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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

My friend Shawn Hammond has recently launched his editing and writing business, stormbrain.  His editing, writing, and proofing services incorporate research and consultation documentation; marketing materials; magazine articles (including features, profiles, how-tos, and reviews); books; online content; user guides; and any other documentation that requires copy.
 
Having known Shawn for over ten years, I wanted to do something that 1) would acknowledge this important venture; and 2) show my support. (My dad threw a couple of good years of his 40's into trying to get his own company successful, so I know firsthand the tremendous effort one expends.)  I figured the best way to do this would be to build him a visually captivating, informative, and practical website.
 
To do this, I chose the highly-adaptable and fresh UI of SwishMax's template #56 as the shell for the site. I then modified images, helped worked on content, and then threw all of the content in. After three weeks of work (off and on in the evenings), the site went live this morning.
 
I'm very pleased with it. Besides intriguing, I think it succeeds at introducing Shawn's impressive resume of writing and editing experience and clients. Check out stormbrain here.  In fact, hire him to write you an article, review, profile of one of our new hip rock bands; or to proofread your company's user documentation or messaging.   

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