Current Work

Attacat

I have been involved in online marketing and search engine marketing in particular since 1999.  Attacat Internet Marketing is the "output" of that work and accounts for the bulk of my time.  Attacat is well known for its paid search skills (Google AdWords etc) and also offers SEO and other web site and internet marketing services, including Conversion Optimisation for websites, Analytics and Social Media.  It 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 Apps & Web Marketing
• Creating businesses/start-ups
• Business Growth
• Environmental / Renewables

Work-related Hangouts

Networking in Edinburgh

• Attacat
• Winning Entrepreneurs
• EdCM
  
• New Media Breakfasts
• Bizlinx (2007 to 2009)
  
• Edinburgh Chamber
• Thrive (occasionally)
• BNI (2002-6)
• The Baillie (not as frequently as I would like)

Online

• The Seemingly Obligatory Twaddle on Twitter
• Attacat Blog
• Google (and hopefully here too!)
• Webmaster World
• Scottish Business Forums
• Linked-In

Personal & Family

Things Some may Know Me For

• Sally Barlow (1999 onwards) (punching well above my weight)
• Georgie Barlow (2007 onwards)
• Harry Barlow (2009 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?