Fuel Multimedia - Production Blog

First in Print is having a brochure sale in October

2011-10-07T05:18:00.000-07:00

Jacksonville print & graphic design company, First in Print is having an incredible sale for the month of October. Their Premium Silk Brochures, Folder Inserts, Sell Sheets, and Flyers are an incredible 50% off! They are also offering booklets at 25% off.

These savings are pretty substantial. We applaud First in Print for their unique approach to providing the best in print and graphic design. Their offer-of-the-month is a fantastic way to get new customers in the door while increasing the value of their offerings to existing clients.

If you're looking for the best prices on printed goods, backed by beautiful graphic design and attention to detail - LOOK NO FURTHER!

Visit FirstinPrint.com/current-specials for the latest printing deals.

Fuel SEO was hired by medical device manufacturers, VIMedRx

2011-09-22T11:23:00.000-07:00

VIMedRx is a medical device development company focused on in-house technologies, as well as assisting inventors with novel concepts for innovative medical devices. They are responsible for such innovations as BravoSeal, LysiMesh, Dri-Sol, Bio-Filter, and Gastric Band.

When VIMedRx approached Fuel Multimedia, they were having problems with their existing website. Their old web designer was not being responsive, and they had attempted to update the site themselves. Some of the formatting was messed up as a result.

Wesley Black of Fuel Multimedia met with Mr. Gary Willetts from VIMedRx. Gary was eager to get their website in shape. Sensing Gary's urgency, Wesley fixed many of Gary's issues with the website right there on his laptop during their initial meeting. After working together for a couple of hours, the website was really starting to shape up.

Over the next few days, Fuel Multimedia performed an overhaul to the website's structure to make it more manageable and allow for convenient updates in the future. Fuel also performed keyword research and analyzed the website's content to ensure search engine friendliness, and proper keyword density throughout.

VIMedRx.com has now been reborn and is on a mission to rise up in the SERPs. Stay tuned for progress reports on this Jacksonville-based medical device design and development company.

A new website for Jacksonville Architects

2011-09-22T11:09:00.000-07:00

The talented individuals at Jacksonville Architectural Firm, Design Cooperative, LLC hired Fuel Multimedia to build them a new website.

Wesley Black of Fuel Multimedia met with Logan and Milan of Design Cooperative in their San Marco office. They discussed ideas, features, and visions for the website. Logan Rink, being a very accomplished designer himself, had very specific visions and mockups that he provided.

The guys at Design Cooperative did not seem happy with their domain name, DesignCooperativeFLA.com. While it did contain their company name and geographic region, it was a bit wordy and hard for people to type.

Wesley did some research and was eventually able to broker the purchase of a premium domain name that ended up driving the very branding of Design Cooperative... DCoop.com!

With a fresh new domain name in hand, Fuel Multimedia worked with Logan worked over the next few weeks on the new design and features of the website.

The result is a search engine friendly, feature-rich website with a huge focus on showcasing the work of the designers at DCoop. Logan and his team have the ability to update the website themselves in order to keep content fresh.

Take a look for yourself: DCoop - Jacksonville Architectural Firm

Some of the technical aspects of this job included customizing wordpress themes and plugins, harnessing jquery, as well as authoring custom javascript, php and css.

Online Marketing just got easier for Jacksonville Businesses

2011-08-19T05:31:00.000-07:00

Fuel Multimedia is teaming up with some big names in marketing here in Jacksonville, FL. We are working on some exciting new programs that will combine features of our already popular and successful SEO programs (fuelseo.com) with the wonders of social networking (facebook, google+, linkedin, twitter, youtube, etc.)

Do you have big ideas for your company but no time to implement them? Are you completely clueless about social networking? It doesn't matter! Our programs are custom tailored for any skill level. Your level of involvement is completely up to you.

Since these programs are in their infancy, they are going to be available at incredibly low prices at first. This is a tremendous opportunity for a young business looking to build an online presence.

Contact Wesley at Fuel Multimedia for more details.
(904) 387-2237

Fuel Multimedia's SEO team is testing a powerful weapon

2010-09-01T19:43:00.000-07:00

Fuel SEO subscribers have access to an extensive suite of tools for monitoring and helping their sites climb in the search engine results pages. Many packages include a built in google adwords budget for paid inclusion.

