Splash or Doorway Pages
Splash/doorway pages usually do not contain any content. To keep this in perspective, we will address legitimate uses of splash or doorway pages. Figure 8-10 illustrates the concept.
Figure 8-10. Sample Flash doorway or splash page
If all you had was a Flash file as shown in Figure 8-10, the web spider would be stuck and would not have anywhere to go. Ensure that the Skip Intro button is outside the Flash application and is part of your HTML text content. It is imperative that you provide additional links or information around your splash Flash application, such as a link to your Sitemap.
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