By: Jonathan Cox | February 13th, 2010
Wow. It appears that Google may be entering the internet service provider business.
Just this week, Google announced that they plan to test ultra-high speed broadband networks at one, possibly several, communities across the United States. This fiber-to-the-home network would allow home users to upload and download at speeds of over 1 gigabit per second. Holy hyper connection speeds, Batman!
Tags: broadband internet, Google Fiber for Communities, Tulsa economy, ultra-high speed broadband networks
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By: Jonathan Cox | February 9th, 2010
The other day, I began researching branded jump drives for AVC. Nothing says “I love you” to clients like a stylish, pocket-sized piece of technology that makes their lives a little easier, right?
But alas, this path was filled with far more peril than I had realized. Here’s how it went down:
Tags: bad site, good site, marketing, website design, website usability
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By: Jonathan Cox | January 20th, 2010
How is a good website like a magic trick?
I saw The Prestige recently, and I couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to draw the comparison between my craft and magic. Everyone knows we techies are wizards, anyway, right? So here we go. Are you watching closely?
Tags: illusion, magic, prestige, website design
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By: Jonathan Cox | December 31st, 2009
6. Know your products…
…inside and out. You can get an excellent feel for what works and what doesn’t by making note of your weakest products, your strongest products, and the price points each sells for.
Earlier this year, I spent a fair chunk of time and money creating a couple of new product packages for folks that needed a simple startup site. It wasn’t successful. Fortunately, I keep records of sales meetings on new products, so I began to review them to look for the problem.
Tags: business, lessons, saving, strategy
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By: Jonathan Cox | December 30th, 2009
1. Be ethical
Times are tough, and sales are more difficult to come by in many industries. There are those who price gouge, or leave their customers high and dry at the first sign of complaint, and they get away with it, right?
It’s rough being one of the good guys right now, keeping prices fair and placing high importance on customer service and quality assurance. But don’t be duped. What goes around comes around. If you work hard and you’re good to your customers, it’ll pay back in spades.
By: Jonathan Cox | October 31st, 2009
When Aqua Vita Creative became an LLC in February of this year, I made the difficult decision to keep us debt free. We started with 0 credit card debt, 0 investors, and 0 small business loans.
Over the past 8 months, I’ve been mocked and even ridiculed by certain individuals regarding that decision. “You can’t start a business without a business loan,” they told me.
Tags: Aqua Vita Creative, business, dave ramsey, financial strategy, investments
Posted in: Aqua Vita News, Eureka!
By: Jonathan Cox | October 11th, 2009
Boo-yah! It’s official. On September 21, 2009 , Google Search Quality Team member Matt Cutts posted that Google does NOT consider the meta keyword tag in their ranking analysis of websites…
Tags: google, meta keyword tag, meta tags, myth busted, search engine optimization
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By: Jonathan Cox | June 24th, 2009
In my last article, “How to Thrive When the Rest of the World Sucks,” I talked about the horrible destructive power of negativity and the life-changing, success-bringing power of positivity, confidence, and a strong sense of self-identity.
If you haven’t read that article, shame on you. Go back and read it.
Today, we’re going to talk about [...]
Tags: business strategy, failure, self discovery, silly putty, Success, victory
Posted in: Eureka!
By: Jonathan Cox | June 9th, 2009
“The economy sucks.”
“I’m going to lose my job any day now; I can tell.”
“It’s all the government’s fault.”
“I heard there’s going to be another drop in the market.”
“This could be the next Great Depression.”
“We haven’t had a sale in weeks.”
“Did you hear that GM declared bankruptcy?”
“I’m broke because of this damned economy.”
“I may not be [...]
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By: Jonathan Cox | May 21st, 2009
While it looks like the economy could be turning around soon, many companies still have to be a little creative with resources in the meantime. And as you’re weathering budget cuts, you still need to wow clients and prospects online.
Sound impossible? Don’t panic. I’ve outlined several budget website alternatives to help you save money without [...]
Tags: business, creative, custom design, DIY, template, web design
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