I WORKED FOR A NEWSPAPER. I HAD TO BECOME A JACK OF ALL TRADES
To stay in the newspaper business for as long as I did, you needed to continuously reinvent yourself and expand your skill set. You had to continue to make yourself valuable. Journalism, advertising and marketing — I’ve done them all. If there’s a new visual need, you just fill it and then learn to do it well.
“Jack of all trades, master of none.”
I know the phrase infers the ability to do many things — just not great. Two things about that; I always wore it as a badge of honor. And I never, for a minute, believed the second part. Browse through my website and decide for yourself. If you need something you don’t see here, just let me know. I’ll learn to do it 😉
COMMERCIAL WEBSITES
Years ago I started a website to design and sell t-shirts and gifts through print-on-demand vendors Zazzle, Amazon and TeePublic. It’s been where I’ve honed my skills in everything from SEO to HTML and CSS, to advertising and promoting on social media. I still enjoy the artistic freedom and challenge of the business today.
TESTIMONIALS
“Mark is very honest. If he says he can deliver, he does exactly that.”
“Mark is extremely talented. Just ask him.”