Ricky Whiting
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Marketer. Founder. Author. Speaker.
The person behind the work
I'm Ricky. I help businesses get found, build systems that keep working, and share what I learn along the way.
For over a decade I've lived at the intersection of search, marketing and growth. Not the shortcuts — the real work. Strategy built on data, foundations built to last, and content that earns its place.
I've helped businesses of every size grow their organic presence and turn it into revenue. I've written three books about ambition and possibility. I've spoken at events like BrightonSEO and the WooCommerce Conference. And I founded Webstudio.Marketing because advising wasn't enough — I wanted to build the systems too.
But the thread running through all of it is simple: I believe marketing should be honest, human and useful. And I believe the best way to grow is to genuinely help people.
How I got here
The story so far.
The Beginning
Falling for marketing.
I didn't start in a boardroom. I started curious — about why some businesses get found and others don't. That curiosity turned into a decade of learning, testing and obsessing over how attention actually works.
The Craft
A decade in search.
SEO became my language. Not the tricks and shortcuts — the real work. Data-driven strategy, technical foundations and content that earns its place. I've helped businesses of every size grow their organic presence and turn it into revenue.
The Stage
Sharing what I know.
Speaking at events like BrightonSEO and the WooCommerce Conference taught me something simple: people don't want jargon. They want clarity. I built my keynotes around making complex marketing feel obvious.
The Page
Writing it down.
Three books — Picture the Scene, Dream Big Dreams and The Impossible is Possible. Each one is my attempt to make marketing, ambition and possibility accessible to anyone willing to try.
The Build
Founding Webstudio.
Advising businesses wasn't enough. I wanted to build the systems too. So I founded Webstudio.Marketing — a marketing and sales platform that puts the growth engine in one place.
The Why
More than marketing.
As an Enterprise Adviser working with schools across East and West Sussex, I help bridge the gap between education and the working world. Marketing is what I do. Helping people is why I do it.
Just getting started.
How I think about it
Grow. Build. Share.
Helping businesses get seen and create demand — through SEO, marketing and strategy that compounds.
Creating systems, automation and Webstudio.Marketing — so growth keeps working when you're not watching.
Speaking, books, content and education — ideas worth sharing, on stage, in print and online.
Founder
I don't just advise businesses. I build them.
Webstudio.Marketing is the marketing and sales platform I founded — putting the whole growth engine in one place. It's the systems thinking behind my consulting, made real.
Author
Three books.
About business, ambition and possibility.
In Conversation
Talking time, trust
and leadership.
More than marketing
Helping the next generation find their way.
As an Enterprise Adviser working with schools across East and West Sussex, I help bridge the gap between education and the working world. Marketing is what I do — but helping people is why I do it.
What's next?
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