Steve Jobs quotes to inspire and make you smile

From designing circuit boards to the wonder of Pixar’s Toy Story to world of Apple, Steve Jobs left his mark on history as a true icon of the tech industry.

Steve Jobs was a visionary and a creative genius who inspired us with his list of accomplishments and innovative spirit. But he also left us with words of wisdom—as powerful as any of his products.

Today we leave you with 10 memorable Steve Jobs quotes. Write each quote on a post-it, stick a new one to your computer every day, and let some of these “lessons in wisdom” motivate and inspire you.

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Today the world has lost an incredible visionary who has changed our lives and shaped our culture. Our thoughts go out to everybody who’s life has been touched by Steve in one way or another. May you Rest in Peace, and thank you for everything you’ve done for the world.

As a web design company, we very often run into clients who have a domain name (e.g. yourcompany.com) registered but have no idea where it was registered or how to access it. This often happens when the domain was registered by an employee or previous owner that has left the company and didn’t pass on the details when they left. This can create a lot of headaches when you need to build a new website or change something about your email setup in the future. This article shows you some simple steps you can take to safeguard your domain registration and avoid problems down the road.

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When it comes to email marketing, the warning my buddy’s mom would shout out to us when we were kids sprinting out the door for the evening plays in my head. “Remember,” we’d hear her shout out just before the screen door muffled her voice, “just because you can doesn’t mean you should!”

The same wisdom applies to email marketing. There are a few simple rules everyone should keep in mind that will not only be appreciated by the recipients, but just makes for good customer service. And we all know that good customer service translates into sales.

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Landing page design is to websites what AdWords is to an advertorial spread. It is all about focusing down to the bare essentials of what will convert a shopper into a buyer. To get the kind of focus you need to develop a high converting landing page, imagine that every single pixel on the screen costs $1,000 to use. Then you will have the right mindset for developing a successful landing page.

With so little space available—both on the screen and in your customer’s attention span—how do you maximize your Return on Pixels (ROP)?

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Yes, we’re well aware that there’s still plenty of snow on the ground BUT it’s spring and you know what that means?

SPRING CLEANING! Time to purge and toss out or recycle the outdated, the outgrown (sigh), and the clutter that seems to creep into your home or office taking over every corner and cranny.

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Our team at nine10 gets the opportunity to work with business of all types and sizes to develop strategies that will help them promote their brand. When we talk “branding” with our clients, it’s not unusual for people to think of their brand as an image and some colours wrapped up nicely in a brochure or on a website.

While those products are certainly key in helping shape a brand, we can’t design brands. Don’t get me wrong, a really great logo is very important in helping the public and your customers connect with your company. The very colours and design of your logo can evoke a whole lot of feelings in people.

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