Just a Friendly Reminder: Flash & SEO Do Not Mix
I was a little bit behind on reading some of my blog subscriptions, most noteablly the Google Webmaster Central Blog so I was using my evening to catch up.
A post on their blog was sort of a 10 ten of their best posts over the last year. One of the Top 10 posts which caught my Eyes was the post entitled "Best Uses of Flash" This post caught my eye because we recently had someone attend our bootcamp that had a heavy flash site. Our student was quite frustrated as we explained the problems with having lots of flash and with trying to get your site to do well in the search engines.
Here is one thought from the Google post that I would like to remind you of... Use flash only for a few on page and media rich elements to enhance your website. Do not use flash for menus or to deliver content the bulk of your content. Websites built entirely in Flash do limit the audience that can participate in your website.
When you are building your site, please remember..."Flash is inherently a visual medium, and Googlebot doesn't have eyes." a quote from the Google Webmaster Team.
All the Best,
Rodney Bartlett
http://www.reachd.com