Hi, I’m Amanda MacArthur and I’ve written and created everything on Amander.com as an online blogfolio. It’s a collection of articles I’ve written for my own site (a few) and for other sites (a lot).

I started Amander.com in 2002 when I started college as a personal website, but as I started my career it’s had many faces and now is the home of my blog archive (and a few old graphic design projects).

My bacholors degree is in Interactive Media Design, but when I was in 6th grade, all of my teachers thought I would be a famous writer some day. I wrote a book in fifth grade that may still well reside in my grade school library. So far no novels, but maybe one day I’ll have a good blog.

I’ve worked as an Email Designer (eDialog), Web Design Specialist (Marketing Sherpa) and had various other roles as Marketing Manager and Graphic Designer. I’ve now worked for Mequoda (a publishing research company for other publishers) for three years, starting as their Creative Director, then Creative Director & Product Manager, and now Editor & Publisher. I have the responsibilities of a graphic designer, web designer, marketer, event manager, editor, the list goes on. But it’s never boring and I enjoy the travel.

My first speaking opportunity will be this March 18th, at the FOLIO:Growth Summit in Chicago, IL. I’m talking to small publishers about the benefits of using social networks to build their brand. Wish me luck