Hi, I'm Chris
Specialist small business marketing consultant
Let me bring my 15+ years of marketing and comms experience to your small business. My mission: to help small businesses grow, and take the stress out of your life as a business owner.
I'm based in Bristol, UK, but can work with you, wherever you are.
Why you need a small business marketing consultant
Grow your small business and reclaim your time and energy to do more of what you love.
I've seen many small businesses experience the same problem: you're a one-person band, and are really good at what you do - which is running your business.
But that means you have to wear many hats, including marketing. And that eats into the time and energy you have to do what you love - your core business and bottom line.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by the constant need to come up with social media posts, or have little idea of how to implement SEO. You'd like some help, but don't know where to start.
There is a way to solve these challenges. I can bring 15+ years of experience to your business's marketing - without costing a fortune.
Pop me a message if you'd like to explore how I can help you; or scroll down to take a look at my services and pricing.
My small business marketing consultant services
CONTENT & CREATIVE
Putting together campaign creative and design, writing articles, blog posts, newsletters, setting up and running your email marketing.
ADS & COPYWRITING
Running your paid search campaigns, placing and writing adverts and editorial, writing for your print magazine and SEO content for your website.
WEB & SOCIALS
Building new SEO-optimised, user-friendly websites with CRM capabilities; rewriting copy, ongoing content management; managing social media.
PHOTO & VIDEO
Commissioning photos and videos from talented professionals, or doing it in-house for you!
The power of blogs
I write regularly on digital marketing topics to help small business owners - and show what good copywriting can do.
Case study
Puglia-Holidays.com
I set up Puglia-Holidays.com in 2024, as both a way to share a passion of mine - and an opportunity to practise my branding and SEO skills. I write blog posts to help people discover Puglia, and embed affiliate marketing into my content to generate revenue.
That's something I can help you do, too.
Case study
The Wall Art Store
Another passion of mine is art - and I wanted to share that with the world via my e-commerce site, Wall-Art-Store.com. Using Shopify and a print on demand art and homeware supplier, I created a brand, sourced rights-free designs, and launched the website in 2023 - including an Etsy store.
The domain is a high value search term which was available at a low cost - I wanted to leverage the power of embedding SEO into my product.
Copywriting
Great copywriting is at the core of the success that a small business marketing consultant can bring you.
I love putting together articles, blog posts, product copy, other web content, adverts and brochures and seeing the results it can achieve for you.
Check out my blogs section to see how I can put together SEO-friendly blogs and listicles for you.
Videography
With just a decent iPhone and some basic editing software, I've been making videos for social media for ages, such as this nice lockdown video I made at Hestercombe.
If you need a film with higher production values like Hestercombe's 'Where Creative Ideas Grow', Guildhall School's 'We Are Guildhall', or Hospice UK's 'The Power of Gardens' - all of which I produced - I can find a suitable filmmaker, brief them, manage the shoot, and curate the production process for you.
Advertising
Many small business owners do their own paid search and paid social advertising, but with the help of a small business marketing consultant you can achieve better results and more sales.
Advertising can take a lot of different shapes and sizes, including traditional print advertising in magazines, papers and outdoor, or online web banners, paid social media and search engine PPC.
Photography & Design
Taking great photography makes your brand and products stand out - and as a small business marketing consultant I can help transform your imagery to drive more sales.
The same goes for design - if you need campaign creative, print ads or brochures, I can produce these for you on Canva or Adobe Creative Suite.
Photography for 'Bert's Training Manual for Puppies', 2016
Photography for Villa Rentals Puglia, 2016
Photography for King's College London, 2013
Personal photography portfolio
Photography for Hestercombe Gardens Instagram
Pricing
I believe in transparent, fair pricing for my clients. That's why I've listed a few examples of what you might expect when you work with me, below.
Consultation
Just need a quick chat to run through some ideas? Or perhaps your website needs a top-level review to see where improvements could be made. Or maybe you don't know what you need! This consultation will help you find out.
£100
£2,495
New Brand & Website
This is a great option for small businesses who want to elevate what they're currently doing, or starting from scratch. I'll work with you to create a swish brand package, and Wix-powered website that will get you results.
£360
Monthly support
If you typically have a number of marketing jobs that need doing each month, this is for you. Get 10 hours of my time to spend on whatever you need doing, from website updating, flyer design, social media and more.
Small business owners...
Are your ready to transform your marketing, your business and your life?
contact me
I'm always open to discussing projects and ongoing support retainers of all shapes and sizes, so just drop me a message and we can go from there!
I work remotely but have my own transport and am happy to arrange in-person meetings and site visits.