Jeff and I were talking today about how many sites we have seen lately with “Flash Intros”. I thought people knew this was a thing of the past and that it did nothing to help them search engine wise. Sometimes I forget that not everyone knows what we do or pays attention to the SEO side of things.
Please get Rid of The Flash Intro
- Most people are irritated when they have to watch a Flash Intro or if they have to find the “Skip” link.
- Google can’t see what your old-school Flash says, it does nothing to help you.
- When the search engines come to your site you want them to see your home page and the text on that home page.
- You are hurting yourself with it. I don’t have time to watch a Flash Intro. I have things to do, therefore I leave and find a modern-day website. How well is your site doing on the search engines? Maybe for your business name it is doing ok, but what about the services/products you offer? Google those.
- It is quite “old-school” and it is time for a redesign/update. Have a site that will help you in the search engines and that is user-friendly.
- Some sites can just turn the Flash off and do better…some just need to understand it is time to start over…enter a whole new world of “User-Friendly” websites, “Optimized” websites, websites that create “Trust” and websites the search engines can index!
Just a recommendation…
I personally can’t stand when I go to the site and am held hostage by a flash intro. Usually I just hit the back button.
Think of it this way:
Would you subject all your customers to a quick video before they are able to walk in your actual storefront? I would think most customers would turn around and go to your competitor.
This is exactly what I do online.
Jeff
I agree. The flash intros are very outdated and most people don’t really enjoy seeing them. I actually tend to leave a website immediately when I have to click through a flash intro.
Nick @ Brick Marketing
http://brickmarketing.com