Blogging
All that experince means we have a lot to say
Being in and around web design and development for so long we have learnt a great deal about what works and what doesn’t. For example we know which points to focus on if you want to improve your SEO ranking. We understand the importance of a good Social Media Presence and interaction for your customers. Every day we all see people, mobile phone in hand interacting with the world, so we know the need for responsive websites.
Social Media Marketing Tips
With 33/34 million Facebook/Twitter accounts active in the UK are you maximising Social Media Marketing for your business? Social media networks were a novelty 5 years ago, but today their...
Keeping your website fresh
Small Businesses that update their website five times a month enjoy on average 300% more traffic. So you have a new website, designed to your requirements, content finalised and now its live. ...
So you want a cheap website?
We Brits may not like it but we're going to have to talk about money and that means cheap websites.. Last week I was contacted by a potential new customer. They were very specific about what they...
Why you should never buy social media fans
Buy 2,000 real facebook fans for £15.. Its promises like these that have seen businesses across the world flock to companies selling Facebook fans and Twitter followers. Promises like these have...
The Advantages of a Single Page Website
If you're struggling to justify a web site then it might be time to go single.. Whether I am talking to potential clients or populating a website for an existing customer I have noticed one scenario...
14 Benefits of a Facebook Business Page Over a Personal Profile
Facebook is a low-cost marketing strategy, but only works if you understand the benefits of a Facebook Business Page Just checking up on the Facebook page of a new customer and I noticed that their...
9 nightmare clients and how you can avoid them
Spotting a Nightmare Client and knowing how to deal with them is a skill they don’t teach you when you start your business.. Now I thought long and hard about posting a list of Nightmare Clients as...
5 On-Page SEO Factors for WordPress
SEO is without doubt the number one issue people want to discuss with me. Be it at one of my workshops, presentations, whilst discussing a proposal or support. SEO comes up time and time again. I...
10 Effects of Social Media That Cannot be Ignored
So many of my customers say 'Yes' to including social media interaction in their web site but many don’t know why.. In the grand scheme of things, social media is still a relatively new medium. It...
Good SEO is about more than keywords
Search Engine Optimization is no longer solely about keywords and meta-tags; good SEO is now about user experience and quality content. Over the last few weeks the subject of SEO has popped up a...
Smart Ways to Combine Content Marketing With SEO
Little Known Ways to Build High Quality Backlinks in 2014 Following on from our recent presentations we're still blogging more in depth posts about the issues we feel are really important to your...
Choosing the most effective social media platforms
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, LinkedIn. etc. So many social media platforms. And so little time. (And manpower. And ideas.) There are costs involved to maintaining a social presence. It is...
The importance of visual content (and how to deliver it effectively)
A picture is worth a thousand words, and when it comes to capturing your audience’s attention, you want to take full advantage of every chance to communicate your message. Short attention spans have...
Good websites aren’t cheap and cheap websites aren’t good.
When you are thinking of investing in a website there really is only one question to ask; what is your business worth? I recently got chatting with an old school friend who was just starting his...
10 Tips to stop your websites going wrong
Bad website design is obvious. Great website design is transparent. I have spent a great deal of time writing blogs which highlight the important issues behind building a great website, basically...
6 Effective Ways to Integrate Social Media with Your E-Commerce Website
Social media is one of the main activities people take part in online. Syncing a social media experience with the products or services your e-commerce store offers can help drive added value to your...
Do business ethics pay
If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters. - Alan K. Simpson It has been just over seven months since I officially launched Fluid Web...
The mobile revolution
66% of people in the UK keep their smartphone with them 24/7 Research firm eMarketer has this week released a new report on UK media consumption in a multi-channel world. The report, unveiled at...
Stay Away from amateur web designers
98% of Amateur Web Designers fail in publishing a website domain Earlier this month I received an email from someone who needed a website, hardy surprising really is it as that is what I do. They...
The Perils of a DIY website
But can’t I just create my own website? Adverts on TV, pop-ups in Facebook, eye-catching ad’s on a variety of websites constantly tell us that creating our own website couldn’t be easier, quicker or...
Is WordPress really so bad?
WordPress now powers 18.9% of the Web and has over 46m downloads so is it really so bad? Right off the bat I’ll take that one and my answer is no, it’s actually very good. However I have met people...