Tom Young

Tom Young – Web Developer

I build bespoke, fast websites optimised for SEO. I love using interactive elements + 3D tech to help you stand out. I don't use AI.

Overview

As an experienced digital marketeer, I specialise in crafting bespoke websites and growth solutions designed specifically for the unique needs of authors. Whether you are launching your debut novel or require a sophisticated platform featuring e-commerce, memberships, and integrated blogging, I am here to bridge the gap between your story and your audience. I pride myself on a relaxed, iterative, and informative approach, working closely with you to bring your creative vision to life through a process that feels collaborative.

To ensure your digital presence stands out, I love to incorporate immersive technology like 3D elements, animation, and interactive features that differentiate your site from the standard template. While the aesthetics are tailored to your brand, the foundation is built for peak performance. Every site I deliver is optimised for speed, accessibility, and the latest standards in SEO and AI findability.

I host my projects on the Duda CMS, a world leader in Google’s Core Web Vitals performance metrics. This choice ensures your site remains lightning-fast while providing you with an incredibly intuitive visual editor and management suite. You’ll have total control to manage your own content, products and blog updates with ease.

Services
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction Parenting & Families
Fiction
Gaming & LitRPG Middle Grade Middle Grade Fantasy Picture Books Urban Fantasy

Work experience

Self-employed

May, 2023 — Present
Having worked in Marketing for many years in London, I run a freelance business providing multidisciplinary marketing & design services.

Projects

Jack Cleveland Author Site

Recent Reedsy project working with the fantastic author Jack Cleveland, who writes The Betsy Allen Hollywood Mysteries series. The specification was to create a functional author site in the spirit of 1930s Hollywood.

Book Cover & Character Illustration By Lauren Schooley (available on Reedsy)

Site features:

- Mailing list that auto-sends subscribers to an email system and notifies them when a new blog post or book is released.
- Full backend system for easy editing, updating and blog writing by the client.
- Interactive elements such as a 3D book cover that follows the mouse movement on the 'Book Series' page.

The website scores very highly on Google PageSpeed, achieving an SEO score of 100, an accessibility score of 100, and a Best Practices score of 100.

Web Design & Social Media Marketing - Children's Sector

I created a website for a leading childcare company in Sussex, including a responsive website, advertising, branding, social media management, and content creation.

Digital Marketing Services - Distributor

Working with a multi-million-pound fastener distributor, established for over 50 years, to deliver a comprehensive digital and marketing transformation including extensive SEO resulting in an uplift of 700,000 impressions. My work included:

✅ A fully responsive e-commerce website with a powerful back-end management system for stock, orders, and deliveries, streamlining operations for their team.

✅ Extensive SEO strategy, enabling them to rank at the top of Google for competitive product keywords—outranking competitors 25x their size.

✅ A full-scale e-commerce advertising campaign across Google Merchant, Google Search, and Social Media to drive targeted traffic and conversions.

✅ Email marketing to engage their customer base and boost retention.

✅ Social media management and content production

✅ Print design for marketing materials, including brochures, trade stands, and roller banners, enhancing their brand presence at industry events.

Web Design & SEO - Creative Agency

I designed and launched a brand-new website as part of their in-house rebrand for a well-known creative agency in Sussex, specialising in publications, branding, packaging, gaming, and product design. This project included migrating WordPress blog content to a faster, more user-friendly CMS, implementing a fully responsive redesign, and SEO.

Branding & Web Design - Children's Sector

Developed a distinctive brand identity for a growing childcare company and launched a fully responsive website on our custom CMS. The platform empowers the team to easily log in, update information, and publish blog posts independently.

Publisher Social Media Campaign

I created a multi-tiered social media marketing campaign for a renowned children's publisher with a portfolio of over 500 published works. Encompassing campaign strategy, creative ideation, video and motion design, copywriting, and full ad implementation across Meta platforms.

Tom has 2 reviews

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Jack C.

Jack C.

Aug, 2026

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Tom has created a beautiful author's website for me that captures the setting of my novel while maintaining professionalism. He has been helpful with any problems and his communication and availability is great. I can't recommend Tom highly enough. Thanks for bringing my vision into reality!
Tom Y.
Jack has been fantastic to work with, bringing a strong sense of style and era to the design process while remaining flexible and open to ideas. I've really enjoyed working on this project and look...
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John N.

John N.

Jun, 2026

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Tom is helping me get new signups for my website ReaderVerified.com. The turnaround has been quick and steady. ReaderVerified is focused on indie and self published authors, a small niche community. Tom was able to identify that slice of the market and get me real results. I couldn't have done i...
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Tom Y.
John has been great to work with and is a real advocate for the industry. ReaderVerified has a unique and highly relevant offering to indie authors, which is ultimately the keystone to any successf...
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Most recent contributions

What tools do you recommend for authors to capture and nurture leads on their websites?

These days it's important to think outside the box, here are some things I've seen work first hand: Integrate free memberships to your site that unlocks content such as behind the scenes, extras & blog posts. This can help create a sense of community. Create additional call-to-actions that are ...
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