The search engine optimization nerds at Fuel Multimedia are preparing a new line of services for our customers. I'm not at liberty to divulge many details just yet, but I'll tell you what I can.

One new service will focus on inbound links. This service is expected to show results in 2-3 weeks! By results, we don't mean your links will appear someplace. We mean you'll notice an increase in your search engine rankings. Soon thereafter, you will see your website's traffic soar.

Another feature we're working on is a knowledge base accessible only by Fuel SEO subscribers. Inside this vault will be a wealth of information to help you optimize your site, save money and GET RESULTS.

You'll learn about conversions, key word density, search volume, organic inclusion, anchor text, title tags, and all sorts of other SEO mumbo jumbo that you can use to your advantage.

Stay tuned and get ready to leave your competitors in the subsequent results pages of google :)

Fuel Multimedia is donating logo and web design to Baptist Cancer Institute

2010-05-21T14:26:00.000-07:00

Fuel Multimedia is helping battle cancer by donating logo and web design to The Research Gala Benefiting Baptist Cancer Institute.

Stay tuned as details emerge...

http://researchistheanswer.org/

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2010-04-12T06:34:00.001-07:00

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Fuel answers the call of Florida Lawyers and Attorneys

2010-03-22T17:02:00.000-07:00

The Florida Supreme Court ruled in 2009 that 3 pieces of information must be disclosed to a visitor before they can read certain parts of Lawyer and Attorney web sites. Wesley Black at Fuel Multimedia saw this as an opportunity to move into a specialized field.

Wesley and his team developed the php version of the software on Friday. By Saturday, the ASP version was ready for roll-out. That Sunday, a domain name was registered, a logo was designed, a website was launched, a facebook page was created, two products were available and credit cards were accepted.

In three days, a brand was born. A brand with a vision, a purpose, and a plan. The brand is Florida Law Tools, and the website is FloridaLawTools.com. In three days, the marketing and branding minds behind Fuel Multimedia took an opportunity and turned it into a living, breathing enterprise.

If you or a colleague is starting a new business, reinventing an old one, or just changing the rules a bit, tell 'em to google Fuel Multimedia. We'll make you look good ;)

Fuel Multimedia and First in Print Complete New Website

2010-02-16T04:59:00.000-08:00

Five months after the birth of our sister company, First in Print, they are thrilled to announce that their new website FirstinPrint.com is COMPLETE! Being the perfectionists that we are, we plan on continuously adding features, content and improvements.

We would love to hear your feedback on the website. Is it user friendly? Is it visually appealing? How well is the performance?

First in Print is a graphic design and printing company based in Jacksonville, FL, with a satellite office outside of Chicago, IL. They have served clients as far north as New York, NY, and as far west as Hollywood, CA. Their extensive line of products and services include, but are not limited to:

Billboards and Signs – FiP designs have graced signs and billboards the size of buildings!
Booklets and Catalogs – They've designed and printed catalogs for many types of retailers.
Brochures and Menus – From doctor’s offices to Thai restaurants, First in Print delivers.
Flyers and Postcards – FiP have provided countless flyers and postcards.
Folders, Letterheads, etc. – FiP provide collateral materials to make your business look great!
Logos and Business Cards – Just starting your business? FiP can help!
Magazine Ads – They’ve designed ads for many companies, in a variety of publications.
Posters and banners – FiP's products range from painting duplications, to movie posters, to trade show banners.
Shirts and Apparel – FiP offers custom shirts and hats of all varieties. Plus screen printing, embroidery, etc.
Specialty Items – Coffee mugs, pens, NCR forms, Frisbees… practically anything you can print on!

Please, don’t hesitate to contact First in Print today for all of your design and print needs.

Search Engine Success: Avecina.com

2010-02-05T07:35:00.001-08:00

Fuel Multimedia's crack team of Search Engine Optimization gurus has done it again! FuelSEO, a division of Fuel Multimedia has performed their SEO magic for Avecina.com. Avecina is Jacksonville based urgent care company. They currently have 3 walk-in clinics serving Jacksonville, FL.

