Giving Back to Local Designers & Developers

June 15, 2008 // Drew Stauffer

Just over a year ago, I moved back from the west coast. I originally moved out west to “spread my wings,” finish school and figure out what I was doing with my life. Seven years later, I had all my problems solved.

While I was there I got very accustomed to the Southern California lifestyle. There was always a hot new designer right around the corner and if you wanted to be competitive you needed to step up your game every day. SEO was a big deal too; everybody knew how to sell and market it.

As soon as I moved back to the east coast I immediately became aware that this wasn’t anything like Southern California. Weather, traffic and even the commercials were different. I moved for a new job and while I was surrounded at work with talented individuals, as soon as I left, I didn’t know where to turn. It was then that I realized that I needed to get back into the design culture.

I wanted to figure out a way to try and give back to local designers and developers by giving them a little link juice and some recognition.

I decided to start a Local Flavor section and I would like to invite YOU (designer or developer in the southeastern United States) to be a part of it. This is a way for local designers and developers to keep track of each other while still staying in the public eye for their next big break.

If you’d like to be a part of the Local Flavor or know someone who would make the cut, please send me an email and a link.

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