Graphic Heavy Images

    Some sites require a lot more pictures than others. This holds true for websites that sell many products, in that every item available for purchase should have a picture, usually a thumbnail, along with other products of the same category.

    The problem with graphic heavy pages and SEO is that pages tend to load slower when bombarded with tons of photos. A lot of pictures or graphics may also be prone to code errors and non-loading. A way to make your site load faster while still including all the pictures you need is to edit your image files using Photoshop or any other similar software.

    You should reduce the image size to about 200 x 250 pixels or 300 x 400 pixels. Less memory is required to save them, and loading can be done faster.

    If you will be using thumbnails, you should create a separate image file for each thumbnail. It is not enough that you simply make your actual image file smaller by adjusting the length and width.

Flash

    The attractive appearance of a website can really keep visitors pouring in. Such is the purpose of including Flash as part of the aesthetics in website design. Flash can be used for more than just displaying dancing text and graphics, but is also for making more navigable menu bars, buttons, or links.

    Although integrating Flash images to a website may make it appear trendy and up to date, there can be certain problems that a webmaster can face if he wants to achieve high rankings in Yahoo, MSN, or Google search engine results pages.

    For one thing, if you include text or paragraphs in your Flash images, chances are that search engine spiders won’t be able to crawl on them and index them. Google, however, has found ways to get past that, so you can even see pages labeled with “Flash” in search results.
Loading can sometimes pose as a problem for websites that have heavy Flash images on them. You can still have the option for making your site dynamic and attractive without sparing the loading time, cascading style sheets (CSS) are welcome alternatives.

Intro/Splash Pages

    If you are on dial-up and have come across a website with an intro or splash page, you will most likely be welcomed with a sign that says, “Loading.”

    Splash pages or intro pages are created by software like Macromedia Flash and Dreamweaver, and are only some of the innovative ways in which websites are designed. They can be really attractive and cool to look at, but if you really want your site to be optimized for search engines, it will be advisable to do away with the splash page.

    According to Issue Marketing (http://www.issuemarketing.com) intro and splash pages, like many other sites that contain flash elements are less likely to be indexed and included in search engine listings. Not unless you have exhausted a lot of funds hiring an expert who can perfectly tie in your Flash elements with SEO, you should avoid putting in these intro or splash pages.
As mentioned in Flash images earlier, you can try to use CSS instead of Flash or Dreamweaver for adding a little spice to your website elements.

 

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