In this article we are writing about advantages and disadvantages of Flash Web Design. For the time being Flash technology in web design is one of the most popular things. This technology bears mostly decorative purpose for websites. Flash pages impress users with audio and visual effects using colorful animation and interesting interfaces. Nowadays most of web design companies offer their client flash web design, they develop websites with help of vector graphics, colorful images and animation with hypnotizing sound effects. However among all advantages of this technology you will find many disadvantages as well. So you need to know both sides. Let’s begin from disadvantages.

Disadvantages.

Time and resource consuming.

Flash websites always much heavier than simple HTML page. As your website uses sound effects, graphics, animation or video it needs a lot time to load. Even if you will be using images in bitmap format, it consumes longer loading time especially if your visitor uses dial-up connection. And as a result web visitor moves to another page and live yours. Use less graphics when it’s possible.
Also if user has not powerful PC he may face with low performance, when he’ll visit your flash website with heavy animation, videos etc. He won’t like it, definitely.

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) unfriendly:

There are some problems with optimizing your website for web search. Google can index flash websites only if they were correctly generated. And when it’s so, Google will read texts of your flash content and save it to its database with all supplementing information such as URLs, titles etc. However, even if your flash based website generated properly, flash content doesn’t rank as well as simple HTML content. Google prefer HTML pages because it is hard for search engines to how indexed content will appear in browser and because search engines “see” that users tend to visit HTML pages.
Modification and Editing.
There are such web developers that code projects in the way that only them can change or edit content on your Flash website. And thus, you are forced to hire them again and again anytime you will need to perform some modifications to your site. And beware of unfair web design studios, which may offer you secret code technology causing you for more expenses, but in truth there is no secrets; they just want to use your incompetency.
Advantages.
The main advantage of flash web design is visual impact. A flash site looks modern, interesting and eye-catching. It may be great for photographers as flash technology creates ability to create great galleries or for imposing companies for creating promo webpages. This technology provides vast possibilities for creating outstanding and interesting websites.
A finally here are some tips you want to know when developing flash website:
- Choose proper and professional web design company that able to create accurate and SEO friendly website. And also will develop it with right code and possibility to make as much changes by you as it possible.
- Whether you will try to make flash website by you or ask web design studio about it. Try not to use heavy graphics and video.
- Offer your users to choose whether they would like to see your website in flash or in HTML i.e. create two versions if possible, because your website could be visited from mobile phone.
- Do not use sound on main page or better let it be turned off at the beginning and user will decide whether he want to hear sound effects or not. Because your website may be visited in office or other quiet condition and a sound may be not desired.
And last but not least. If you think that for you flash based website will be useful for you personally or for your company, then create it resolutely. It worth it. Good luck.