Meet UK Linkology,
A Quality Conscious UK Based Link Building Team
Over 12 years successfully building links for agencies and in-house marketers has taught us what works.
We are a big link building team and we've grown organically without spending millions on marketing due to a happy and loyal client base.
That's because our link building processes are constantly under review and finely tuned to make sure you get the best links for your money.
We are confident we have the skills and personality to make your link building campaigns a pleasurable and profitable activity.
Each one of us is 100% committed to your success - why not let us prove that to you today?
Jason Brooks
Founder and Co-Director
Jason started the business in 2008 to fill a gap providing a high quality backlinks service (back then black hat was the default!). Over the last decade he has been instrumental shaping the business into the UK's leading link building service. He also developed M-Flux which uses multiple SEO metrics to assess websites in a unique formula. Jason drives a 1964 Buick Wildcat and collects PK Rippers (if you know you know).
George Blandford
Co-Director and Sales
George has an agency background and has been a major partner in the business since 2019. His unorthodox sales style involves giving tonnes of free value upfront, regardless of the prospect size or niche. He is a dedicated father of four and rewards himself with daft looking Nike trainers and dangerous cars.
Rachel Thompson
Account Director
Rachel has over 7 years experience doing pure link building campaign management. She has been instrumental in the design and delivery of our services and is loved by her clients (check out her swathes of 5-star reviews). When she's not busy getting our clients results, she loves walking up mountains and watching football.
Michelle Hill
Finance Manager
Michelle has over 18 years of agency experience and is our head of HR and Finance. She works closely with all our teams to ensure that everyone enjoys a safe and happy working environment. In her free time Michelle enjoys cuddling cats, quaffing vin rouge and watching telly.
Jo Fowler
Finance Department
With more than 30 years of experience working in accounts for businesses across the business landscape, Jo has settled into her role in our accounts department. As well as working in accounts, Jo also used to own a bridal boutique before returning to her passion for supporting businesses with their finances. In her spare time, Jo loves running with her two spaniels, cooking for her loved ones and reading.
Nico Yarranton
Sales Manager
Nico is a former outreach specialist so has a solid understanding of what it takes to rank a site. You can be sure that the advice he gives is in your best interests, not just the usual fluff that you hear from many SEO sales execs. Away from his desk, Nico is an Arsenal fan who loves music, spending time with his daughter and going to the gym.Account Management
Yasmin Parveen
Senior Account Manager
As a Senior Account Manager and experienced SEO expert, Yasmin has worked hard over the years to cultivate extensive knowledge of search engine expectations, relevance, keyword integration and more. She uses this insight to manage clients, ranging from small accounts to international conglomerates. For every client, Yasmin aims to deliver excellence and works with all departments within the company to ensure that everything from site selection to content is up to her exacting standards.
Jack Totton
Account Manager
Having worked in sales and account management for more than 8 years, Jack brings experience and industry knowledge to his role as Account Manager. Thanks to his work leading sales teams, supporting leading telecoms companies and training new staff, he has bought a wealth of transferable skills to the role and uses them to support his team and his valued clients. Jack’s a sociable person, which helps him to succeed in and out of the working environment.
Samantha Howey
Account Manager
Sam is an experienced account manager who loves being part of the dynamic team here at UK Linkology. Every day is different, and Sam loves getting stuck in and giving her clients the support they need. Her hobbies are as varied as her clients, and she loves music, films, cycling, hiking and spending time with her friends and family.
Claire Higgins
Account Manager
Claire Higgins is a dedicated account manager who brings more than 5 years of technical and enterprise experience in CMS and website delivery to the role. Having worked in the marketing, advertising and creative markets throughout her extensive career, Claire is able to offer her clients informed advice and put together campaigns that achieve any business’s goals. She’s just as creative outside of work and loves street photography, house music and enjoying delicious fresh foods.
Grace Cooke
Account Manager
Grace is a Publisher Relationship Manager who’s dedicated to facilitating valuable connections between a variety of blogs and news sites. She’s used to dealing with people and loves supporting sites and communicating with bloggers, webmasters and more. In her spare time, Grace loves the arts, as well as football, netball and spending time with her family.Outreach Team
Luca Yates
General Outreach Manager
Luca is the Outreach Manager who supports UK Linkology’s outreach specialists. Using data and new technology, Luca is constantly adapting his team’s processes to ensure that they can identify and negotiate with the best link building opportunities on the market currently. Outside of work Luca is passionate about music and travel, and loves learning new things and visiting new places.
Kathy Chapman
Outreach Data Manager
As an Outreach Data Manager, Kathy Chapman is dedicated to making sure that only the best quality websites with incredible content are offered to our clients. She has honed her knowledge of SEO over her many years as an outreacher, and she now screens every link building opportunity to make sure it’s good enough for our valued clients. Alongside work, Kathy is also passionate about exercise, origami, and her cat!
