Fluid Creations is a full-service solution for online development, marketing, and content creation.

Hire a freelance developer from our staff.

We provide great products at low cost and pay attention to your needs.

The days of stale, static web sites are over. The second generation of web sites give the web a pulse through scripting, web services, and user interactivity.  Your business can't afford to leave web properties, but internal and external, lying in state.  You must evolve.

Which popular site model do you envision anew, recreated in your own image, modified to fit the needs of your business or industry?

YouTube? Facebook? eHarmony? Amazon?

These sites employ AJAX-enabled Web 2.0 technologies

We aren't just masters of AJAX. We love it.

The dynamic elements which make these web sites so revered and loved can be catered to new and unique applications. There is no monopoly on user interaction, personalization, and the mass convergence of previously unimaginable amounts of data.

The way forward is through PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript web development. Fluid Creations goes beyond the standards of overseas developers and casual programmers to conduct a harmony of development using three distinct technologies.

Do we claim expertise in technologies for which we only have passable experience? No.
Are we masters of the three technologies we use to develop products? Yes.

PHP-driven content management systems such as Drupal or Wordpress allow for rapid content updates by even the most inexperienced copywriters or staff. Imagine if you could say goodbye to the hourly rate you pay your web design staff and have any employee of your business, ranging from the vice president to the front-desk receptionist, update your web site on a daily basis. The search engine optimization benefits would be astounding. A properly developed PHP / MySQL based content management system or blog can deliver exactly what you need.

Let Fluid Creations build the machinery behind your vision. Professionalism, profitability, and sleek design are the trademarks of what we do. We know that "Wow!" factor cannot replace the true grit of usable, dynamic web sites, and our portfolio proves it.

Hire an experienced freelance web designer from our staff.

We design efficient web sites with the customer in mind.

Our basic web design principles are as follows:

• Get the visitor what they want, fast.
• Allow visitors to "interact" (purchase, contact for service, etc.) within one click of navigation.
• Ensure fast page loading with minimal navigation.
• Provide essential information first and with the most clarity in presentation.
• Optimize every aspect of the site for Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
• Use Flash and other multimedia throughout key points of the site for aesthetic effect.

Our web sites are conduits of commerce, not beauty pageants.

When you're searching for a freelance web design professional, don't be fooled by over-the-top Flash sites.

The vibrancy of Flash cannot be denied. Adobe Flash presentations are the cornerstone of animation, sound, and video on the Internet. YouTube movies and other popular online applications are created using Adobe Flash technology. The experienced web designers at Fluid Creations are well-versed in Flash and can use it for appropriate applications.

However, much the same way a monster truck has terrible fuel economy, web sites created solely in Flash underperform compared to similar sites. It does not matter what industry or service the site represents. Customers always prefer a non-flash site due to ease of use, navigation, and wealth of information. According to popular research, more than two-thirds of all visitors to a site with a Flash introduction will 'skip' to the main page of the site, bypassing the flash movie completely. If they encounter a site created solely in Flash, they also encounter an interface they are unsure how to use and they leave in a hurry, hoping to find what they want on a site with a more straightforward design.

In addition, sites designed with flash degrade your search engine optimization potential. The more content available on your site, the higher your search engine ranking. Flash movies and presentations do not contribute to your search engine ranking and make life hard for search engine spiders trying to index your site. Fighting your own web site's promotion potential in favor of a glamorous design is often self-defeating. If you present a professional and fluid design with a common-sense approach, the search engines, and customers, will act accordingly.

A portfolio of 'Flash' sites shows style over substance. Get your customers to what they want with a no-frills, fluid approach.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Social Media Marketing (SMM)

Localization nets you a captive audience.

Dominating your local market is the fastest way to a profitable Internet presence. For example, the search engine keyword 'pizza,' while almost impossible to secure for your business due to its popularity, is ultimately insignificant. If you rise to the top of the search engine results for the keyword 'Pizza', will you receive more customers? This is unlikely. Few customers searching for a local pizzeria will simply type in the word 'pizza.'

However, what if a customer were to type in 'Chicago pizza delivery?' Your business would be one of the first pizzerias they see amongst a swarth of competitors in a city of more than 3 million people. The customer, already looking for exactly what your business offers, will have your contact information, phone number, and marketing presentation at their fingertips. This is what "Localized SEO" can do for you.

An unseen web site is a useless web site. Make yourself useful.

If a tree falls in a forest, and no one hears it, does it make a sound?

While this old riddle begs a question, there is no doubt that an unseen web site is a useless web site. Why bother to create an Internet presence if your most interested customers, the captive audience provided by search engines filled with customers searching for exactly what you have to sell, cannot find your site?

Get them in the door. Drive them to the store. 'SEO' your web site as soon as possible.

How long will it take?

Solid SEO takes at least 3-6 months to begin to return a profit on your initial investment. Our setup fees and monthly charges reflect this in order to ensure firms of any size can afford our services. If an SEO firm claims to be able to produce results faster than this timeframe, they are dishonest. It is not technically possible to achieve meaningful, profitable SEO results in a shorter span of time.

Professional-grade content gets you to the top.

Our Search Engine Optimization serivce is a league above our competition. When it comes to SEO, content is king. Writing articles and presenting information useful to your customers almost guarantees top placement for your site. Employing our team of copywriters, all of whom posess bachelors degrees in English from national universities in the United States, to write new content, rife with the search engine keywords your customers are likely to search for, is invaluable and irreplacable.

Find out what we can do for you.

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• "Strong, reliable, consistent and visually stunning, this is how you describe Tom Douglas of Fluid Creations and his work in coding and development isn't too bad either. Tom and his team at Fluid Creations have always helped us to deliver solid, reliable and well executed development to our projects. Fluid Creations is a vital and important partner for NURD, Inc. Sometimes we wonder how we ever got along without them."
  
  Jason Pijut - Creative Principal - NURD, Inc. (www.nurdinc.com - PHP/SEO/SMM/Design Client)
• "Delivered what they said they would, which almost never happens in the SEO industry. I am very pleased with the result."
  
  Robert Wendes - TacTips Business Consulting (www.tactips.com - SEO and SMM Client)
• "Project delivered as promised, just a fantastic job."
  
  Andrew Orchard - Ambient Lounge Bean Bag Furniture (www.ambientlounge.co.uk - SEO and SMM Client)
• "Clear and precise, communicative and swift, a joy to work with."
  
  Anat Photography - San Francisco (www.anatphotography.com - SEO and Design Client)
• "A top job, excellent communication and blinding fast turnaround. Can't recommend you guys enough, top job."
  
  Fabulous Finger Foods Australia - (www.fabulousfingerfood.com.au - Ecommerce Client w/ PHP & MySQL)