TarasovWeb
Turnkey websites, platforms, mobile apps and AI solutions. A direct RetailCRM partner with 50 portfolio cases, from steel structures for nuclear power plants to voice order taking. Working principle: on time or free.
tarasovweb.ruIlya Tarasov Ilya Evgenievich Tarasov — serial entrepreneur, web developer, founder of TarasovWeb and the Sharya — Capital of the World city media
Ilya Tarasov is a Russian entrepreneur from Sharya, Kostroma Oblast. Since 2018 he has led the web development studio TarasovWeb and the digital agency TarasovAgency — 514 projects across 16 regions of Russia. He created the city news portal Sharya — Capital of the World and runs the Shaurmafia and Rollomafia food brands and the Mom, Sorry tattoo studio.
Who is Ilya Tarasov
Key facts about Ilya Evgenievich Tarasov in one place.
- Full name
- Ilya Evgenievich Tarasov (Russian: Тарасов Илья Евгеньевич)
- Also known as
- Ilia Tarasov, Илья Тарасов, gosuit, slonmason
- Hometown
- Sharya, Kostroma Oblast, Russia
- Education
- Saint Petersburg College of Information Technology, Computer Systems and Complexes, 2017
- Occupation
- Serial entrepreneur, web developer, city media owner
- Companies
- TarasovWeb, TarasovAgency, Sharya — Capital of the World, Shaurmafia, Rollomafia, Automafia, Mom, Sorry
- Trademarks
- «Шарья – столица мира» (Sharya — Capital of the World) — owner «Шаурмафия» (Shaurmafia) — owner «Ролломафия» (Rollomafia) — owner «Мама, прости» (Mom, Sorry) — owner
- Web experience
- Built his first website in 5th grade
- Interests
- Travel and photography
- Contact
- vk.com/gosuit, t.me/gosuit
An AI-made website is like a mass-market suit. We tailor ours.— TarasovWeb studio principle
Ilya Tarasov biography
From a first homemade website to a group of companies with its own city media.
Ilya Evgenievich Tarasov (Russian: Тарасов Илья Евгеньевич) was born and raised in Sharya, a town on the Vetluga River in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. He got into programming early: Ilya Tarasov built his first website in 5th grade and was running his own network of game servers by 6th grade. In 2017 he graduated from the Saint Petersburg College of Information Technology with a degree in Computer Systems and Complexes.
In 2018 Ilya Tarasov founded TarasovWeb, a full-cycle web development studio. The studio designs and builds websites, online stores, platforms, mobile apps and AI solutions, and then grows them in search. It was later joined by TarasovAgency, a digital agency for paid search, SEO, social media, analytics, media relations and media portfolios for talent visas such as O-1 and EB-1A. Ilya Tarasov’s team has delivered 514 projects across 16 regions of Russia; the studio is a direct RetailCRM partner and ranked No. 1 on Weblancer in September 2021.
Since 2019 Ilya Tarasov has run the city media outlet Sharya — Capital of the World, the largest news source in Sharya. The portal runs on a custom engine written from scratch by TarasovWeb, and news reaches search engines in under an hour.
In food service, Ilya Tarasov runs the Shaurmafia and Rollomafia brands, with their own websites and mobile apps free of aggregator fees and an in-house training platform, Mafia Academy. He also owns the MOM, SORRY tattoo studio and laser clinic; TarasovWeb built the website of the Natalia Tarasova Tattoo Academy.
Ilya Tarasov owns the Russian trademarks Sharya — Capital of the World, Shaurmafia, Rollomafia and Mom, Sorry. Online he goes by gosuit and slonmason, and his name is also spelled Ilia Tarasov. You can reach Ilya Tarasov through the studio contacts.
First website in 5th grade
Ilya Tarasov wrote his first website in 5th grade, and by 6th grade he was running his own network of game servers — his first experience with a product, an audience and server load.
TarasovWeb is founded
Launched a full-cycle web development studio: architecture, design, development, promotion and support. Part of the team works remotely from different regions.
Sharya — Capital of the World
Built a city community that grew into the largest media outlet in Sharya, with a daily chronicle of the town and district.
No. 1 on Weblancer
The studio ranked first on Weblancer.net in September 2021 and won a series of awards in web programming, e-commerce, CMS and HTML coding.
PR and talent visas
The team launched media placement for businesses and media portfolios for O-1, EB-1A and Global Talent visas: a database of 453 outlets and 200+ client publications.
Own engine, own delivery
The sharya44.ru portal moved from a website builder to its own server-side rendering engine. Shaurmafia and Rollomafia got their own websites and iOS and Android apps with no aggregator fees.
