I'm currently building a case for moving my companies website from Flash to php/mysql. It's an information heavy site that requires frequent updating. My company also wanted to be more visible to Google. So now it's a database driven site that uses mod_rewrite. These two reasons are enough for me but could anyone else give me some fodder on why Flash would not be appropriate in this case.
The site is: http://www.wrtdesign.com/
Thanks!
Building a case against Flash
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Consider the load times of your page with Flash versus that without - people have less and less tolerance for *any* delay in page loading these days. And on the flip-side of that, how much bandwidth will you save? That translates directly into $ you don't have to spend.
Also, what about accessiblity? Does you current flash site have provisions for screen readers? Can it be accessed via web-accessible phones? I doubt that either of these are satisfied with Flash.
Also, what about accessiblity? Does you current flash site have provisions for screen readers? Can it be accessed via web-accessible phones? I doubt that either of these are satisfied with Flash.