Can you associate text with Flash for SEO?
Question: Isn’t it possible to associate text (metadescription tags) with flash, javascript, frames and/or images?
Answer: Yes, it is possible and you should do it. In particular, using the ALT attribute to tell Google what an image is, and to place SEO-friendly keyword in the ALT attribute is indeed helpful. It makes my list at the FACE CARD level of SEO-friendly tag ideas.
Similarly, you can use text behind Adobe Flash, etc. But those uses are deprecated and not very useful in terms of SEO. Is Adobe Flash SEO friendly? Not really. Basically, think about it like this. CAN I (Jason McDonald) eat Hawaiian BBQ? YES. Do I like it: NO.
Can Google index FLASH? Yes. Does it like it: NO. How do we know this. Do competitive searches… and look at the results returned… you will NOT find 100% Flash site anywhere. You will see keyword heavy sites, that use page tags properly. So you can’t really win a competitive search with FLASH, Javascript, PDF or some other non-HTML standard language… They are the Hawaiian BBQ of SEO. Google just doesn’t like them vs. traditional HTML, text heavy pages. (No offense to the Hawaiian BBQ crowd!).
About Jason
Got a question? Click this link to or call . is founder and Senior SEO / Social Media Director of the . He teaches the SEO training classes for the group, and therefore provides most of the SEO tips for this blog. His goal with this blog is to provide an easy 'one-stop shop' for the busy marketer looking for tips, tricks, and secrets on how to get to the top of Google and Bing for free using proven SEO tactics. When not dreaming up SEO tips, Dr. McDonald lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, two dogs, a cat, four iguanas and twelve children (just kidding). Really you read down to the bio on this guy? Enjoy the blog.