The backstory:

Dr. Saman Soleymani approached Wesley Black about performing some search engine optimization on his existing website. He was also displeased with his current hosting provider. The first order of business was to migrate the website to Fuel Multimedia's preferred hosting environment. This was taken care of in a matter of days.

Avecina had achieved some moderate rankings with the 3 major search engines, but they were seldom to be found for search phrases that did not include their company name. Dr. Soleymani wanted to abandon use of their domain name 'avecinamedical.com' and begin using the recently acquired 'avecina.com.' This presented a small challenge.

In order to maintain their clout with the search engines, we created a series of 301 redirect rules that tell the search engine where each page's new permanent home is under the new domain and file naming convention.

After that, we began the research. We found out which search phrases were demanding the most search volume, and we focused on those. We put these keywords in place throughout the site using our Top Secret SEO Techniques.

Once the web site was ready to be marketed, we began doing just that. Since Dr. Soleymani chose the Fuel SEO - SERPs Dominator Plan, we didn't pull any punches as we aggressively marketed Avecina.com to the search engines.

The Results:

We began work on Avecina.com around October 28, 2009. As of the time of this writing, just over 3 months have passed and we have already achieved some amazing results with the search engines.

Avecina.com - Fuel SEO - Visibility Chart

This chart shows the website's visibility score over time. Details on how the visibility score is calculated can be found on FuelSEO.com.

Let's have a look at the changes in traffic, shall we?

Here are the date ranges we're comparing traffic from:
Nov 1, 2009 - Dec 1, 2009 vs. Jan 4, 2010 - Feb 4, 2009

Traffic from Search Phrase: Urgent Care Jacksonville FL
% Change: +241.67%

Traffic from Search Phrase: Walk in Clinic Jacksonville FL
% Change: +85.71%

Traffic from Search Phrase: Urgent Care Jacksonville
% Change: +266.67%

Traffic from Search Phrase: Urgent Care Centers Jacksonville FL
% Change: +350.00%

As you can see, Fuel SEO's tactics have once again proven effective. Don't waste another minute without Fuel on your side. Contact Fuel today!

The beginning of a Jacksonville Tradition

2010-01-12T10:02:00.001-08:00

Beth King with Traditions Realty contacted Fuel Multimedia to take over their existing website. They weren't satisfied with their previous designer. Beth had done her homework and was gaining a good understanding of SEO principals. Her new-found knowledge made it painfully obvious that their current website was not up to snuff.

Wesley Black, chief web designer at Fuel Multimedia, began outlining the current website's functionality. The site used iframes to display MLS information from an external source. This is what allowed visitors to view their featured properties. The problem was that the data was not delivered as part of traditionsjax.com as far as the search engines were concerned. Overall, the old site was good from a graphic design standpoint, but fell short when it came to today's web design and SEO standards.

After a few short weeks of working with Beth King and Sally Suslak of Traditions Realty, their website was reborn. The new and improved website was built by customizing the WordPress system, which allowed the folks at Traditions Realty to perform their own updates. They can add virtual tours, open houses, press releases, slideshows, and more. They can add, edit and remove agents as they see fit. Certain pages import data from the external MLS website, then integrate and display listings as part of traditionsjax.com.

The next step is to begin marketing their new website to the search engines. We wish Traditions Realty the best of luck with their brand new website!

Fuel Multimedia completes a water conservation site

2010-01-03T08:03:00.000-08:00

In 2009, Fuel Multimedia was approached by Mr. Jeff Hoffman to create a website for his water conservation organization, BlueWater Outreach. After viewing graphic mockups and speaking with Mr. Hoffman and his team about their vision for the site, Wesley Black of Fuel Multimedia decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to implement some of Fuel's new "Flash meets SEO" tactics.

This Flash website features a quick and clean intro animation with a custom scored soundtrack. The unique user interface provides a quirky way to navigate the site. Clicking on "bwo-to-go" or "bwo custom" provides you access to samples of the video, audio and printed materials contained in campaigns created by the BlueWater Outreach team. The BlueWater Outreach website also features an integrated blog, which is used to not only keep the world informed about water conservation, but also to build relevance in the search engines.

