A local team for local businesses.

Hi, I'm Chris.

In 2016 I was sitting in an independent coffee shop near my photography studio. It was a Friday lunchtime and I was the only customer. When I asked why, the owner told me that unless people walked past, no one knew they were there. Out of curiosity I searched Google for my nearest coffee shop. It didn't show the one I was sitting in.

That got me hooked on how local search works. I learned everything I could, used it to get my own photography business found, and in 2017 became one of around 400 Google Trusted Photographers. Businesses booking me for headshots and business photography started asking where their photos would be used, and how to be found online. That coffee shop became my first local search client, a mortgage broker with 50 staff became my second, and it grew naturally from there.

I've managed businesses since leaving school, so I know what it's like to be great at what you do but short of time for everything else. That's who I still love helping: people who are brilliant and passionate about their work, but don't know how, or don't want, to do the marketing that helps their business grow.

Photography, reviews and local search fit together: stand out, be trusted, be found. That's why Think Photography by Chris Attwood and Think Local Reviews are now part of Think Local SEO, so you deal with one team. Photography is booked separately from our marketing services.

I'm originally from the South Wales Valleys. I opened our Cardiff office in 2020 as the first step in moving back, then Covid hit two months later. Now I split my time between Gloucester and Cardiff. Our admin and support team work remotely, but every client meeting is with me.

I want long-term partnerships that help businesses grow, not quick wins. We won't do things we shouldn't to get short-term results. Many businesses come to us after trying something a mate suggested, someone down the pub swore by, or a Facebook group recommended, and losing the Google profile and reviews they spent years building. We'd rather grow your business steadily and keep what you've built safe.

No question is too basic, and if we're not the right fit, I'll tell you honestly.