Featured fascinating facets of San Antonio’s mixed-use Pearl complex, including Hotel Emma.

Pearl Mixed-Use Development: A San Antonio Gem

John Egan

Wrote about how the new Democratic Congress could shape Americans’ financial lives through strict government oversight and consumer-friendly laws.

New Democratic Congress: How Will It Affect Consumers?

Why Is My Credit Card Blocked?

Created content on a revamp of California’s tax-cutting Proposition 13 and how it would affect self-storage businesses.

California Storage Owners Face Potentially "Disastrous" Tax Hike

Discussed the results of missing credit card payments which range from late fees to lawsuits.

What Happens When You Stop Making Credit Card Payments?

Wrote content providing advice and a series of needs versus wants litmus tests that can help in making decisions whether to stay put or finally let go of the family home.

Should I Sell My House When I Retire? How to Sort Your Needs and Wants

Provided several solutions that offer much-needed hope for finding lasting, natural relief for migraines.

Migraine Sufferers: These 8 Alternative Treatments May Help You Find Relief

Crafted a guide to personal finance for LGBT Americans that covers five key areas on how to plan for retirement, what insurance you need, money questions to ask before marriage, the costs of adding children, and ways to erase credit card debt.

Guide to LGBT Finances: You Can Live a Richer Life

Shared best money tips from entrepreneurs who have been through personal financial stress.

8 Money Tips for Entrepreneurs From Entrepreneurs

Listed down several techniques to minimize everyday stress for a healthier and happier heart.

7 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress for a Healthier Heart

Wrote an article offering tips for high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) that want to invest in the multifamily sector.

Four Tips for HNW Investors Who Want to Buy Multifamily Assets

500 Tiny Homes With Big Amenities Coming to 2 Austin-Area Communities

Domain-style Project on East Riverside Could Be Austin's Next Downtown

How Do Secured Credit Cards Work? What You Need to Know

W.P. Carey May Unload Newly Acquired Self-Storage Portfolio

What Is a Credit Card Skimmer? And How You Can Avoid Them

How Credit Cards Track Criminals

Can Your Issuer Close Your Card Based on Your Reputation?

How a Money Expert Beat His 'Embarrassing' Credit Card Debt

Credit Karma Guide to Finances for Newlyweds

Bankrate is a publisher, aggregator, and distributor of personal finance content on the Internet.<ul><li>Provided critical organizational and content strategy oversight in integrating communications for several recently acquired lead-generation companies for home, auto, life, and health insurance.&nbsp;</li><li>Directed the digital strategy for six consumer-facing websites.</li><li>Increased SEO traffic for Bankrate Insurance websites from 12% to 23% of total traffic within nine months.</li><li>Hired, mentored, and managed two staff editors and 20 freelance writers. Controlled $300,000 annual content budget.</li><li>Communicated with leaders of publicly held company and recommended innovative content initiatives; collaborated with colleagues on PR strategy. Served as media spokesman for Bankrate Insurance.</li><li>Helped develop an editorial calendar and assign content; collaborated with an outside firm on creation and distribution of infographics. Edited content created by staff editors and freelance writers.</li></ul>

Editor-in-Chief

Jayhawk Media is an advertising agency specializing in developing content for businesses in insurance, personal finance, commercial real estate, self-storage, and health sectors.<ul><li>Produced well-researched, well-sourced, engaging content for audiences seeking trusted answers to questions about personal finance, commercial real estate, health and wellness, and numerous other subjects.&nbsp;</li><li>Worked with personal finance brands such as CreditCards.com, Bankrate, Credit Karma, LendingTree, PolicyGenius, and PrimeRates.</li></ul>

Writer

SpareFoot is an Austin-based company that provides listings for self-storage units.&nbsp;<ul><li>Wrote content and expanded interest and readership for four blogs focused on news and advice for self-storage consumers and self-storage professionals.</li><li>Led SpareFoot to win Best Online Newsroom Award from Ragan’s PR Daily.</li><li>Increased monthly blog sessions by 471% through perceptive SEO management.</li><li>Recruited and supervised one staff writer and 20 freelance writers. Managed over $120,000 annual content budget.</li><li>Assigned, edited, and wrote content for four blogs, coordinated editorial calendar, tracked performance, and directed PR strategy.</li><li>Cultivated relationships with Wall Street analysts covering the self-storage industry.</li></ul>

LawnStarter is a marketplace for lawn maintenance and outdoor services based in Texas.<ul><li>Collaborated with the co-founder and chief operating officer on content strategies for the LawnStarter blog and numerous market-focused pages, including the creation of the bulk of the consumer-focused content.</li><li>Boosted year-over-year unique page views for LawnStarter by more than 150%, created content that garnered thousands of online shares, and generated dozens of authoritative media mentions.</li><li>Served as the creative force behind infographics and other data visualizations involving originating data-based content, researching and selecting proprietary and publicly available data, populating blogs, and posting content through the WordPress platform.</li><li>Managed blog and website content in boosting the main website’s domain authority from the mid-30s in August 2015 to the mid-50s in mid-2017.</li></ul>

English (American)

John Egan is an accomplished content marketer with extensive experience in industries such as personal finance and real estate. With a roster of clients including CreditCards.com, Bankrate, Credit Karma, LendingTree, PolicyGenius, PrimeRates, National Real Estate Investor and the Urban Land Institute, he has produced content on personal finance such as credit cards, loans, and insurance. His experience also includes managing writing, editing, public relations, SEO, communication strategies, and daily operations for blogs, websites, B2B publications, and print as well as online newspapers.