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Mark Gleason is a web developer, programmer, and business owner with more than 14 years of hands-on experience building, managing, and improving websites for businesses of all sizes. His background includes serving as Director of Web Development for a marketing company in Peoria, Illinois, where he worked with clients, led development projects, and helped businesses strengthen their online presence.
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Mark Gleason is a web developer, programmer, and business owner with more than 14 years of hands-on experience building, managing, and improving websites for businesses of all sizes. His background includes serving as Director of Web Development for a marketing company in Peoria, Illinois, where he worked with clients, led development projects, and helped businesses strengthen their online presence.
Mark Gleason is a web developer, programmer, and business owner with more than 14 years of hands-on experience building, managing, and improving websites for businesses of all sizes. His background includes serving as Director of Web Development for a marketing company in Peoria, Illinois, where he worked with clients, led development projects, and helped businesses strengthen their online presence. With a technical background in Computer Science, Web Development, and Computer Programming, Mark has extensive experience working with WordPress themes, plugins, website security, performance, and custom development. Through the Rooted Dev Guides series, he shares practical lessons from his career in a clear, real-world way designed to help business owners, developers, and aspiring programmers build better, safer, and more effective websites.
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