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One of the most important tools a company can own is its
website and domain name. Only a decade ago, many
companies relied on finding the best location on
a heavily traveled street or having a good clientele
base that could, and would, spread the word about their
growing company. Now days, almost every home and
business in United States has at least one computer on
site, allowing small companies to take their
business straight from their spare bedroom office
to the frontline, delivering their message to thousands of
potential customers!
While attending AirVenture 2004 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, media
and logistics specialist Stacey Commer and I visited with
many potential sponsors and received a lot of raised
eyebrows and several warm responses when we told them about
our intentions of a world flight. We received
enough positive feedback to decide to go ahead with
the Eagle Flight mission. Stacey and I both knew that
our first priority would be getting a website designed and
online as soon as possible so that our potential
sponsors had a place to go and learn about our mission, the
Eagle Flight team and how they could benefit by becoming a
sponsor for our incredible journey.
Once I returned to Boise, Idaho my task was to find a
webmaster that would be willing to sponsor three unknown
aviation enthusiasts who wanted to fly around the world
spreading the religion of aviation to youth. I
called Scott, my computer repairman at Quick Internet, Inc.
(who hosts the Eagle Flight website as a sponsor) and
asked if he could recommend someone that could design our
website and he immediately recommended Webmajik of Meridian,
Idaho. Scott had the telephone number ready, I wrote it
down, prepared my sponsorship speech and called.
President of
Webmajik, Alex Conger answered the phone and I
briefly explained who I was, what the Eagle Flight project
was, and then proceeded to ask if he might be interested
in sponsoring our project. I was still explaining a
few of the details when Alex interrupted me and said,
"Sure -
when can you come by and give me the details?" With
that, our first official sponsor was on board and I could
not have asked for a more professional and friendly company to
work with. John Parton, the General Manager of Webmajik, handles
our updates and changes extremely fast and Alex is always
there to offer advice and answer questions.
As I have said many times, great ideas are born every day,
but it's the people involved with the ideas that make them a
reality. I would like to personally thank Webmajik and
Quick Internet Services Inc. for believing in our project
and sponsoring us for the past year. We couldn't have
done it without you.
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