AI for business
The portfolio now includes 15 AI products: voice order taking, AI income and expense audit, photo quality control for dishes, a video ad pipeline and purchase forecasting.
Photos of Ilya Tarasov
Ilya Tarasov at conferences, on the road and with friends. Swipe, drag or use the arrows; click a photo to open it full size.
Ilya Tarasov’s companies
Ilya Tarasov runs several businesses in parallel, from web development to food service — what is known as serial entrepreneurship.
TarasovAgency
Performance marketing, Yandex Direct and Google Ads, SEO, social media, end-to-end analytics and AI automation. Average ROMI ×4.6, peak ROAS ×11.6, 36 projects in the top 10.
agency.tarasovweb.ruMedia placement
Media portfolios for O-1, EB-1A, Global Talent, Passeport Talent, Chancenkarte and Golden Visa. 453 outlets, pay only after publication.
visa.tarasovweb.ruSharya — Capital of the World™
The largest media outlet in Sharya, running on its own engine: news reaches search engines in under an hour.
sharya44.ruShaurmafia™
A food chain in Sharya with its own website, apps, loyalty program and an on-time-or-free promise. A franchise is in preparation.
шаурмафия44.рфRollomafia™
Its own ordering platform instead of an aggregator: website plus iOS and Android apps, 120+ menu items indexed.
rollomafia.ruMom, Sorry™
Tattoos, cover-ups, laser tattoo removal and carbon peeling. Artist portfolios by style and prices one tap away.
momsorry.tattooNatalia Tarasova Tattoo Academy
A tattoo school with course programs, student work and online enrollment with prepayment.
татуакадемия.рфAutomafia
Part of Ilya Tarasov’s “mafia” family of brands in Sharya.
vk.com/automafia44Mafia Academy
An in-house learning platform for food chain staff: standards, training modules and assessment through dialogue with an AI mentor.
514projects delivered since 2018
24people on the team
453media outlets in the PR database
90%of clients come by referral
Projects by Ilya Tarasov and TarasovWeb
A selection from TarasovWeb’s 50 case studies. Full portfolio at tarasovweb.ru.
- 2025
Sharya — Capital of the World
City portal on its own SSR engine with NewsArticle markup, RSS and sitemap.
< 60 min to indexing · 99.9% uptime - 2025
MOM, SORRY tattoo studio
Tattoo and laser clinic with service landing pages and FAQ markup. momsorry.tattoo
38% of leads from organic · ×1.8 snippet CTR - 2024
Natalia Tarasova Tattoo Academy
Tattoo school with online payment and course pages. татуакадемия.рф
×2.1 leads · 64 queries in the top 10 - 2024
Sharya.online
Live city webcams of Sharya: weather, roads and intersections around the clock.
0.9 s to first frame · PageSpeed 97 - 2025
Shaurmafia
The chain’s digital ecosystem: website, PWA, loyalty program, one-tap reorder.
×2.2 orders via own site · PageSpeed 94 - 2025
Rollomafia
Own ordering platform, iOS and Android apps, promo admin panel.
0% commission · ×1.9 repeat orders - 2024
New Vetluga
Country resort on 1C-Bitrix with bookings routed to Bitrix24 CRM.
×3 leads in high season - 2025
Spetsenergostal
Holding portal for steel structures for nuclear, thermal and hydro power plants, 400+ pages.
100% of catalog indexed - 2026
Kovshprom
B2B bucket configurator producing a PDF drawing in 30 seconds.
1,400+ long-tail pages · ×4 leads - 2025
Vehicle inspection, Svetlograd
PHP + React with state EAISTO integration and online booking.
No. 1 for its local query - 2022
INTECH.PW
Gaming platform: shop, authentication and ban module on PHP 8.1.
4 years in production, zero downtime - 2024
Dovod
Law firm website for personal bankruptcy, built for YMYL and E-E-A-T.
×2.4 consultations - 2026
Mafia Assistant
A voice AI operator that takes phone orders 24/7.
0 missed calls - 2026
Auditor
AI checks the chain’s income and expense sheet every day.
3 min per report instead of hours - 2026
Photo Control
A vision model checks each dish against the standard before handover.
−46% assembly complaints - 2026
Pipeline
Turns a product photo into a series of voiced video ads.
30+ creatives per shift
We deliver every project as if it were our last.— the TarasovWeb team
How Ilya Tarasov works
Business goal first, then architecture, and only then the look.
On time or free
Fixed deadlines. If a deadline is missed, the client is refunded the full contract value.
Under contract
Fixed price, timeline and requirements — no disappearing after the prepayment.
