I just watched a documentary on the situation in Tibet, and saw this poster soon after. I think this speaks for itself. We should always remember how lucky we are, and remember how important it is to commit ourselves to giving back to the world when we’re blessed.
An Important Truth
By: Jonathan Cox | June 13th, 2010
Tags: philanthropy, philosophy, truth
Posted in: Eureka!
Aqua Vita Rocks Out The Bellmon Awards Website
By: Jonathan Cox | June 2nd, 2010
We’ve all heard a lot about being “green” these days, but what does that even mean? Am I right? Well, the minds behind The Henry Bellmon Awards are here to tell you, and Aqua Vita we’ve partnered with Sustainable Tulsa and Tulsa Southside Rotary to create a website capable of bringing their message to Oklahoma.
Tags: Henry Bellmon, Henry Bellmon Sustainability Awards, Oklahoma green events, Sustainable Tulsa, Tulsa Southside Rotary
Posted in: Aqua Vita News, Client Website Launch, Eureka!
QuiBids Harnesses Consumer Adrenaline With Cruel Efficiency
By: Jonathan Cox | March 18th, 2010
Have you guys been to QuiBids (AKA the new “consumer crack” site) yet? Geez those guys are good.
It’s been a while since we’ve seen someone up the ante with the whole online-auction thing, but QuiBids has done it. They’ve basically created a system that amplifies the sense of urgency consumers feel when confronted with an awesome deal. There are reports of users winning Macnooks for $23.72, VIZIO 32 HDTV’s for $2.60 and 8GB Apple iPods for $18.90.
Pretty freaking incredible. How do they do it? Simple:
Tags: consumer spending, QuiBids, recession strategy, technological innovation
Posted in: Eureka!
Is Google Moving Into The ISP Business?
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
Posted in: Eureka!
Good Site, Bad Site: Edition 1
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
Posted in: Eureka!
The Three Acts of Website Magic
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
Posted in: Eureka!
10 Things I Learned about Business in 2009 – Part Two
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
Posted in: Eureka!
10 Things I Learned About Business In 2009 – Part One
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.
Aqua Vita Creative: A Debt-Free, Cash Operated Company
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!
Google Search Myth Busted: Bye, Bye “Meta Keyword” Tags!
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
Posted in: Eureka!
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