Flash Intro Pages

Published by Cris Mitchell

Nothing can turn away a potential client from your website faster than the Flash Intro. Flash intros are usually short animated graphics or videos that play before the main content of your site is served up.

If done properly Flash Intros, can play like a finely crafted trailer to your favorite blockbuster movie, engaging and entertaining your visitors and wetting their appetite for what they are about to discover on your website. If done poorly they scream amateur and quickly alienate potential surfers sending them away to your competitors site.

While I’m not a huge fan of the Flash Intro, there have been times when i’ve stumbled upon one that has caught my attention. If you feel that you must include your latest art project on your website here are a few things to keep in mind.

  1. Respect Your Visitors Bandwidth and Screen Real Estate
  2. Don’t Over Due It
  3. Don’t Use Video Unless It’s Flash Formatted
  4. Keep in the Theme of the Rest of Your Website and Marketing.
  5. Engage and Entertain but Most Importantly Tell A Story or Make Point!
  6. MOST IMPORTANT: Provide a [Skip Intro] Button


Nov 07, 2008
Filed under: GENERAL INFO, MARKETING, , , ,

1 Response

  1. aSKer:

    Interesting article. :)

    Posted on March 10th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

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