Why Shouldn’t you Have a Flash Website?

Sometimes we are getting approached by clients asking for cool flash animations on their website. They want their website to stand out. However, we wouldn’t recommend a flash website for most businesses for a number of reasons:

1. High cost
Flash websites are harder to update. Changes require more time, which will increase your cost. Also, you will need professional help even for a small text change.

2. Won’t work for some mobile users
Mobile users viewing your site using iPhone or iPad won’t be able to see your site. Flash is not supported on those devices. You will need to create a mobile version of your flash website.

3. Search engines do not like flash
Search engines prefer text. By reading text they know how to index your website. A flash website consists of animated images, its text is invisible to search engines. It means your website will not be indexed correctly.

4. Older flash player version
Many users are not updating their flash player regularly. So if a flash website was published in a newer player version, users won’t be able to see it.

5. Longer load time
Flash websites load longer because of heavy images and animation. Visitors will often end up watching loading graphic and leaving without getting to your company information.

6. User path is not saved
When a visitor is browsing your site, his path is not being saved. The refresh button will take him to the beginning, and the back button will take him to the previous website he was on.

 

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