Flash Intros

[thekingstooge]

What do people think about Flash Intros....do they raise or lower the amount of traffic. A friend suggested that if alot of people see a flash intro they will leave the site. However I see differently and I'd like to get some opions on this matter.

 

[harkster]

I see a flash intro and I am gone in a **FLASH** just like the Roadrunner carton character.

 

[jeter4982]

I am generally against them, just because if you go to a site, you are going for the content, not to see an introduction video. They are also annoying for returning users. Very rarely if they are really good, I think it can look good, but 99.9% of the time, I am against them.

Tom

 

[barefoottech]

Websites are for the use of imparting information and the promotion of it's textual content and advertising. The Use of FLASH and other similiar graphics is there only to enhance the appearance .If it takes too long to load and the visitor leaves because of the loading time ,it is detrimental to the web-site and should be removed or modified. Websites have a hard time to get visitors in the first place ,so should not give them a reason to leave early .

 

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Thread moved to Web Design Discussion.

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[IRoNiK]

in my mind, they are good for certain types of websites only.. Mainly, they are good for web design sites or graphic design sites. There are of course a few exceptions, but those would be the only reason i am interested in seeing someones flash intro is if its more of an example of what you might be getting or something.

If i see them and am not interested, i usually am looking for the skip button

 

[Waupiman]

if you use a flash intro then you trow away where a spalshpage is for. i dont like flash splash pages they irritate me. mostly i leave immidatly.

 

[samuelocean]

If it's short and actually has a point then by all means do one but if the person has got a slow connection and it has no point at all then it's useless and really rather annoying

 

[severed]

I would greatly be able to understand the use of a short simple one to pull the users into the content. Also it depends on the audience you are aiming for and the perks of the movie. Does it introduce a new top of the line product, or simple there because the designer was bored. Simply put if you have one, make a link to pass it, or a loading screen telling them it's simple an intro movie and not the site at which you can have a simple button in the movie during the loading period which someone can click to skip it.

 

[monaco]

I totally hate flash-based sites. Flash is a waste of time IMO, and if you wanna do flash, you should provide a "lite" version too...

 

[StudioWorks]

Flash intros and splash pages are just bad when it comes to search engines and SEO and that's why im not using them at all and never had used them

SW

 

[monaco]

I hate em. I see flash and I immediately click my back button