Current Work

Attacat

I have been involved in online marketing and search engine marketing in particular since 1999.  Attacat is the "output" of that work and accounts for the bulk of my time.  Attacat specialises in paid search (Google AdWords etc) and is all about helping organisations succeed financially on the web.

Other Businesses

• Pastures-New - a portal for rental of flats, houses and rooms (I set this up in 2000)
• A B&B venture - I have made a small investment to allow Attacat to transform the web side of this business.

Business Interests

• Web & Web marketing in particular
• Creating businesses/start-ups
• Business Growth
• Environmental / Renewables

Work-related Hangouts

Networking in Edinburgh

• Attacat
• Winning Entrepreneurs
• Bizlinx
• Edinburgh Chamber
• Thrive (occasionally)
• BNI (2002-6)
• The Baillie (not as frequently as I would like)

Online

• Attacat Blog
• Webmaster World
• Scottish Business Forums
• Linked-In

The Seemingly Obligatory Twaddle

Personal & Family

Things Some may Know Me For

• Sally Barlow (1999 onwards) (punching well above my weight)
• Georgie Barlow (2007 onwards)
• Mt Blanc 2007
• Skydiving (1994-2000)
• Bristol Uni Geographer (1993-6)
• Scuba Diving (1987-1993)

Places I have lived/spent time

• Edinburgh
• Ashbury
• Swindon
• Birmingham
• Teeside
• Selby
• Bristol
• Southern Africa
• Radley
• Aysgarth
• Earlston

Some things I want to do

• Buy a family home
• Exceed the Entrepreneurs Allowance
  
• Ski season
• Climb Matterhorn
• Brew a CAMRA award winning beer
• Leave the planet in a better state than I inherited it in
• Paraglide?