I started Ahead Marketing with a simple belief: digital marketing shouldn’t be confusing. It should be clear, strategic, and built on a real understanding of your audience.

My approach is straightforward: I research your market, learn how your audience searches, and connect them to your website through clean, effective campaigns.

Before launching Ahead Marketing, I spent four years at Improve My Search Ranking, where I worked on 168 unique client websites—each with its own technical challenges, goals, and strategy. That experience helped me build a repeatable system that delivers what matters most: quality traffic and long-term growth.

I’ve worked with brands of all sizes, including Quantcast, Newbury Racecourse, Buzzacott, Bosideng, and Hermanos Coffee Roasters. I also stay sharp through training with industry leaders like Backlinko, SEO Blueprint, Clickslice, and Google.

If you’re looking for marketing that respects your time, your budget, and your brand—I’m here to help.

Agencies I've Consulted for:

Content Management Systems I've Worked With

WordPress is usually the preferred choice, however I have experience with many other CMS’s, including custom coded.

I grew up in the pleasant green land of the Suffolk countryside, attending Ipswich School before completing my secondary and sixth form years at The Royal Hospital School. With its strong naval heritage, RHS helped shape my methodical, team-oriented approach to work—qualities I’ve carried into every project since.

I went on to earn a Distinction in my Master’s in International Events Management at the University of Brighton, where modules included:

  • Responsible International Marketing
  • Leading and Managing People
  • Sustainable Strategic Management
  • Entrepreneurship and New Venture Planning
  • Branding and Communications

I now continue to sharpen the saw by completing marketing courses and regular reading across marketing, sales, and personal development.

Here is a list of previous clients I have worked with by Industry:

 

Home & Property Services:

  • Aussie Tree Care
  • Clean Air UK
  • Connect Automation
  • Detail Driven
  • Epic Tree Care
  • Ever Green Trees
  • GTEC
  • Grounddown Construction
  • Jerome Shorter
  • Lanz Group
  • Luxury Serviced Apartments
  • Maguire Brothers
  • MPL Maintenance
  • MS Webb
  • Olly Landscapes
  • S&M Solutions
  • SimplyEasy Refurbs
  • Totally Steel Doors
  • Totally Shutters

 

Retail & E-commerce:

  • Chesca Direct
  • Decking Delivery
  • GOpure Pod
  • Harlembling
  • Inside Tech
  • Mondo Loops
  • Oragift
  • Pavedirect
  • Sukrew
  • Validgrad
  • WWgaming
  • WWscenics

 

Professional Services & B2B:

  • Buzzacott
  • Collection House
  • Cortex
  • FinregE
  • Future Engineering
  • Harvey & Hugo
  • Linton
  • Meyler Campbell
  • Quantcast
  • See Change
  • Service MVP
  • Startsmarter
  • Vamos Business
  • Virtuous Ai
  • Wonderchat

 

Hospitality & Food/Beverage:

  • Bar Douro
  • Caffe Tropea
  • Fei Er Cottage
  • Hermanos Coffee Roasters

 

Health & Wellness/Medical:

  • DBT London
  • SMP Liverpool
  • The Spine Clinic

 

Leisure & Entertainment:

  • Axel Blake
  • Newbury Racecourse
  • SEO – From technical audits to content optimisation and link building
  • PPC – Google Ads and paid search campaigns focused on ROI
  • Facebook & Instagram Ads – Targeted, conversion-led social advertising
  • Website Design – Clean, user-focused designs built for performance
  • WordPress Setup & Hosting – End-to-end site setup, secure hosting, and ongoing support
  • Email & Domain Configuration – Seamless setup for professional communications
  • Project Management – Efficient, well-organised delivery with clear communication
  • Discipline & Organisation – A structured, methodical approach to every campaign
  1. Completed the Devizes to Westminster Canoe & Kayak race 3 times 2015 – 2017 (labelled as the Mt Everest of Kayak races, it’s 125 miles long)
  2. Performed in front of the Late Her Majesty the Queen as part of a concert band. 
  3. Performed at BST, Reading & Leeds, the Isle of Wight, Y Not festival as a musician.
  4. Written 5 books and an online course.
  5. Came 17th in a World Championship sailing event.
  • Accountancy firm London‘ – ranks 3rd for Buzzacott – generates 1,900 monthly searches
  • Upholstery Tunbridge Wells‘ – ranks 1st for Jerome Shorter – 110 monthly searches
  • What is an artist‘ – ranks 3rd (above Wikipedia) for my freelance website – 2,400 monthly searches
  • Colombian coffee roasters‘ – ranks 3rd for Hermanos – 3,600 monthly searches
  • Commercial roofing contractors London‘ – ranks 2nd for Maguire Brothers – generates 70 monthly searches, but more importantly, highly relevant traffic
  • AI chatbot for website‘ – ranks 2nd for Wonderchat – 880 monthly searches
  • Goose down coat‘ – ranks 2nd for Bosideng – 590 monthly searches
  • Portuguese restaurant London‘ – ranks 2nd for Bar Douro – 3,600 monthly searches
  • Static grass applicator‘ – ranks 1st for WWscenics – 880 monthly searches
  • Private investigators London‘ – ranks 3rd for NPI – 5,400 monthly searches
  • Plus size mother of the bride dresses‘ – ranks 2nd for Chesca Direct – 8,100 monthly searches
  • Engineering recruitment agency‘ – ranks 2nd for Future Engineering – 880 monthly searches
  • Account reconciliation software‘ – ranks 1st for Trintech – 1,300 monthly searches
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