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Hello World!

I’ve been itching to get this going for some time now, and decided to simply take the plunge!  I’ll be initially importing my previous posts from the Arke Systems Blog and then should have some more new tidbits shortly after.

I am somewhat new to the blogging world (and newly certified with Sitecore) and my hope is that this can eventually become a handy resource for others getting started with our favorite CMS! Initially there was a lot of struggle for me to find out basic information on how to do seemingly simple things (training really is the best way to go), so I’ll be posting a lot of small tips as I go along, and if I gloss over anything – comment!

One thing I'm really hoping for from this blog is some feedback – so please, comment and let me know where things can be improved or if this was useful at all – or if you’d like me to post about a particular topic.

Looking forward to the future!

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