{"id":6,"date":"2017-05-02T00:51:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T00:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davestaubin.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2017-07-24T17:45:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T17:45:17","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/copywriting\/?page_id=6","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"z-index: 10; position: relative; float: left; max-width: 100%; ;clear: left; margin-top: 9px; *margin-top: 18px;\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"galleryImageBorder wsite-image\" style=\"border-width: 0; max-width: 100%; margin: 15px 15px 10px 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/davestaubin.com\/copywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1404336983.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" \/><\/a><span class=\"wsite-caption\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;\">Surfing a Sarapiqui River Wave in Costa Rica<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"display: block;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">While born in Chicago, I did not stay there long. As chance would have it, I found\u00a0myself growing up in several unique areas of the country.<span style=\"line-height: 1.5; background-color: initial;\">\u00a0You see, during my early years, my\u00a0father&#8217;s occupation required several relocations.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; background-color: initial; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">From Illinois, my first move came when I was just 4 years old. That is a faint memory now. But I still remember the journey, my first time in an airplane. The destination was Tampa Bay, Florida. And after just a few years there, at 7 years of age I moved again&#8230;to Houston, Texas. This time it was a long drive in the car. I stayed in Texas, which also included homes in Beaumont and Tyler, until passing my 15th birthday. At that time, my dad needed to pick up stakes again. We landed in the area around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is where I called home during high school and until\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5; background-color: initial;\">finishing\u00a0my college\u00a0studies at Penn State.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">Each move brought with it\u00a0a chance to start over with new friends and different situations. It was not clear at the time that these experiences were destined inspire my\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">copywriting<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">And after leaving\u00a0the family nest, I started my \u00a0career as an electrical engineer in the defense\u00a0industry near Baltimore, Maryland. This was hands automated test support for military\u00a0products. It required both hardware and software design skills.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">This provided me with a chance to apply the technical training from my education to &#8220;real-world&#8221; problems. I also gained an insight into the needs of the test\u00a0engineering community. A perspective that now helps me effectively communicate through\u00a0persuasive\u00a0writing with prospective home\u00a0automation clients and customers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #88938f;\">Go West, Young Man<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">But after enduring several long, cold, and snowy winters and short, stormy summers near\u00a0Maryland&#8217;s Chesapeake Bay, I was ready for a change &#8211; a new beginning. Yep, it was in the blood, after all those childhood moves, it felt like it was again time to relocate.\u00a0So I decided to go west.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">All the way to Southern California&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">This was an easy transition to make. You see, this was the mid-80s and it did not take\u00a0long to find several engineering opportunities that could use the skills I had developed\u00a0in Maryland. And the company selected picked up the tab to move all my worldly possessions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">So while settling in to continue my career in aerospace test and automation in this new\u00a0environment, I discovered endless off work time distractions to balance things out. The outdoors here was a boundless playground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">Ahhh, the endless summers, the beaches, mountains, desert&#8230;and all the fun activities\u00a0to go with it! I had found my home at last. This is still where I call home today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">Over the years, I had the good fortune discover a few activities that have turned into\u00a0magnificent obsessions. Things that I enjoy doing both alone and with the many great\u00a0friends developed over the years. Friends with shared pastimes. Among these things,\u00a0my current interests include whitewater and ocean kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">Paddle boarding&#8230;wow!&#8230;now that is fun! And what an ab workout! Oh, did I mention hiking and in-line\u00a0skating? Hmmm, so many choices, so little time, there is never a lack of something to pursue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">I also\u00a0practice yoga almost every day at a local studio. This is an absolutely essential ingredient to help maintain my balance and focus with both business and pleasure pursuits. This mind, body, and soul transformation continues&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #88938f;\"><strong>Copywriting<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">Why am I now writing copy? Well, you see, my engineering career has provided a level of personal satisfaction, to develop an idea into a working, functional product. And it has been financially rewarding. But it has failed to provide the feeling of having made a difference in the world. Doing something that really matters.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">So I started looking&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">Almost immediately, one thing became clear. It was obvious that there were many successful online businesses. I began asking questions; What were all these people doing? How could I join in? How can I get started?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">This is when I discovered copywriting. And the\u00a0American Writers and Artists Inc. (AWAI).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">Everything made sense. Here was a chance to\u00a0identify problems and develop solutions that really do make a difference.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">To make an impact.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">So the journey began&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">Using all the resources available through the AWAI,\u00a0I have learned the art of copywriting from the best in the business today. This has provided me with a solid foundation to write high impact and compelling copy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">My world class training in the art of persuasive marketing, coupled with my unique life-long experiences are available now to help solve your promotional challenges. To drive up your sales and increase revenues&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; font-size: large; color: #88938f;\">Contact me today to explore how to best help your business grow.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"height: 10px; overflow: hidden;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"?page_id=7\" class=\"btn btn-link\" target=\"false\" title=\"Contact Dave\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"height: 10px; overflow: hidden;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surfing a Sarapiqui River Wave in Costa Rica While born in Chicago, I did not stay there long. 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