It's me, Tom Light

EXPERIENCE…

What I’ve done in my career so far.

10+

Years Experiance

100+

Campaigns

£22,000

Managed Monthly Spend

50+

Industries Worked In

WHAT I LOVE…

SEO Has a huge variety of skillsets. Here’s some of my loves.

ANALYSIS & REPORTING
Data underpins everything about SEO and is at the forefront of my SEO approach. Understanding where you are, your competitors and ultimately the opportunity available helps direct and dictate strategic decision making.
SEO STRATEGY

SEO strategy doesn’t stop evolving, everything we do should be driven by the campaign objectives. Keeping on top of a campaign and reaching the goals means putting the work in and understand the current landscape – Each campaign is different a strategy should be unique to get the best outcome.

RESOURCES PLANNING

When you start to work on larger campaigns it’s often the case you’re working with bigger teams both internally and externally – Ensuring these resources are managed as well as the campaign understanding is there is paramount. I love working in a team based environment where ideas are shared and executed.

RELATIONSHIP BUILDING

I enjoy people, especially those I’m working with. You get the best out of an agency / client relationship when that barrier is broken down and you become a team. You also learn the most about a business when you stop focusing on your discipline and understand the wider objectives and requirements. SEO can work in isolation, but the best results are always achieved when you’re exposed to all marketing channels.

LOCAL SEO

Local SEO is one of my specialisms and is where I started. I still love to help local businesses reach there customers and become a part of the community. It’s even better to see businesses expand to new locations and for SEO to be a key part of that.

CAMPAIGN SUCCESS

Usually someone who works with data is driven by the numbers and that remains true with me. I take pride in the campaigns I managed and it’s a personal achievement to see the success. This applies to both smaller changes which result in campaign growth for a specific area as well as long term campaign success realised over a 24 month period.

CMS Experience

A few of the CMS’s I’m familiar with and can work with.

WHAT THEY SAY…

What my peers and clients say about me.

ADAM FUTER

Worked with Tom for 5 years whilst at Vertical Leap – One of the best at coming up with new, fresh and exciting ideas for clients.

SALLY NEWMAN

Tom has always has time and patience for anyone. Nothing phases him, always a pleasure to work with, learn from and discuss new ideas and concepts.

AARON BLAKE

Amazing mentor for me when starting in SEO. Takes the time to explain methods, gives valuable feedback and is always there to help out when needed.

CAREER SO FAR…

Where I’ve been to get me to where I am now.

GA4 Qualified

May 30, 2023

I’ve been using Universal Analytics for over 10 years. Making the switch is always difficult, but needs must. I’m a convert, passing the GA4 certification as well as adapting and evolving Google Data Studio reports to adapt to these changes.

Creation of portfolio of affiliate sites

October 5, 2022

Continuing to expand my own knowledge and personal developing, mixing techniques both new and old whilst developing a suite of affiliate websites. Currently adapting SEO knowledge with AI evolutions to maximise website reach.

Senior SEO Manager / Lead

November 15, 2021

Managing a team of SEO specialists including professional development and training. Continuing to work on the largest SEO campaigns within the company at a lead strategic level. Helping to grow the SEO team portfolio through sales decks and pitches.

Senior SEO Specialist

April 8, 2019

Promoted to Senior SEO Specialist. Leading some of the biggest campaigns within the company, both household names and large international B2B businesses across a multitude of industries.

SMB to Enterprise SEO

June 14, 2017

Switched from SMB to Enterprise SEO teams internally at Vertical Leap. Taking what was learnt at the SMB level and scaling this to large national companies as well as global SEO campaigns.

Joined Vertical Leap

April 21, 2014

Joined Vertical Leap as an SEO Specialist as part of the SMB team.

Marketing Assistant – HySpeed Broadband

August 8, 2011

Taking my degree into the real world. Spent just under 3 years working on UK and International digital marketing campaigns.

Graduated (BA) Marketing Management

April 1, 2011

Graduated from university with a BA Hons Marketing Management degree.

GET IN TOUCH…

For SEO questions, consultation, projects and proposals, send me a message.