Flasshy Site Needs Review

[A1Owner]

Hello guys if u have flash plugin installed and good woofers on u please check and review the :

Link : CLICK ME (http://sbclan.ca)

thanks

[themoose]

quite nice :)

where did you get the music for the background for?

[Tree]

I've never been a fan of Flash-based sites, but this one does look nice. Good job.

[A1Owner]

Thanks dude i had that music somewhere on hdd have no clue where i got it from . Probably from my brother or some other site . So tree u like the design .

And guys can u tell me if the ads links are matching the site layout?

[Johnson]

I just don't understand this: What exactly does flash do better than images and text do when it comes to navigation?

I mean, I had to wait 2 min. for the front page navigation to load (an image would have loaded in a few seconds) then I had to wait, yet again, for your OTHER flash navigation bar to load......

[pdrucker]

ahhhh!!! please no music. its so annoying when ive just finished listening to a cd, go to check out this site, and still hav emy speakers turned up so i can listen to this very pointless music. i dont mean to rant, but i just think no music should start automatically. other then that the actual design is nice!

[A1Owner]

I just don't understand this: What exactly does flash do better than images and text do when it comes to navigation?

I mean, I had to wait 2 min. for the front page navigation to load (an image would have loaded in a few seconds) then I had to wait, yet again, for your OTHER flash navigation bar to load......


Oooh i guess its not good for folks on dial up or slow lines. Hmm flash has the option to play around with buttons. I just like flash had image naviagation too but same didnt feel right and u have to like adjust them all the time for centering or something. hmm i was thinking of putting another flash intro but it might get too heavy for slow net users. but i doubt u can add intros as images? anyone know how to do that?

And Rucker u can turn the music off if u dont like from the music button on the top right. If dont want auto load will fix it for like single loop instead of repeating for ever. So if anyone else feels the same way let me know.

[Johnson]

How about this:

Don't add a flash intro, because it prevents people from actually getting to your site! People go to a site to read its content, not to go, stop, then have to wait for some intro to load that they don't need. Most people actually LEAVE your website without even letting the intro load.

[Wojtek]

Most people actually LEAVE your website without even letting the intro load.
Quoted for thruth :)

[A1Owner]

Hmm so no intros at all . But i thought the file was only 231 kb large . Loads in 2 secs on my pc . hmm maybe i will put intro option as clickable option. Would that do?

[GeorgeB]

you should put a option "click here to skip intro" and then when the user clicks on it, it will take them to the main page of the website.

[Tree]

on your index page, just have "Click here to watch intro" and "Click here to skip intro".

On the index page, have NO FLASH.

[GeorgeB]

That is basically the same thing I already said. Just in different words.

[Johnson]

It's still the same as an "ENTER" page - utterly usless. You're just preventing a user from entering your website, plain and stimple.

Give me one GOOD reason why a flash intro is helpful to your site.

[A1Owner]

Hehe i forgot to put skip into link .. Had it before on last design. And since its a gaming site liquid i think intro makes things look better. But everyone has his/her/its own tastes and likings.

[Johnson]

I'm just saying, you're putting the flash intro on there for you, not your visitors. I doesn't benifit your visitors by having to wait for some intro to load.

[A1Owner]

ok i put the enter website bypass link on it. Would that do or shall i remove intro totally ?

[Johnson]

Ha, quit trying to make me feel guilty. How in hell does a flash intro actually help your visitors, other than preventing them from viewing your site?

[Tree]

As LiquidGoat said, intros do nothing. A small (in file size) header is fine. But, like LiquidGoat, I think that Flash intros do not help your visitors one bit.

[A1Owner]

Ha, quit trying to make me feel guilty.


Ha i guess i failed .. :biggrin2: