In a previous post, I offered some tips on optimizing flash for search engines. Well here's some good news for those of you who simply can't bear to do away with your sexy flash presentations in favour of better optimization.
In a new article, Robin Nobles explains
"With a Flash movie as the main page of a site, the Web site owner is giving up the crucial text necessary to prove to the search engines that the main page is about a particular topic. Without that text, the search engines have nothing to index.
Therefore, the main page rarely does well in the rankings, unless off-page factors such as link popularity or link reputation are sufficient to carry the page on their own.
In the past, legitimate work arounds have been few and far between. This made things extremely difficult for businesses who wanted to create a rich user experience with a Flash home page, such as Web design firms, photography studios, graphic design firms, and so forth.
So, these businesses often sacrificed rankings for the user experience, since they could rarely have both while still following all of the guidelines set forth by the search engines."But there's hope for Flash fans.
The Big G can index flash!!Read the complete article here
Google Can Now Index . . . Flash! - An Interview with Michael Marshall (Part 1)
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