Paula Beatrice Soare
International Outreach Lead
Known as Betty, this dedicated outreacher is always looking for new ways to support and add to our network of websites that form the backbone of UK Linkology’s service. With a keen interest in psychology, she loves to turn her knowledge of human behaviour into meaningful, lasting relationships with the sites she works with. The result is a great experience for everyone involved, and a wider range of sites for our clients to make the most of. Betty loves learning, and is always eager to try new things in both her professional and personal lives. She has two cats to keep her busy when she’s not searching for new guest posting opportunities, and Betty also loves spending time in the gym. By keeping her mind and body active, she’s able to do her best work and deliver the great sites that our clients have come to expect.
Jacob Robinson
Outreach Specialist
Jacob is a valuable part of UK Linkology’s outreach team. Using the powers of persuasion he learned in his time working in sales and his extensive SEO knowledge, gleaned from his degree in digital marketing, Jacob has all the skills he needs to identify and collaborate with some of the best up and coming websites. When he’s not searching for sites or learning new methods to help him to improve his work, Jacob is an avid Nottingham Forest football fan who also enjoys cooking up delicious meals.
Michael Kilgour
Outreach Specialist
Michael Kilgour is an Outreach Executive and loves to scan the recesses of the internet for new and relevant websites that will benefit our clients. Thanks to his passion for SEO and digital marketing, Michael has become a valuable asset to the Outreach Team since he joined UK Linkology. He’s always working on learning new skills and improving his knowledge of SEO, which he applies to his work to help him identify useful new techniques and find new link building opportunities.
John Lewsam
Outreach Specialist
A key part of our outreach team, John is dedicated to finding and collaborating with the best sites on the market. He also loves learning about SEO and digital marketing, and he uses this knowledge to ensure that he always uses cutting-edge techniques to identify the best guest posting opportunities available for the clients he supports. Outside of work, John is an avid sports fan who loves watching football, rugby and boxing.
Orla May Gharu
Outreach Data Assistant
Orla is a member of our outreach support team who works hard to find and provide the very best sites to our clients. In her own time, you’ll find her dancing an Irish ceili or coaching younger generations for the next Riverdance troupe.
Freya Devlin
Outreach Data Assistant
Freya is UK Linkology’s Outreach Data Assistant, working alongside our outreach team to make the most of our data and cutting-edge technologies to find and collaborate with a wide range of publishers. As a dedicated team member, Freya is always looking for ways to improve her knowledge of SEO and gain valuable new skills that she puts to good use when working on new campaigns. Her love of learning new things transcends her working life, and Freya loves nothing more than to gain new skills and start new hobbies outside of work. Whether it’s cooking exciting new recipes, learning another language or gaining new skills (crochet is the latest one), she loves to find new things to learn, which is what makes Freya such a valuable member of the UK Linkology team.
Gratian Buzea
Outreach Specialist
Gratian loves puzzles and challenges, which is why he’s such a valuable addition to our outreach team. He enjoys negotiating with sites and discussing the ways we can build valuable long-term relationships. Outside of work, he enjoys physics and loves to relax by playing a challenging game of chess.
Helene
Outreach Specialist
Helene is a dynamic and multilingual professional with proficiency in French, Spanish, Italian, and several other languages. A perpetual learner at heart, she is dedicated to expanding her knowledge base and staying abreast of the latest trends in various fields. With a natural aptitude for research, Helene’s logical strength and analytical mindset contribute to their ability to navigate complex challenges with ease. Outside of work Helene has a passion for Cuban salsa dancing, finding joy in the rhythmic movements and cultural richness of this vibrant dance form. She also loves live music reflects and has a deep appreciation for the energy and creativity that musicians bring to the stage.Publisher Relationship Managers
Scarlett Brooks
Publisher Relationship Manager
Scarlett is our publications relationship manager who ensures that our link building processes run smoothly and our clients get their backlinks as quickly as possible. She works closely with all the sites in our network to ensure that they have everything they need to publish and promote our high-quality content. Outside of work, Scarlett is a Real Housewives superfan and loves indulging in shopping, brunches and Martini cocktails.
Callum Edworthy
Publisher Relationship Manager
Callum is a member of our outreach team and works tirelessly to find new and interesting websites on which to place our top-quality content. When he’s not learning about digital marketing and support clients, Callum is a football fan who supports Derby County. He’s also a gamer, and he enjoys travelling- he recently went around Australia!
Laura Jackson
Publisher Relationship Manager
As Publisher Relationship Manager, Laura is committed to checking that every aspect of our articles, from the image to the client link and beyond, is correct so that she can give 110% to the sites she works with and our valued customers. After a long hard day working with a range of publishers and checking content, Laura loves nothing better than spending time with her friends and family. Once the kids are in bed, she loves to watch murder documentaries and unwind with a glass of red wine.In-House Content Team
Lewis Bagshaw
Content Team Manager
Lewis is a creative soul who puts 100% love and care into every one of his articles. He's become an invaluable member of the content team and now assistant manages it, providing hands-on support and advice. Away from work, you could find him either at the pub watching his beloved Sheffield United lose yet another game of football, or at home playing the newest video game.
Jessica Daykin
Content Team Supervisor
Jess is the content team supervisor who supports the team as well as writing pieces that are both engaging and fulfil clients’ requirements. Aside from being a dog enthusiast and gin connoisseur, Jess spends her spare time catching up on Formula 1 or watching the latest Netflix docuseries.
Jon Hatfull
In-house Content Writer
Jon is a writer and editor who has worked in entertainment journalism, PR, and educational magazines. He has helped create content for everything from Kickstarter projects to real crime monthlies, and he enjoys shaping material to match the outlet or client. Outside of work, his hobbies are going to the movies, reading, watching ice hockey and finding out what his cat will be furious about today.
Lizzy Cragg
In-house Content Writer
Lizzy has years of experience writing about various subjects, from legal arguments to lifestyle blogs – and everything in between! Passionate about creating written content, Lizzy is in her element in front of a keyboard with a cup of coffee in hand.
Lucy Firth
In-house Content Writer
Part of our in-house writing team, Lucy loves turning client briefs into amazing content that benefits their business and their SEO. When she’s not hard at work writing content for UK Linkology, Lucy is an avid equestrian who loves the countryside and raising her horses from cute foals into great riders.
Eva Machova
In-house Content Writer
Eva is a member of the content team who is dedicated to creating unique articles that will inspire readers and improve her clients’ search engine rankings. She enjoys writing about new topics and coming up with new concepts for each client. Her hobbies are wide-ranging and include baking, reading, and visiting art galleries.
Casey Whiting
In-house Content Writer
Thanks to her background in creative and journalistic writing, Casey is able to bring many skills and a unique point of view to her work as a content writer for UK Linkology. When she’s not crafting informative content for a variety of clients, Casey loves sampling tasty vegan treats, writing poetry and reading tarot cards.
Alicia Reid
In-house Content Writer
Alicia is a dedicated content writer who loves writing for a diverse selection of clients and learning new things about up and coming products and services. She loves creating content that’s designed to meet each client’s unique needs. Her love of learning new things extends to Alicia’s hobbies, and she loves exploring the countryside and visiting new countries. Her favourite places to visit so far are Canada and Italy, but she’s always seeking new places to visit and new skills to learn.
Amy Van De Casteele
In-house Content Writer
As a busy working mum with a menagerie of pets- including a snake- Amy is used to working in fast-paced situations. Bringing with her over 12 years of experience in content creation, she enjoys writing on a variety of topics, which makes her a perfect addition to UK Linkology’s writing team. When she’s not writing on or mum duty, Amy likes to kick back and relax by watching scary horror films!
Ben Spencer
In-house Content Writer
Ben is a committed part of our content team who has a background in corporate hospitality at sporting events and is accustomed to satisfying the demands of important clients. He turned his childhood passion for writing into a career as a content writer. His favourite topics to write about are tech and travel, but he’s always up for researching something new. Ben is the kind of guy you want on your team for a pub quiz! In his spare time, he loves to cook and scroll through YouTube watching car and cooking channels, even though he doesn’t drive.Other Teams
Danny Andrews
SEO Content Strategist
A PR pro with over 7 years of experience, Danny loves working as part of a team and helping everyone to thrive and create amazing content strategies for clients. He’s a valued part of our team and is helping UK Linkology to grow and prosper. Outside of work, Danny’s a Sheffield United fan who loves going to matches and spending time with his friends. He’s also a creative cook and enjoys golfing, camping and e-sports.
Nick Sadler
Marketing Manager
Nick has over a decade of delivering successful campaigns both agency and client side and understands how to move the needle with compelling stories and branded content. All delivered through well-thought-out creative campaigns and underpinned by strong digital foundations across all marketing channels. Highly experienced in PR, copywriting, content production, brand building and SEO, Nick excels at planning out campaigns with sharp tactical deployment and enjoys building strong relationships with clients, suppliers and colleagues as he believes this is key to getting the best results. Now focussing on multi-channel marketing campaigns, Nick uses his experience, blended with an aptitude for picking up the latest tools and methods quickly, to ensure all campaigns have a strong impact and measurable ROI.
Thea McCracken
Graphic Designer
Self-taught artist Thea McCracken has taken her creative skills to the next level by joining UK Linkology as our Head Graphic Designer. Following an apprenticeship, she’s had the pleasure of working with household names across the fashion and lifestyle industries, so we’re incredibly fortunate to have her on our team! She brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge of digital design and website layouts. Her hobbies are as creative as her work, and she spends her time cooking, painting, doing crochet, and generally living her best life with her husband.
