi-page site with the emphasis on showcasing Dave's books.

He was very pleased with the design and the process and I encourage you to read the review that he left for me about us working together.

"Stuart recommended what turned out to be a much-needed shift in my website approach > move from Wordpress to Wix. That resulted in a more modern looking site and with better web tools. Stuart was fast and completed some last-minute changes without complaint. His communication was top-drawer especially considering our time-shift California to UK. I would hire him again."

Dave Bartell, July 2019

Gordon Campbell Author (www.gordonjcampbell.com)

Gordon contacted me on Reedsy to ask if I could help him create a new website that he would find easy to operate and update. He was launching his first book and required a website that would show off his new novel, and give some information about him as an Author. We worked on some ideas around the style of the new website and started the design.

I also set Gordon up with an Author Facebook page, and perhaps more importantly for him, I set up his Mailerlite account and created the first email that would be sent out when visitors entered their email address on his site and joined his mailing list.

If you are struggling with any aspect of your website build, please do reach out so that we can have a chat about your needs.

This is quite a bespoke website which has a 'side swipe' functionality and a strong design.

Mark Dawson - (www.fightforphoenix.com) - Promotion for Novella - Phoenix

Mark Dawson asked to help with a project that was created to raise money for treatment for a friend of Marks, suffering from Cancer. Emma had just given birth to a baby boy Phoenix, and Mark wrote a Novella to raise money for her treatment.

Mark needed a website to promote his book, that contained all the links to all the places that the book could be purchased, from Amazon, Kobo, iBooks etc. I created the Website for this purpose and to date, Mark has raised over £10,000 for this cause.
It was a pleasure to be part of this project and hopefully demonstrates our skills, and speed as Web designers.

I want to help Authors have beautiful websites for their profiles and their books, so please get in touch so I can discuss your project!

Mark Dawson's Self Publishing Formula Mobile App

Mark Dawson has created a huge Community of Self Published Authors, and to consolidate all of the assets from The Self Publishing Formula, we have created a Mobile App for them.

With the App you can watch and listen to the latest Podcast, you can log into any courses you have purchased, contact The Self Publishing Formula team via the app and be the first to get information and updates.

There is a great deal of functionality and has been downloaded many times. It is a powerful tool and available on all App stores, worldwide. We worked with the Self Publishing Formula to create an app that presented the users with all of their assets and information.