Speakeasy Media

09/26/2019

We recently had the opportunity to work with the folks at The Mad Potter, who operates 3 Paint Your Own Pottery studios around Houston. They wanted a completely new site that was optimized for mobile, and they needed an online booking tool for visitors to book parties and events in their various party rooms at their 3 locations, as well as add-on various additional services and products. Take a look at what we delivered...

09/25/2019

This is a simple yet effective site done for Urban organics, a Houston-based organic garden company. THey wanted some thing that would showcase their projects, explain what they do, and capture consult requests. Oh, and they wanted to be in the top 3 on Google - done and done!

09/25/2019

JB's Roofing came to us in need of a fresh look for their website. We delivered with this. Vibrant imagery, new messaging and content throughout, clear calls to action, mobile-optimized, and fast.

09/24/2019

Video walk through of custom website designed and created for Houston-based industrial products manufacturing company. In addition to the custom design, we also integrated LinkedIn OAuth to verify visitor identity before showing proprietary specs. This info goes into a database we created for their sales team to follow up on leads.

04/10/2018

Are you concerned that your personal Facebook information was shared with Cambridge Analytica? Fast Company tells us how to check:

The social media giant has released a simple tool to let you check if your data was shared with Cambridge Analytica. Just click this link (make sure you are logged in to your Facebook account already) and you’ll be taken to Facebook’s “How can I tell if my info was shared with Cambridge Analyt...

02/08/2018

FOR WORDPRESS USERS: WordPress 4.9.3 was released earlier this week and unfortunately it broke the auto-update mechanism in WordPress. Sites running 4.9.2 were auto-updated to 4.9.3 and will no longer be auto-updated unless you perform a manual update.

09/21/2017

For anyone who still doubts the efficacy of live chat on your company website, Google now offers chat capability right from your Google Business listing.

If you have not claimed your Google Business listing for your small (or medium, or large) business, it is the first step in online search tactics.

Get your free business listing on Google My Business to start building visibility in Google Maps and Google Search in your local community.

09/20/2017

It is often said that we learn the most from failure, not success. So why not learn from the failure of others, to avoid the same pitfalls? Startup Graveyard is a YUGE list of failed startups, with a brief description of the failure, and links to more in-depth analyses. Don't wait until you're falling to earth to ask for skydiving lesson!

This site is a resource for entrepreneurs to avoid making the same mistakes as failed startups. We hope that this project can help de-stigmatize failure, increase transparency, create a community and improve the information on the site. It’s a lot to ask, but it starts here.

09/20/2017

Okay, so you have your startup idea, or maybe you're already underway. But you need users! First Users is a great resource because it shows how different startups have gotten their initial traction.

https://www.firstusers.io/

09/20/2017

Another great tool for people in early stages of a startup is attach.io's list of Startup Pitch Decks. It shows the areas that investors care about, so you can understand their lingo. Even if your project doesn’t need funding you should still ask yourself the same questions investors ask, so you get a rock solid understanding of your project.

Startup Pitch DecksA collection of real fundraising decks from real startups. In total, these decks have raised over $400 million. BufferSeed | Raised $500k | 2011 | SaaS AirbnbSeed | Raised $600k | 2009 | Marketplace IntercomSeed | Raised $600k | 2012 | SaaS TinderIncubator | 2012 | App ContentlySe...

09/20/2017

Considering a startup? There are lots of resources out there to help you in your journey. As an early step, check out Product Hunt. It features the best new digital products every day, so it’s perfect to get a feel for the industry and the type of products that are trending.

Product Hunt is a curation of the best new products, every day. Discover the latest mobile apps, websites, and technology products that everyone's talking about.