The amazing thing about this Flash-based website is that it is 100% indexed by search engines. A quick google search for site:bluewateroutreach.com returns 35 results. All of which are pages in this website. This method of Flash website design provides a feature-rich, and highly interactive experience for your visitors, coupled with uninhibited search engine marketability.

Contact Fuel Multimedia today to find out what kind of online magic we can work for your business.

BlueWater Outreach is an organization that makes public outreach programs both affordable and effective. Since 2001, the core team members have developed a number of water conservation and quality outreach programs and PSA's for government and water-related entities. Now they are combining their experience and expertise to create a streamlined process for customizing programs to meet their clients' specific needs. For more information, please visit BlueWaterOutreach.com

Another SEO Success Story: HospiceJacksonville.com

2009-11-12T14:17:00.000-08:00

Unveiled to the world for the first time on September 10, 2009, HospiceJacksonville.com is an information source regarding end of life care in Jacksonville, FL and in general. This site was built with SEO in mind from the very beginning.

The site doesn't focus on eye-candy and doesn't feature an interactive Flash menu like many of Fuel Multimedia's projects. However, it was built for a good cause and delivers a profound message to its audience.

Fuel Multimedia was hired to design the site using the popular WordPress blogging and content management system. The focus was not on heavy customization, but on content and search engine position. Fuel's talented copy writers crafted the content with SEO in mind. Once launched, the site enrolled in Fuel SEO's SERPs Dominator Plan.

Here we are, only two months after launch and the website is already a huge success with ALL THREE major search engines. (Google, Yahoo and Bing - formerly MSN)

Take a look at the visibility report...

Of course, every case is different, but here are a few specific examples of the kind of success we're talking about in this one.

Google:

#4 for the phrase: hospice Jacksonville
(out of 329,000 results)
#5 for the phrase: end of life care Jacksonville
(out of 3,160,000 results)

Yahoo:

#1 for the phrase: Jacksonville hospice
(out of 1,180,000 results)
#6 for the phrase: hospice care Jacksonville
(out of 965,000 results)

Bing: (formerly MSN)

#3 for the phrase: Jacksonville hospice
(out of 237,000 results)
#5 for the phrase: end of life care Jacksonville
(out of 1,120,000 results)

We are very proud of these results and expect even more success for this and all of our other FuelSEO subscribers!

Fuel SEO Packages Come Down in Price

2009-08-24T08:37:00.000-07:00

The gurus at Fuel SEO (FuelSEO.com) have determined that manual submissions to tons of free web directories are not quite as important in this day and age. Removing these services from their search engine ranking packages has allowed for a totally new billing structure.

This translates to equally effective ranking services at a fraction of the price! Search engine ranking packages now start as low as $39 per month! The Fuel SEO team says that they can get your site first page rankings in just 3 months!

The Fuel SEO Team had this to say... "We are still providing directory submission services, however we are focusing on paid directories with a high PageRank. Inbound links are still just as important as ever, but the search engines are more interested in quality than quantity.

Visit our website FuelSEO.com and view our new packages. Stay tuned for more exciting news of our adventures in SEO!"

Have your Flash and SEO it too!

2009-08-05T03:38:00.001-07:00

I know the title of this entry is cheesy, but it's so very true. This is not exactly new news that I'm reporting, but it is little known and it's VERY important.

Since birth back in 2003, Fuel Multimedia has specialized in creating Flash websites. The modern world changes a lot in 6 years. The internet changes a whole lot in 6 years! We are always working in the lab to come up with fresh and effective ways to improve our products and services.

The internet has always been chock full of 2 basic categories of website: Flash sites and traditional HTML sites. Until blue in the face, people will tell you how building a Flash website is search engine suicide. Others will tell you that traditional HTML sites are boring and cannot provide an engaging interactive experience.

We are here to tell you that you can have both!

We've developed methods of content delivery that allow users to enjoy the animations, menus and sounds of Flash while simultaneously rendering the same information in plain old Text/HTML for non-flash browsers and search engines!

Here's a small example: Liquor Group - Interactive Distribution Map

This Flash movie is displayed in an HTML/Flash hybrid website. When a search engine reads this page, they see a textual representation of the data in the map.

