Fluid's Big Idea Blog is a place for the observation and collection of thoughts on design, creativity and business.
07.21.10 evem
With 45 million Smartphone users now in the United States, searching on mobile web browsers has increased significantly. Google’s mobile search volume has grown more than fivefold over the last two years. Google’s new click-to-call mobile ads have helped with the overall increase in search volume. ...
04.10.10 John Dye
I came across some videos that Darren Rowse has on YouTube. I would suggest watching them at the link above. Most of his topics are with blogging effectively and tips and tricks you need to know to blog well and do what the best blogs are currently doing.
Blog, Blogs, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web, Web 2.0
09.16.09 Nic Annette
Quick shout out to Tyler Denis from denisdesigns.com for including us as Inspiration: Websites with Popping Color. Check it out and other great websites that use simple colors (white, black, brown and gray) and add bright colors to attract the viewers attention.
06.12.09 Kevin Perry
I went to a conference a few months ago on web strategy and getting the best ROI on your web site. Part of the conference was y Sandra Niehaus, the author of "Web Design for ROI."
The book talks about how billions of dollars in spending decisions are influenced by web sites. So ...
Blog, Business, Design, Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web
05.19.09 Jim Killian
Your website is the most public face of your company. More people will visit your website than will ever visit your offices, view your catalog, or talk to your salespeople. Make the most of this marketing channel by transforming your website into a lead-generating machine.
Blog, Branding, Design, Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web, Web 2.0, Web Design News
04.30.09 Megan Zurcher
I'm always looking at other designers' websites for ideas and such. I found this one. The work is good, but I think I enjoyed the website even more. Check it out here.
03.19.09 Megan Zurcher
To supplement my Dreamweaver classes, I am also taking a couple of HTML classes. Knowing just the bare minimum, I quite enjoyed the first level of this class. Here are a few things I learned. A quick warning: If any of you are HTML savvy, this is going to sound pretty elementary to you.
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language and ...
03.12.09 John Dye
Twitter has ~5 million users now (give or take a few hundred thousand). How can your enterprise cut through the noise and have a brand presence on this social networking medium?
Wow--talk about a clearinghouse of great links!
Compiled by the authors of Twitter for Dummies, the list below contains some ...
Social Media, Social Networks, Twitter, Viral Marketing, Web, Web 2.0
08.5.08 John Dye
Missing a post-it note and pen to write handy lists of things to do?
If you decide to go digital, you're in luck with either of these two sites . . .
http://movetonext.com/
http://nowdothis.com/
Mobile Marketing to Grow in 2010 | 
Fluid's website is poppin'! | 
Good Read on web design for ROI | 
Make your website a “Money-Maker!” | 
A Great Looking Website | 
HTML for Dummies | 
11+ reasons why your company should tweet on Twitter | 
