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John Egan

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John Egan is a content marketer, blogger and freelance writer in Austin, Texas. He is former editor in chief at Austin-based startup LawnStarter. John previously worked at SpareFoot, Bankrate and the Austin Business Journal. When he’s not writing or editing, John enjoys sports (Go Jayhawks!) travel, music, movies and food (especially pepperoni-and-mushroom pizza). You can follow him on Twitter at @JohnJEgan.
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