FL | Florida | LG provides distribution in Florida
GA | Georgia | LG provides distribution in Georgia | Franchise State
HI | Hawaii | LG provides distribution in Hawaii
ID | Idaho | LG provides distribution in Idaho | Control State
IL | Illinois | LG provides distribution in Illinois | Planned Expansion

Many of the other examples we'd like to show you are still in development. We'll be posting those as soon as they are ready to be seen by the public.

Contact Fuel Multimedia today and find out what kinds of Web Design and SEO magic we can work for you!

Search engine success: google love!

2009-08-05T02:58:00.000-07:00

Our experimental website CloneYourPet.net just turned 5 months old on July 18th. We're so very proud of this little guy! We have some results that we are excited to share with you. As you may know, the initial purpose of this natural experiment was to determine what kind of boost in rankings one may get in the search engines when the target search phrase is in the domain name itself. What we found is that this definitely gives you an initial boost, but that boost is short-lived.

Visibility Chart for CloneYourPet.net

CloneYourPet.net - A little history
We launched the site on February 18th, submitted to search engines on the 23rd, and appeared in the first page of google's results 13 days later. Unfortunately this triumph was fleeting and we dissapeared after 7 days at the top. Our website resurfaced in google about a month later at position #110. That's a far cry from #8, but at least we were back! Once our site reappeared in google, we began climbing the ranks. A week later, we were up to #98. Twenty days after that, we had climbed to #56. Just one week later, we rocketed to #8 again! That was May 14th, 2009 and we are thrilled to announce that we've been holding steady between #5-7 ever since!

The above example refers to google.com using the search phrase clone your pet. At the time of writing this article, a quick google search reveals that we're currently #5. Here are a few other highlights.

google.com search phrase: cloning your pet = #6
google.com search phrase: clone a pet = #9
google.com search phrase: cloned pets = #19
yahoo.com search phrase: cloning your pet = #1
yahoo.com search phrase: clone your pet = #1
yahoo.com search phrase: pet clone = #6
yahoo.com search phrase: clone a pet = #8

What about building traffic?
In our last article on this project, we mentioned that we were going to shift our focus to building traffic for our pet cloning website. Pet cloning, while very interesting, is not yet a very hot topic. The average monthly search volume for "cloning your pet" is just 91. That means on average, 91 people are searching google for this phrase each month. The interesting news is that in the month of July, cloneyourpet.net received nearly 300 unique visitors. 85% of these visits were referred by search engines.

What's all this mean?
Well, it means that once pet cloning becomes more popular, we can expect to see a DRAMATIC increase in traffic to our website. It means that our methods of obtaining and maintaining first page rank in the search engines are working. It also means that the tools we use to collect data about website traffic and rank are extremely useful and accurate. Finally, it means that we are ready to begin our next SEO experiment, which will be in a more competetive niche.

Stay tuned for more information on this and other exciting SEO experiments, web design innovations and other useful tidbits!

Fuel Multimedia completes a custom job management system

2009-07-22T12:55:00.000-07:00

After months of hard work, we are happy to announce the completion of a custom job management system for our clients, Williams & Rowe, Inc. The system is a web-based one that allows W-R's project managers to communicate with superintendents, clients and subcontractors with ease.

Cyrus Rainey of Williams & Rowe came to Fuel Multimedia seeking a solution that would eliminate the headache of dealing with Excel spreadsheets to manage their many commercial building jobs. After listening to the needs of Williams & Rowe, Wesley and the Fuel Multimedia development team went to work. Fuel provided ideas and asked questions until they had created schematics for a system that met all of W-R's needs.

The backbone of the job management system was created using PHP and mySQL. The user interface was then improved and optimized using CSS, Javascript and DHTML. The result is a user-friendly tool that will send alerts to users via email or fax. It allows superintendents to schedule inspections. It allows project managers to keep tabs on their jobs and manage and communicate job details instantly and effectively.

The Search (Engine Optimization) Continues...

