Search Engine Optimization
 
Forums: » Register « |  User CP |  Games |  Calendar |  Members |  FAQs |  Sitemap |  Support | 
User Name:
Password:
Remember me
Go Back   Dev Shed Forums > Web Design > Search Engine Optimization
Reload this Page

Optimization in Flex websites

Discuss Optimization in Flex websites in the Search Engine Optimization forum on Dev Shed.
Optimization in Flex websites Search Engine Optimization forum discussing related topics such as Google, PageRank, Link Exchange, and Link Popularity. Improve your ranking in the Search Engines by employing good optimization techniques.

Reply
Add This Thread To:
  Del.icio.us   Digg   Google   Spurl   Blink   Furl   Simpy   Y! MyWeb 
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »  
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
 
Unread Dev Shed Forums Sponsor:
  #1  
Old May 12th, 2007, 11:13 AM
OneGoodBishop OneGoodBishop is offline
Registered User
Dev Shed Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
  
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 7 OneGoodBishop User rank is Just a Lowly Private (1 - 20 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 3 h 10 m 27 sec
Reputation Power: 0
Optimization in Flex websites
I create websites in flex, how can I optimize this technology for search engines?

Thanks
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old May 12th, 2007, 05:37 PM
stymiee's Avatar
stymiee stymiee is offline
Contributing User
Dev Shed Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
  
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 217 stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level)stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level)stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level)stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level)stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level)stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 19 h 57 m 23 sec
Reputation Power: 48
If the content will be in Flash you're killing yourself as far as SEO goes. Yes, you can do SEO for Flash but it is almost pointless to do. Flash is SEO suicide and even if you do perfect SEO for it you're starting off behind a site with no SEO applied to it. It's that bad.

You have only one available tool for trying to SEO the site and its effect is minimal. Put alternative content between the <object> tags. This has the same effect as the <noscript> tags for JavaScript.

If you are making an all flash site, your only real hope is to try to be successful in a massive incoming link campaign. Otherwise you have to target marginally competitive keywords or niche keywords as you virtually don't have a prayer of ranking for anything even remotely competitive.

Your only other option is to create a second version of the site so it can be read by search engines, users with accessibility issues, and users who don't have flash. Of course you've doubled your development costs by doing this as you have two websites to maintain now.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old February 28th, 2008, 05:21 AM
seo_marketing seo_marketing is offline
Contributing User
Dev Shed Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
  
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: india
Posts: 33 seo_marketing User rank is Sergeant (500 - 2000 Reputation Level)seo_marketing User rank is Sergeant (500 - 2000 Reputation Level)seo_marketing User rank is Sergeant (500 - 2000 Reputation Level)seo_marketing User rank is Sergeant (500 - 2000 Reputation Level)seo_marketing User rank is Sergeant (500 - 2000 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 2 h 51 m
Reputation Power: 6
I partially agree ,you can make flash seo freindly .
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old March 8th, 2008, 07:31 AM
jazajay jazajay is offline
Contributing User
Dev Shed Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
  
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 224 jazajay User rank is Corporal (100 - 500 Reputation Level)jazajay User rank is Corporal (100 - 500 Reputation Level)jazajay User rank is Corporal (100 - 500 Reputation Level)jazajay User rank is Corporal (100 - 500 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 2 Days 4 h 17 m 4 sec
Reputation Power: 3
You can make flash SEO friendly but I'll agree with stymiee on this 1.

The only way he can do it, is too build a html version, block the flash, flex version from the bots, and either provide a splash screen, blocked from the bots, to visitors who come from your home page to choose between your html or flash version.

On page provide a link to your flash versions corresponding page of the HTML version and on the flash version provide a link to your HTML version.

Flex is good but the factors in ranking are crap. Any one who wants to build a Flex,Flash site has to build 2.

To me this has to be factored into the overall site costs if rankings are important.

Jaza
Last edited by jazajay : March 8th, 2008 at 07:33 AM. Reason: Odd word here and there
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old March 8th, 2008, 02:26 PM
seo_marketing seo_marketing is offline
Contributing User
Dev Shed Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
  
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: india
Posts: 33 seo_marketing User rank is Sergeant (500 - 2000 Reputation Level)seo_marketing User rank is Sergeant (500 - 2000 Reputation Level)seo_marketing User rank is Sergeant (500 - 2000 Reputation Level)seo_marketing User rank is Sergeant (500 - 2000 Reputation Level)seo_marketing User rank is Sergeant (500 - 2000 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 2 h 51 m
Reputation Power: 6
Quote:
Originally Posted by OneGoodBishop
I create websites in flex, how can I optimize this technology for search engines?

Thanks


You should try to have two versions of your website

a) Flash - for visitors.
b) HTML Version - for visitors who do not have flash plugin. This version will help google/yahoo to crawl your site properly.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old March 9th, 2008, 10:44 PM
stymiee's Avatar
stymiee stymiee is offline
Contributing User
Dev Shed Newbie (0 - 499 posts)
  
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 217 stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level)stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level)stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level)stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level)stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level)stymiee User rank is Sergeant Major (2000 - 5000 Reputation Level) 
Time spent in forums: 19 h 57 m 23 sec
Reputation Power: 48
Quote:
Originally Posted by seo_marketing
You should try to have two versions of your website

a) Flash - for visitors.
b) HTML Version - for visitors who do not have flash plugin. This version will help google/yahoo to crawl your site properly.
But is that smart? Now you have two websites to maintain. Why not make just one websites that serves everybody?
Reply With Quote
Reply

Viewing: Dev Shed Forums > Web Design > Search Engine Optimization > Optimization in Flex websites

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools  Search this Thread 
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes  Rate This Thread 
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Rate This Thread:


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
View Your Warnings | New Posts | Latest News | Latest Threads | Shoutbox
Forum Jump

 Free IT White Papers!
 
Accelerating Trading Partner Performance
One in five. That's how many partner transactions have at least one error. That is an amazing statistic, particularly given the extraordinary leaps in innovation across the global supply chain during the past two decades. Download this white paper to learn more.
 
Competing on Analytics
This Tech Analysis is designed to help identify characteristics shared by analytics competitors, and includes information about 32 organizations that have made a commitment to quantitative, fact-based analysis.
 
Cost Effective Scaling with Virtualization and Coyote Point Systems
An overview of the industry trend toward virtualization, how server consolidation has increased the importance of application uptime and the steps being taken to integrate load balancing technology with virtualized servers.
 
Five Checkpoints to Implementing IP Telephony
Implementation planning for IP PBX software and IP telephony has become vital as businesses replace discontinued legacy PBX phone systems. This informative whitepaper outlines five "checkpoints" for any implementation plan that will help make IP communications a successful proposition.
 
Hosted Email Security: Staying Ahead of New Threats
In the last two years, email has become a fierce battleground between the nefarious forces of spam and malware, and the heroes of messaging protection. The spam volumes increased alarmingly every month, bringing clever new forms of phishing and virus propagation attacks.
 

Forums: » Register « |  User CP |  Games |  Calendar |  Members |  FAQs |  Sitemap |  Support | 
  
 





© 2003-2008 by Developer Shed. All rights reserved. DS Cluster 4 hosted by Hostway.