{"id":9,"date":"2009-03-30T12:42:33","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T12:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=9"},"modified":"2017-01-12T04:44:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T04:44:10","slug":"so-i-read-somewhere-that-posts-start-with-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/so-i-read-somewhere-that-posts-start-with-so\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>So, I read somewhere that posts start with &#8220;So&#8230;&#8221;<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So&#8230; I thought I should start blogging. I revamped the website at work (with loads of help from our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scarletpartnership.co.uk\/\" target=\"_Blank\">web designers<\/a>) and the benefits of blogging were explained.<\/p>\n<p>The company blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utilitymasters.co.uk\/default.aspx\" target=\"_Blank\">http:\/\/www.utilitymasters.co.uk\/default.aspx<\/a> was up and running, so&#8230; I got to thinking.<\/p>\n<p>My partner Sharon can run up some mean Blinds &amp; Curtains, and we&#8217;re trying to get a little business up &amp; running to make use of her talents. So&#8230; I&#8217;ve been spending a little time boarding out the loft &#8211; and soon I hope we can call it The Workshop. Capital T, capital W.<\/p>\n<p>I figured we need a little web presence, more than Google Maps at any rate. So&#8230; I&#8217;ve been struggling with technology at home, with one old laptop and a newer (but significantly more hopeless) PC. I also have a great time taking a few photos as I ramble through my busy life&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230; Why shouldn&#8217;t I put something on the web about that?<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230; I am going to. 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