2009-04-16T06:29:00.000-07:00

We're approaching 2 months since we submitted our experimental website CloneYourPet.net to the search engines. The amazing news is that we're maintaining some very impressive position in yahoo.com and AlltheWeb.com For the search phrase "clone your pet" (no quotes) CloneYourPet.net is currently holding steady at number one! We have also achieved somewhat less exciting rankings in google, MSN and Alta Vista.

Our focus in this case study is expanding into building traffic now. Afterall, that is why we wish to gain position in the search results pages to begin with. We are instituting a few methods of gaining inbound links and have configured a few different ad campaigns for the site. We are monitoring the results and hope to have some exciting news to report in the coming months.

Fuel Multimedia - Search Engine Placement Experiment: cloneyourpet.net

2009-03-05T08:26:00.000-08:00

We at Fuel Multimedia are always striving to improve the quality and effectiveness of our services. I don’t think we could have asked for more profound success in our latest search engine placement experiment!

Fuel Multimedia Case Study: CloneYourPet.net

Question: What kind of success can we expect in the search engines if we use our Proven SEO Tactics in conjunction with a domain name that contains the target search phrase?

How did we do it? If we wrote down every detail, you probably wouldn’t bother to read it. :) In essence, we selected a niche and built a content-rich website featuring both unique and syndicated content. Then, we used our tried and tested SEO principals to ensure that the site was easily navigable by search engine spiders. Finally, we tasked our talented SEO Copywriting staff with generating regular content and waited for the results - (and we didn’t have to wait long!)

Date Submitted to google: February 18th 2009
First Indexed by google: February 23rd 2009

First Page Results Achieved: March 3rd 2009 !!!
Result number 8 for the search phrase: clone your pet
Our test site reached the first page of google’s results pages only 13 days after being submitted!!!

Conclusion: It’s abundantly clear that our tactics are effective and fast-acting. This case study will continue to show us information about how achieving search engine page rank can lead to site traffic.

What’s next? We will begin work on a similar experiment where no keywords are contained in the domain name and see how much weight that bonus carries in the grand scheme of things.

Stay tuned for more exiting news on the Fuel Multimedia Research and Development front.

If you are interested in what Fuel Multimedia’s search engine optimization and marketing services can do for your website, visit FuelSEO.com

Fumes in the air: Fuel gets ready to launch their new website

2009-01-31T11:56:00.000-08:00

Fuel Multimedia's long awaited new website is finally nearing completion. The new website, which was delayed by the creation of Fuel's sister company, First in Print, is scheduled to be live in the next 4 weeks.

"A big challenge with this project is

Proficient Auto Transport expands their coverage area into the World Wide Web

2009-01-16T14:01:00.000-08:00

Proficient Auto Transport is announcing the launch of their brand new website, ProficientAutoTransport.net. Over the past year, members of the Proficient Team have worked closely with Jacksonville web design firm, Fuel Multimedia to create this highly interactive and intuitive piece of work.

Proficient President, Kirk Williams worked closely with Wesley Black of Fuel Multimedia to determine what functions the website should perform. Once it became clear what had to be done, Wesley brought in some of the area’s top professionals to get it right.

Verlon Allen, a renowned independent film producer was hired to shoot video for the intro. Tom Basich, a veteran television writer was brought in to aid with the copywriting. The area’s most sought after original music producer, Scott Whittier wrote the music for the intro. Edward Dias, a highly skilled application developer in New York City was recruited to create the content management system. Wesley Black was responsible for tying it all together. He created all the layouts, animations, interactive elements and custom graphics. Wesley also edited the video for the intro, wrote the php, html and css code.

The result of all this hard work is something we at Proficient Auto Transport truly hope you enjoy!

First in Print is Born

2009-01-14T09:24:00.001-08:00

Fuel Multimedia, a Jacksonville, Florida based design firm has announced that they will be launching a subsidiary called First in Print.

For over 6 years now, Fuel Multimedia has offered a plethora of products and services for small and medium sized business. Fuel Multimedia has provided custom web design, branding and logo services, graphic layouts, full color printing, video editing and composites - even audio production for radio broadcast.

Over the years, Fuel has narrowed their focus a bit and primarily offers custom web design as well as graphic layouts, logos and branding services. Now, Fuel is going to further narrow their focus and direct all graphic design and print related work to their new subsidiary.

