Flash Websites?

[Tfdesigns]

Right, i bought a domain for a friend.. its going to be an artist site.. she sings and stuff. So i though as a nice gesture i would get her a domain & that.

I'm just wondering about flash websites, because i have only used flash once.. and that was just pratting about with it.

Does anyone here make flash websites? If so, how much would you charge? (It's only guna be a small site, wether she'll promote it or not i have no clue) Also, would you prefer $$ or some graphics or something?

Examples of what i mean are:

http://www.chingy.com/
http://www.backwardheroes.com/home.html < i pretty much love all the designs on there.

I dont need anything that advanced, it would be nice.. but i'm not made of money lmao.

Can anyone help me out?

[haxtonholdings]

If you want design infused with flash it will be expensive. Good HTML designing can be several hundred for a small site.

[Tfdesigns]

Yeh i thought that, i'm still thinking of attempting it myself.. i mean to be honest.. i don't need like a full flash site.. just a banner really, i just want a bit more info on it.. because i have no clue about it.

Does anyone know how hard it is to design one yourself, like fairly basic animation?

[Helios]

BH!...all of their designs are really fresh. The www.aksent.com site they did was really dope...it's such a simple layout but I love how huge the photographs are.

What about this Emma, if you designed the look for the entire site, I could help make your banner ideas work in flash. Because really, most of the flash sites are just photoshop designs anyways, with some animation happening on top. I could also teach you a few things about flash along the way, if you're interested.

A html/flash hybrid would be the best option for an artist type site, and the easiest to update.
Let me know what you think!

[nsmchris]

I'd check out the flash music templates at templatemonster.com. I'd also recommend against doing the entire site in flash. It would be a nightmare to update and add content unless you had a bunch of time or money.

Chris...

[Tfdesigns]

Thanks for the help guys, i really appreciate it.

Yeh i think it would be easier for me to update if i just had a flash banner.

I'll check that site out chris & helios that sounds good! I'll see what i can design, then PM you or something if thats okay :)

Thanks again!

[sshjustkissme]

You can always find tutorials @ http://www.pixel2life.com/ also if you're gonna attempt your own.

[Tfdesigns]

Oh yeh, i forgot about that site.. thanks Linda ;)

[treacle]

Flash is not an easy programme to learn, but I would be happy to help you with it by editing a template, or doing a site.

Treacle

[jeremy860]

only thing about flash is it can be bad for seo if its entirely in flash as there spiders cant crawl it.

[treacle]

only thing about flash is it can be bad for seo if its entirely in flash as there spiders cant crawl it.

That's true but there are a couple of ways around that. One is to have a html (e.g.) version of the site. Another is to put your text into a xml file that is linked to Flash.

Treacle

[Helios]

Doesn't google actually crawl flash now? I heard that somewhere...but maybe I'm just dreaming :)

Anyways, for sure Emma, PM me as soon as you get a rough comp together! Do you think it will be a before xmas or after xmas kinda thing, just curious

[Tfdesigns]

I'll try to get it sorted, but i doubt it since theres only like a week till xmas! Thanks again :)