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I have been writing, for pay or for
fun, most of my life.
In 1986, I became the advertising copywriter for a small publishing company in Sauk Centre: Vocational Biographies. This company produces an exciting career information resource, used by schools and counselors in all fifty states, and beyond. By that time, I had collected an eclectic set of career experiences. Just a few of these were: English teacher; staff writer for an historical society; radio disk jockey; and office worker / customer service contact for a commercial refrigeration company on the West Coast. In addition to on-the-job experience, I had studied Computer Science for two years at what is now the University of Minnesota, Moorhead. I had also studied art and design, although less systematically. The publishing company discovered that I could handle graphic design, and got along with computers. I started designing their advertising pieces, as well as writing copy. Years passed. My skills with software and data analysis were needed to maintain and study the company's mailing lists, so I started doing that instead of creative work. (They're still using some of my order form designs, after seven years.) Through all of this, my wife's advice served me well: "keep learning!" |
In 1997, I realized that there were very few websites which
discussed small towns: at least, not favorably. Since I like living
here in the center of Minnesota, I created a small website called “I
Love It Here!”
That website grew. Now it is called Brendan's Island, with over fifty pages and four major sections. Early in 2003, the Marketing Manager of Vocational Biographies discovered Brendan's Island. She was impressed, and wanted to know who had designed it. That's when I started developing Vocational Biographies. online presence. In June of 2003, the company's website was up and running. By that time, I had started talking with the manager of the Palmer House Hotel. In July of 2003, the Palmer House of Sauk Centre had a working, and growing, website. More recently, Project Special Education, a sister company of Vocational Biographies, wanted a web presence. I launched Project Special Education's site at its new URL in February of 2004. Now I'm looking forward to helping more companies non-profits, and communities promote themselves on the World Wide Web. |
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