Is there any ways/methods of making my flash site indexed by google? Does making the text HTML help?
Any links to articles or tips would be appreciated.
Open up your HTML file and where it says “Place your non-flash content here, get flash” etc… replace that with a basic HTML page and/or keywords and Google will read that all as a webpage and it’ll index it.
Google looks for site structure and crosslinking.
Try building a complete HTML site structure, with links, site info, etc… within the <noscript> area of your HTML shell.
<noscript>
// Provide alternate content for browsers that do not support scripting
// or for those that have scripting disabled.
Alternate HTML content should be placed here. This content requires the Adobe Flash Player.
<a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflash/">Get Flash</a>
</noscript>
Do not use “invisible text”; use any color other than the background color.
This will be hidden by the AC_RunActiveContent.js, if your visitor has Flash and javascript enabled.
This should cause the Google spiders to index this page like any other HTML page on the 'net.
If I’m wrong about this, I’d love to hear about it.
Thanks.
Essential reading:
http://blog.deconcept.com/2006/03/13/modern-approach-flash-seo/
Make sure you read the comments section too.
Not so essential but useful:
http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/04/44/index4a.html?tw=programming
Other useful approaches include filling in the Title and Description sections when it comes to publishing your movie. Don’t forget to cut and paste these metatags into your final HTML page. You can also include a html Textfield offstage with your description and any other keywords, etc. and it’s a fair bet that most modern search engines will detect it. You can also get a free copy of the Search Engine SDK which can create a HTML copy of the text in your entire SWF. And, after all that, Google are getting far better at developing their own techniques to search the content of SWF files mostly by using the same technology as the SDK as [URL=“http://www.stephanspencer.com/search-engines/matt-cutts-interview”]this interview confirms.
nice work guys!
