Who We Are

We are Hobo, based near Glasgow, in Scotland, in the UK. A professional search engine marketing company, we use SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and other online marketing techniques to get your site more traffic from search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo.

Managing Director - Michael Bonnar (B.A)

Michael Bonnar is the Managing & Financial Director at Hobo, a co-founder of the company, and has managed the company to success since April 2006. A background in project management for a major national bank, he manages the team below.

SEO and Operations Manager - Chris Ballantyne (B.S.C)

Chris is the SEO & Operations Manager at Hobo, with a life-time of customer service experience behind him and a degree in computer networking from the University Of Paisley. Chris has been with Hobo since August 2008.

Senior SEO & Web Development Manager - Alan Muir

Alan is one of two senior web development experts at Hobo. With over 15 years experience creating usable, highly functional and optimised website's for clients in too many a sector to mention. Alan has been with Hobo since June 2007, and worked with a co-founder for a number of years at their previous advertising agency in Glasgow.

Senior Designer | Web Developer - Rodger Patterson

Rodger is the senior designer at Hobo and is responsible for the unique Hobo website look and style. With a background in design, Rodger has been with the company since July 2008 and can rely on nearly 10 years of design experience when delivering slick websites and online applications for clients.

Data & Reporting Manager - Robert Mckenzie

Robert is the Data & Reporting Manager at Hobo, tasked with, amongst other responsibilities, facilitating and organising data collection for client sites and all projects we work on. Robert has been with Hobo since 2010.

Senior Programmer | Web Development Manager- Martin Gardner (B.S.C)

Martin is the senior programmer at Hobo and has been with the company since 2008. With a background in website development, Martin manages systems and can rely on nearly 15 years experience creating websites. The engine room of the studio he develops in-house tools to help Hobo and our clients do business online - whatever that may be.

Head Of SEO - Shaun Anderson

Shaun Anderson is the Head of SEO, and co-founded Hobo in 2006. With a background in accessible website design, usability and advertising, Shaun has 14 years experience optimising websites for high rankings and for conversions.