First in Print is going to hit the ground running with a base of operations in Jacksonville, FL and a satellite office in Chicago, IL. The official launch date for First in Print is dependent upon completion of their website, FirstinPrint.com but is estimated to be in the beginning of March of 2009.

President of Fuel Multimedia, Wesley Black had this to say about the exciting new sister company. "First in Print is an idea I actually came up with nearly 3 years ago when first noticing the influx of web design jobs we were doing. A huge roster of services offered by a single company makes it difficult to market and may give the appearance that we're jacks of all trades but the masters of none. The truth is, Fuel Multimedia has and will always be a collaboration of truly gifted individuals. We work with the most qualified professionals every time to provide a finished product that is second to none!"

Picture Happy Media: A good reason to smile

2008-07-21T13:43:00.000-07:00

Picture Happy Media is a company that offers a variety of services, however their specialty lies in event and green screen photography. Mike Dunlavy, president of Picture Happy Media, approached Fuel Multimedia with a unique idea for a website. He wanted a homepage that focused on a camera lens in the center with links surrounding it in a circle. Being well educated about the internet, Mr. Dunlavy knew that is was also important for his website to be listed in the search engines.

Fuel Multimedia’s chief designer, Wesley Black was up to the challenge. First of all, Wesley worked with Michael in preparing the copy for his site. Good copy writing is one of the most important pieces of the pie when it comes to getting good positioning in the search engines. After that, Mike and Wesley shot ideas back and fourth regarding the look of the homepage. Michael wanted either a predominantly blue or green theme, which are the colors most commonly used for chroma-keying. After being presented with mockups, Mike decided upon blue for the website.

After the initial consultations and brainstorming sessions, the Fuel Multimedia team went to work. The fruit of their labor, picturehappymedia.com, is a visually stunning website. The camera lens on the homepage designed in vector format to ensure crisp, fluid animation. The whole site, while including many Flash elements, is completely digestible by search engine spiders. The sub-pages boast a sleek design and unique slideshow at the top of each section. The custom contact form is intuitive, secure and functional, featuring custom fields, and a captcha system to prevent spam injections.

We, at Fuel Multimedia with Picture Happy Media the best of luck with their new website!

Fuel Multimedia Gets in Shape

2008-05-07T13:06:00.000-07:00

B-Fit is a Jacksonville Personal Training company that truly cares about people. Jason Woodard, owner and head trainer at B-Fit Personal Training has dedicated his life to keeping himself and the people around him in good health. Jason, having worked with Fuel on many projects in the past, granted chief designer, Wesley Black nearly complete creative freedom with the design of bfitjax.com. Jason wanted something relatively simple, yet eye-catching. He also wanted to find a way to integrate his new website with the online personal training service that he used.

We at Fuel are excited to announce that B-Fit Personal Training’s new website is complete! This site boasts an interactive flash menu at the top of every page. The Online Personal Training software system is seamlessly integrated with the design. There is a custom contact form that allows users to fill out an optional Pre-Exercise Questionnaire. When this information is submitted, an email is generated and sent to the appropriate parties within B-Fit. BFitJax.com also includes a Customer Testimonials section with before and after photos, which illustrate how truly effective B-Fit Personal Training’s programs are.

Photo by Jamie: Intuitive & Artistic

2008-03-15T12:40:00.000-07:00

Jacksonville photographer, Jamie Weingarten is the go-to-girl for immortalizing life’s special moments. Her lens has been graced with countless smiles from families, children and young couples. Jamie’s years of experience make her the ideal choice for just about any type of studio or on location photography.

Jamie came to Fuel Multimedia in search of a unique website to showcase her beautiful photography. Being an artist herself, she had many ideas for her new website. After a couple meetings with Wesley Black, Fuel’s chief designer, Jamie’s vision had begun to take shape on paper.

The final result, photobyjamie.com, is a highly interactive website that is driven by a content management system that allows Jamie a great deal of control. She is able to add, edit, remove and reorder the photos in all of her galleries. She can add customer testimonials and even blog entries. The site also features a custom contact form that allows Jamie to receive email from her site’s visitors.