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		<title>The Beginning of a Style Blog</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the blog. The format is fairly freestyle but it all centers around web design, and development. &#8220;Oh no, not another web design blog!&#8221; I know that there are a million web design blogs out there so I propose a new genre. Welcome to my web style blog. Although, I am a career applications [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the blog. The format is fairly freestyle but it all centers around web design, and development.<img src="/images/start.jpg" title="WWW" alt="WWW" align="right" border="0" height="154" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="205" style="margin:10px;" /></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Oh no, not <em>another </em>web design blog!&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>I know that there are a million <em>web design</em> blogs out there so I propose a new genre. Welcome to my <em>web style</em> blog.</p>
<p>Although, I am a career applications developer, graphic design and internet marketing have always been a deep passion of mine. This can be a great benefit to my work at times and a sharp clash at other times. The duties of a typical developer are to execute work orders passed down from upper management, marketing, or general clients.</p>
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<td valign="top"><em>management:</em></td>
<td>So if we could get those script changes asap, that would be great.</td>
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<td valign="top"><em>developer:</em></td>
<td>So, I was thinking of some ways to improve the layout.</td>
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<td valign="top"><em>management:</em></td>
<td align="left">[awkward silence]</td>
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<td valign="top"><em>developer:</em></td>
<td>&#8230; just a few ideas if anyone is interested.</td>
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<td valign="top"><em>management:</em></td>
<td>[awkward silence]</td>
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<td valign="top"><em>management:</em></td>
<td>and you are&#8230;?</td>
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<td valign="top"><em>developer:</em></td>
<td>I&#8217;m John &#8230; on Steven&#8217;s team.</td>
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<td valign="top"><em>management:</em></td>
<td>Isn&#8217;t Steven&#8217;s team a development team?</td>
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<td valign="top"><em>management:</em></td>
<td>Yes&#8230; [awkward silence]</td>
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<td valign="top"><em>management:</em></td>
<td>[Laughter] &#8230; glad we got that cleared up&#8230; have a nice day everyone!</td>
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<p>Developers aren&#8217;t typically expected to do much more than type away into code editors and terminal windows with project specs and mock-ups at hand. Maybe its not quite that bad for all of you, but you get my point. Developers don&#8217;t typically have opportunity to meddle with the design side of their work. At this point in my life, I am fortunate to have a job with a decent balance of design and development. If I prefer to churn away at the keyboard, I can do that. However, if I have an idea for a design change, I can mention it and management really does listen.</p>
<p>All that aside, I still find myself coming up with great ideas and having no time or place to make them come to life. I look forward to sharing some of these thoughts and ideas with you&#8230; and who knows, maybe someone out there might find something useful.</p>
<p>With respect to my SEO background, I have had the pleasure of working with some extremely talented sources on SEO over my career. Taking a strong interest in the skill, I have also learned a fair amount on the topic as well. I have also worked on some incredibly successful SEO initiatives both past and present.</p>
<p>Open source platforms are definitely my area of expertis. Without getting too technical, I have a couple open source of projects that I am hoping to complete in the near future. I am known to openly endorse outstanding products and services that I use myself.</p>
<p>Considering my development experience, passion for design, and exposure to SEO, I hope offer something interesting to a someone out there.</p>
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