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I am looking at using a Flash embedded website for my spa business. How do I make this webspider friendly?

I am new to all this so be gentle! Is it possible to make the flash site transparent to webcrawlers? I am looking at purchasing a pre-made flash template and adjusting it to suit my website.

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1. there are some free metatag generators available and some will give you examples check out freewarefiles.com, all you would have to do is copy the code to your page, i can't remember the names of what i used to do this, sorry!
2. I would place the text that will be contained in your Flash inside a DIV. Set the style of the div to be display:hidden. That way, the text can be indexed easily by search engines but won't show up to most users. There are other ways around this issue but they generally create as many search engine problems as they solve.
3. Webstarts.com is your answer. It's free to sign up and their online editor uses simple drag and drop functionality so you need zero web experience to build completely custom websites. They also have image search and video search tools, so dropping videos, images, text and even music takes 1 or 2 clicks at most. Check them out here: http://Webstarts.com You can also register a domain or configure it to work with your existing domain. They make it really simple and provide everything: hosting, domain registration, tons of templates to choose from, images, videos, etc... I've never found anything out there quite like it. It's pretty powerful, and at the same time super easy to use. Gallery of Websites Created With The Webstarts Editor http://webstarts.com/gallery-hr.php
4. At this point, all flash is transparent to web crawlers although I understand that Google and others are working on it not being transparent. I am not sure if you are referring to a Jacuzzi spa or a Spa for Relaxation and skincare. If you are a Day Spa Resort Spa or Med Spa, you may want to look at the Spavelous Marketing Solution. We will develop (a 5 page website) and host your spa's website for a year as part of our program. We also will provide you with SEO Search Engine Optimization information on your site so you can improve your results. This also includes doing e-blasts, sending out monthly newsletters and other marketing support. It costs less then one service a month. More and more people are looking for and finding their spas on line. It isn’t enough to just have a website. They need to be able to find your website and information about who you are and what you do. This is why I developed Spavelous www.spavelous.com. We are more then a spa listing service. We are a complete marketing program. We list your spa; send out e-mail blasts (with your logo) to your guests and to our members in your area (whenever you want), and monthly newsletters for you with your company colors and logo. In addition, we will check all critical points of your website to provide you with feedback on how you can improve your web performance. We also will feature you in our weekly Spavelous “Now You Are In The Know” newsletter which goes to our members. We will provide you with monthly consultations as well, all at less then the cost of one service per month. If you didn’t have a website, we would develop and provide you with a 5 page site and host it for you complimentary for the first year. After that you could leave it with us to manage or we would turn it all over to you. As a former Spa Director, I know how hard it is market on a limited budget. It is exactly for this reason that I developed Spavelous. I am passionate about the spa industry and I am passionate about doing what ever I can to help you to be successful. If you would like more information on our program, please contact me. I am happy to assist you any way that I can. www.spavelous.com 888-887-7831 ext 1818