Does a link in a flash page have any value?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Yosser, Apr 9, 2008.

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    I got an email from a site who wanted to trade links with one of my sites, but they're offering me a link on a flash page rather than an html link.

    I guess that that sort of link - while useful for people browsing - will not be read by search engines, am I right???
     
    Yosser, Apr 9, 2008 IP
  2. fitzwar

    fitzwar Well-Known Member

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    My advice is stay clear of flash, keep it simple with html and the search engines will love you
     
    fitzwar, Apr 9, 2008 IP
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    mobileshub Peon

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    Well! I dont think so. I am agree with fitzwar keep it HTML one. Search engine will find it easy.

    Or else u can keep it DIV based
     
    mobileshub, Apr 9, 2008 IP
  4. wantmomoney

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    You are exactly correct. The search engine crawlers do not parse flash content. That's the main thing that is preventing flash from taking over the web. It's a cool tool, but it's a liability as far as SEO is concerned.
     
    wantmomoney, Apr 11, 2008 IP
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    Loy Maben Peon

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    yeah search engines dnt crawl images. i mean the text hidden in images(alt tags) is not read by the search engines. so its just a wastage
     
    Loy Maben, Apr 11, 2008 IP
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    yeah flash links = 0
     
    only1idea, Apr 12, 2008 IP