flash and search engine

[simon26]

Hello every-one this is the first time I,m in this forum, I have a question please: I heard search-Engines do not like flash, in other words, if I have a flash menu-bar its not a good Idea, I been told its good to have a html navigation bar... But when I make my flash navigation or menu bar, I always add an get url code to the bottom, so can some-one tells me what should I do, or is it better to have a footer on the bottom with an html a-href ?

[abz]

You could make a regular HTML navigation strip then add background images that change on rollover?

[SEOJoe]

Hello every-one this is the first time I,m in this forum, I have a question please: I heard search-Engines do not like flash, in other words, if I have a flash menu-bar its not a good Idea, I been told its good to have a html navigation bar... But when I make my flash navigation or menu bar, I always add an get url code to the bottom, so can some-one tells me what should I do, or is it better to have a footer on the bottom with an html a-href ?

Your best bet is to create navigation from css. Using CSS will allow you to get that flashy look that you like plus search engines will be able to cache the text links within your nav. Its not that search engines dont like your flash. its that flash is not text. text is what the search engines cache. Kws within the text is what helps search engines to determine what kws are relevant to your content. Of course there are other metics involved in order to rank, however, the statement above should clarify your thoughts about flash. :)

[jasondmce]

Why give up the flash when you can just add the html in noscript or other methods?