pros and cons of flash design

The Pros and Cons of Flash based Sites


OK it looks good but there is a problem. You will end up with a website that nobody ever finds. Why? Because if your content was presented in Flash, most search engines wouldn't be able to index your content. Hence, you will not rank well in search engines and there will be considerably less traffic heading to your site.

Flash sites have been a craze since the past few years and as Macromedia puts more great features into Flash we are certain that there will be many more flash sites around the Internet than at present. However, Flash based sites are considered by many to be bloated and unnecessary.

Here are the Pro’s

Interactivity

Flash's Action script opens up a vast field of possibilities. Programmers and used Flash to create interactive features ranging from lively feedback forms to Flash-based games. This new level of interactivity leaves some visitors coming back for more.

A Standard Site

With Flash you do not have to worry about browser compatibility. No more worries about how a certain code displays differently in Internet Explorer and Firefox. When you position your site elements in Flash, they will always appear as long as the user has Flash Player installed.

Animation

In Flash, one can make use of its animating features to convey a message in an efficient and effective way. Flash is a lightweight option for animation because it is vector based and therefore has smaller file sizes as opposed to real "movie files" that are raster based and much larger in size.

And now the Con’s

Flash player

People have to download the Flash player in advance before they can view Flash movies, so by using Flash your visitor numbers will decrease because not everyone will be willing to download the Flash player just to view your site. There is also extra work in redirecting the user to the Flash download page if he or she doesn't have the player installed.


Loading time

Users will have to wait longer than usual to load Flash content compared to regular text and images, and some visitors might lose their patience and click the Back button.

Search Engine Friendliness

It isn’t search engine friendly and for this reason alone I would steer well clear of using Flash in abundance. Personally I do not use it at all but if I did it would be sparingly.

There is not much point having a great looking website that nobody finds!

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