editorial Experience

A working writer and editor for more than 25 years, with experience in everything from traditional print journalism to websites.

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As the Editor-in-Chief of Parentology, Richard created the editorial vision and brand voice, as well as developed the overall social media and marketing strategy. Parentology was considered the leading website for parenting and technology, and quickly became a Google News site with heavy SEO traffic, reaching more than two million monthly page views. In 2021 the parent company behind Parentology closed, taking the website with it.

In the print world, Richard's words have appeared in The Advocate, Los Angeles Confidential, and CARGO Magazine, to name a few. 

In 2004, Richard published his first book, Mondo Homo: Your Essential Guide to Queer Pop Culture. This landed him as a pop culture expert on the TVLand special Inside TV Land: Tickled Pink, as well as on numerous TV shows, radio programs, and magazine interviews.

Fun Fact: It now costs more to ship the book than it does to purchase it on Amazon.com.

With this editorial experience, Richard launched a 48-page quarterly publication for Comic-Con International: San Diego, the largest pop culture convention in the United States. This led to a position at Here! Media, where he helped the company's print editorial teams expand their web presence. He also relaunched the editorial arm of the iconic brands Gay.com and Gay.net, creating a new revenue stream for the company.

From there, Richard moved to the digital marketing agency Content.ad, spearheading their advertorial business. He and his team also conceived, developed, and launched the owned-and-operated properties First To Know, Knoworthy, TopKit, and How Life Works as well as relaunched the health website SuperFoodsRx. These successes would eventually return him to working with the team behind Parentology.