Flash Development
Flash Web Sites
Many other web developers with whom we've discussed the subject of Flash
websites tell us that they don't do all-Flash sites because they are not
"interesting" enough to search engines to keep a listing for very long.
Nonsense! We have devised numerous ways to keep search engines interested,
and we want to put it to use for you.
Another myth is that Flash websites are difficult to update if you don't know
anything about Flash. We specialize in easy-to-maintain, dynamic Flash. If
you need to update your own text several months after delivery and don't have
a maintenance arrangement with us, just open your control panel (or a few text
files if you don't mind FTP), change the text, and you're done!
With an all-Flash website, you can have a completely unique look and feel.
Unlike traditional HTML, Flash has almost no restrictions limiting how your
website can look and function. And since Flash is independent of how browsers
interpret HTML standards, your website will look identical on any browser with
the Flash plugin. And that's just about everyone! Animated backgrounds, unique
and innovative interfaces, seamlessly embedded video, high quality sound effects
and background music, complex page transition animations, text that will actually
show up in almost any font you want, drag & drop content, or just about
anything else you can think of!
"But what about loading? Flash websites take so long to load."
This is the biggest concern we hear from potential customers. Flash websites
that take an eternity to load usually do so because they're made poorly, with all
of the website's content packed into just a few files. Our Flash websites load
on an on-demand, as-needed basis... and larger components can even pre-load in the
background, to even further reduce the load time when the content is needed.
Then there's the other problem with what seems like most Flash websites (even a
lot of big ones)... probably the one that annoys us most. Most Flash websites
tend to eat up system resources and bog down users' computers (in some cases even
nearly overheating processors). This is the result of bad code. Plain and simple.
We have an intimate understanding of Flash, how it causes a computer to behave, and
most of all we pride ourselves in creating tight, efficient code. We extensively
test our Flash to ensure that it is as machine friendly as it can be.
Flash Menus
Whether it's sitewide or on a splash-style home page, a Flash menu will add a
little flavor to any standard HTML web site. And like any of our dynamic Flash
services, if you change the file name of any of your pages, there's no need to
have your menu re-created or even edited by us. Changes can be as easy as using
web-based form or editing a simple text file.
On-Page Flash Content
Just like a Flash menu, on-page Flash content can add a nice touch to any
HTML-based web site. Instead of simple diagrams, how about an animated demo?
Instead of an overwhelmingly long page, all of that content can fit into a much
smaller area with perhaps tabbed sub-pages that load without reloading the whole
page. Or perhaps you want to discourage theft of images in a photography
portfolio or photo album. Flash and several techniques we have up our sleeve can
be implemented to keep you confident that visitors to your site aren't stealing
your content.
Flash Forms
Long web-based forms can be overwhelming. But, a really long form can be
condensed into a wizard-like interface that only presents visitors with the
fields they need to think about at any given time. In addition, the interface
can be completely unique! If you want your visitors to type into a banana instead
of a standard box, no problem! Want form elements animated into view? We can do
that and then some...
Flash Presentations
We have dedicated an entire page to discussing Flash Presentations. To learn
more about this service, please click
here.
Flash Advertisements
Standard graphic based ads just sit there on a page, and unless it's an
animated gif, it doesn't really do anything to grab someone's attention. Bring
traffic to your site by using Flash advertisements. They can be incorporated
with the content of a site like traditional ads, or they can be in your face
and floating over the content of a web page like an interactive commercial.
The ad can be as simple or as complex as you want. It can be simply
informative, or it can be interactive with multiple "pages", or use simple
games to get someone's attention. Our Flash ads can also do far more than
simply link a surfer to your site. We can incorporate forms, we can add
advanced logging, or even alert you by email when someone clicks your ad.
Flash Novelties
(Cartoons, Games, etc)
For the right budget, we can even make Flash based cartoons, instructional media,
or even games!
