Mainly Flash sites/Google/Hidden Content

Discussion in 'Google' started by SnapSlap, Feb 18, 2008.

  1. #1
    We have created a few microsites for a client of ours but the interface is totally flash. We did however do some javascripting and basically but some hidden content behind the flash for spiders to have something to read and crawl.

    The sites are only a few months old but have a PR of 5 already but I can't seem to get any good positions in Google. Am I doing something wrong? Does Google not like the way we have the HTML behind the flash.

    One of the sites: http://palmspringsadventure.org/

    Thanks for anyone's help in advance.
     
    SnapSlap, Feb 18, 2008 IP
  2. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    Hidden content is against the Google webmasters quality guidelines and can get a site deindexed, not a good thing for your clients. Consider making an alternative "non-flash" version of your site, you do realize flash is not as popular in web browsers as javascript I hope.
     
    astup1didiot, Feb 18, 2008 IP
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    NEVER make full flash sites if you want SEO anything. SE read flash as a blank image and nothing in it is seen. I have converted many sites from Flash to HTML for clients to avoid being dropped.
     
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    Could someone who really knows this stuff look at the way we have our javascripts set up? Google does not seem to have a problem indexing the underlying content.
     
    SnapSlap, Feb 18, 2008 IP
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    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    It's still against the Google webmaster guidelines how your doing it, again make an alternate sub-domain or sub-folder that is a non-flash version, this way you can optimize that and retain your pretty eye candy.
     
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    Google hate hidden contents :D
     
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    Don't put hidden Content. Instead, make another version of the site in Pure HTML
     
    angilina, Feb 19, 2008 IP