--- title: "About Tim Marston, SEO Consultant Cumbria | South Lakes SEO" url: "https://southlakesseo.co.uk/about/" description: "Meet Tim Marston, the independent SEO consultant behind South Lakes SEO in Kendal, ranking websites since 2007 and doing every bit of the work himself." date_published: "2026-10-19T13:33:53+01:00" date_modified: "2026-10-19T13:33:53+01:00" author: Tim Marston site: South Lakes SEO language: en-GB markdown: "https://southlakesseo.co.uk/about/index.md" --- # About Tim Marston Founder of South Lakes SEO **This site isn’t about me.** **It’s about you, your business, and how I can help you make more money.** However, I understand you need to know why you should trust me. So, I will explain my SEO background and my approach to ranking websites. [Call for a Free Chat](tel:+447761170139) [Send me a message](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/contact/) ![Tim Marston SEO, founder and SEO consultant at South Lakes SEO in Kendal](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tim-marston-seo-headshot-v2.webp) Me trying to look cool. [**5.0**](https://maps.google.com/?cid=1702157034306931357&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) - **2007**Tim ranking websites since - **5.0**From 92 Google reviews - **Kendal**Cumbria based, working with clients from all over the world My story ## My Background in SEO (It’s Not What You Might Expect!) 20 years ago, when travelling around Australia, I became totally obsessed with fire juggling. I got shown a few tricks by a fire performer and was instantly hooked. This was the result: ![Tim Marston fire breather performing a fire breathing show](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/tim-marston-fire-breather.webp) (Yes, that is me, and yes, it was hot, smoky, and a bit scary!) 1. ### Back in the UK When I came home to the UK, I trained hard until I felt I was good enough to start charging money for my shows, and then I had a website built. **Once the site was live, I had an experience familiar to many business owners.** **I realised I had no idea how to get customers actually to visit my amazing new website!** 2. ### Learning SEO So I started to study SEO. I spent hours each day reading, watching videos, and researching keywords. I then started applying all this knowledge to my website [JugglingInferno.com (opens in a new tab)](https://www.jugglinginferno.com/) (that’s me in the photo above, flapping my arms around trying to look impressive!) 3. ### Building the business To cut a long story short, I built a very successful fire and circus performance business using [SEO](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/). I employed a team of freelance fire performers who were doing gigs for me all across the UK and even internationally. 4. ### Full-time SEO Then when I had had enough of being on the road doing gigs every weekend, I sold the fire business for a nice little sum and moved into full-time SEO. Since hanging up my fire juggling staff, I have worked full time in search engine optimisation. Why it matters ## How does this story affect you? - **I know what it feels like to be a business owner who needs more customers.** - **I understand that digital marketing can seem daunting, confusing, or too technical for some clients.** - **Most importantly, I understand that SEO is a means to an end.** **That the ultimate goal is an increase in revenue for the lowest investment possible.** How I work ## My Approach to You and Your Business If we work together, my approach will be to deliver: [Contact me here for a free consultation](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/contact/) 1. Search Engine Optimisation that is safe for the long term. 2. Targeting of the most profitable words and phrases. 3. Applying high-quality technical SEO to maximise the return on your investment. 4. To give you a no-nonsense, cost effective, long-term strategy for success. What I want for you ## My Goals for Our Working Relationship My goal is very simple: > I want to add significantly more value to your business than you pay me. > > > > > Value that will last for years, even if you stop working with me. **I want to help you to make your business highly profitable.** I have done this for my own businesses. I have done this for my clients. I would love to get the opportunity to do it for you. **Using SEO to help people make money is a passion of mine.** ## Discover how I can grow your business **If you want to work with someone who really cares, please feel free to [contact me](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/contact/), and let’s make it happen.** Whatever you need, from [SEO](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/services/seo/) and [web design](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/services/website-developer-cumbria/) to [email marketing](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/services/email-marketing-cumbria/), [AI automation](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/services/ai-automation-consultant-cumbria/), [website hosting](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/services/website-hosting-cumbria/) and [website maintenance](https://southlakesseo.co.uk/services/website-maintenance-cumbria/), you will be dealing with me from start to finish. I am based in Kendal, Cumbria in the UK but work with clients from all over the world. So please feel free to get in touch: [Call for a Free Chat](tel:+447761170139) - Phone[07761 170139](tel:+447761170139) - Email[tim@southlakesseo.co.uk](mailto:tim@southlakesseo.co.uk) - LinkedIn[Connect with me on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmarston-seo/)