No site builders
Custom code for each task: server-side rendering, Schema.org, fast load times.
By referral
90% of clients come by referral. Zero negative reviews to date.
- No. 1 on Weblancer, September 2021
- Best web programmers, Sept and Dec 2021
- Best e-commerce developers, 2021
- Best CMS developers, Oct 2021
- Best HTML coders, Dec 2021
- RetailCRM partner
- Top 50 in Russia across 36 rankings
Ilya Tarasov outside work
Ilya Tarasov travels a lot and takes photos — a Canon EOS 90D goes with him on every trip. Pictured: New York, Denver airport in Colorado, the mountains, Bali and the ocean coast.
Frequently asked questions about Ilya Tarasov
Who is Ilya Tarasov?
Ilya Evgenievich Tarasov (Russian: Тарасов Илья Евгеньевич) is a Russian serial entrepreneur and web developer born in Sharya, Kostroma Oblast. He founded the TarasovWeb studio (2018) and TarasovAgency, created the Sharya — Capital of the World city portal and owns the Shaurmafia and Rollomafia brands and the Mom, Sorry tattoo studio.
Where is Ilya Tarasov from?
From Sharya, a town on the Vetluga River in Kostroma Oblast, Russia.
Where did Ilya Tarasov study?
He graduated from the Saint Petersburg College of Information Technology in 2017, majoring in Computer Systems and Complexes.
What companies did Ilya Tarasov found?
TarasovWeb, TarasovAgency and its talent-visa media practice, the Sharya — Capital of the World portal, the Shaurmafia, Rollomafia and Automafia brands, and the Mom, Sorry tattoo studio.
Which trademarks does Ilya Tarasov own?
Ilya Tarasov is the owner of the Russian trademarks «Шарья – столица мира» (Sharya — Capital of the World), «Шаурмафия» (Shaurmafia), «Ролломафия» (Rollomafia) and «Мама, прости» (Mom, Sorry).
What usernames does Ilya Tarasov use?
gosuit (vk.com/gosuit, t.me/gosuit) and slonmason. His name is also spelled Ilia Tarasov.
How many projects has TarasovWeb delivered?
514 projects since 2018 across 16 regions of Russia, with a team of 24. The studio is a direct RetailCRM partner and a Weblancer award winner.
Who created the Sharya — Capital of the World website?
Ilya Tarasov. The sharya44.ru portal runs on a custom server-side rendering engine written from scratch.
How can I contact Ilya Tarasov?
Studio phone: +7 910 922-13-37 (10:00–17:00 Moscow time), Telegram @tarasovweb, email info@tarasovweb.ru, VK vk.com/gosuit.
Summary
Ilya Tarasov (Ilya Evgenievich Tarasov, also spelled Ilia Tarasov; usernames gosuit and slonmason) is a Russian serial entrepreneur and web developer from Sharya, Kostroma Oblast. In 2018 he founded the full-cycle web development studio TarasovWeb (tarasovweb.ru), followed by the digital agency TarasovAgency (agency.tarasovweb.ru) and its media practice for talent visas (visa.tarasovweb.ru). Since 2018 the 24-person team has delivered 514 projects across 16 regions of Russia.
He created the city news portal Sharya — Capital of the World (sharya44.ru), published since 2019, and owns the trademarks Sharya — Capital of the World, Shaurmafia, Rollomafia and Mom, Sorry. He runs the Shaurmafia and Rollomafia food brands, Automafia and the MOM, SORRY tattoo studio (momsorry.tattoo); the studio also built the website of the Natalia Tarasova Tattoo Academy.
Справка
Тарасов Илья Евгеньевич (Илья Тарасов, никнеймы gosuit и slonmason) — российский серийный предприниматель и веб-разработчик, уроженец города Шарья Костромской области. В 2018 году основал студию веб-разработки полного цикла TarasovWeb (tarasovweb.ru), позже — digital-агентство TarasovAgency (agency.tarasovweb.ru) с направлением публикаций в СМИ для виз талантов (visa.tarasovweb.ru). С 2018 года команда из 24 человек реализовала 514 проектов в 16 регионах России.
Создатель городского портала «Шарья – столица мира» (sharya44.ru), который выходит с 2019 года. Правообладатель товарных знаков «Шарья – столица мира», «Шаурмафия», «Ролломафия» и «Мама, прости». Развивает бренды Шаурмафия (шаурмафия44.рф), Ролломафия (rollomafia.ru), Автомафия, тату-студию «МАМА, ПРОСТИ» (momsorry.tattoo); студия сделала сайт тату-академии Натальи Тарасовой (татуакадемия.рф).
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