Using Flash
Advantages
- basic animations for your website
- interactive "games" can be created using flash
- often used in banner design to improve click through rate and grab attention
- attracts the attention of the eye
- can incorporate a mini presentation into your website
Disadvantages
- increase in file size of the page
- can cause slow loading times on your website (slow connection user won't hang around and wait)
- some users may not wish to install Flash onto their computer
- more difficult to optimize flash pages for search engines
- not as easy to edit as other more commonly used formats like HTML
Related Resources
- Flash Tutorial
- Flash Website Templates, Splash Pages and Photo Galleries
- WAHM Web Design
- Do it Yourself Web Design
- Free Blog Hosts
- Blog Additions/Plugins
- HTML
- SEO (search engine optimization)
- Site Builders
- Webpage Creators: Comparison
- Complete Website Building Package
- Advantages of Hiring a Web Designer
- Things to Look for in a Designer
- Pricing for Website Design
- Free Site Hosting
- Free Hosting Providers
- Paid Hosting
- Paid Hosting Providers
- Web 2.0
- Using Flash
- Using Video
- Using Audio