How do Flash Sites Rank Well?
Flash and Vector Graphic, Graphics, Promoting Website, SEO
SEO Question: As a long time SEO myself, there is one thing that has me mystified. If you do a search in Google under “chocolate”, Godiva comes up #1, Hershey comes up #2. Yet, if you look at their home pages, they have almost no text there. In fact, Godiva has no real text at all. Yes, they have PR6, but still, how is it that these “big boys” come up on top with a home page devoid of any SEO or real text? Is it all links?
SEO Answer: For competitive queries Google’s relevancy algorithms are probably about 99% linkage data. Those brands are so strong that their linkage data means they do not need page copy to rank for general relevant terms..
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A few tips for using flash (if you must use it):
- Create descriptive useful page titles and meta descriptions.
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