MAUI CONTENT

Textual Content, Video, Photo, and Flash

Why Not Use All Flash?

Though our designers are skilled in flash, we will not build an entirely flash based website unless it's a specific circumstance. Search Engines don't read flash well. Nor do they read images and video well either. This is why we use these items sparingly and only as components.

Then Why Use Any Content Other than HTML Text?

Far too many websites are on top of the search rankings with too little visual stimulation. We feel a website should keep its visitors' attention as well as interest. With these visual elements, a visitor feels that they've arrived at a complete website. Remember that most people respond more quickly to images than to written words.

Why do they say, "Content is King?"

Content is what drives search engines to rank websites Maui Photographyapropriately. Content is an important part of why our websites perform so well in the search engines. We write quality, well researched content that has become a value to our viewers. With this content, we have become an authority in our fields.

Other than textual content, there are some very important parts that make up a website.

Photography and other artwork are crucial to a website. Without good images, you will have a high bounce rate. This is when someone comes and goes without having looked at more than 1 page of your website. Good images keep the viewers attention and make them feel more comfortable with the website.

Our best resource on Maui and Hawaii for photography is Natalie Brown Photography. She has a great eye of the island and manages to capture extremely crisp and attractive photos.

Honolua BayAnother form of content that is trending to be the future of the web is video. Either through Flash or Quicktime, video is everywhere. With higher bandwidth, you'll see more and more video on the web. We have some interesting ways of driving direct traffic with video promotion as well as keeping viewers on your site for longer.

Our best resource for video on Maui and Hawaii is Motive8 Productions. They are experienced and professional videographers that put out an excellent product for the web and for high definition displays.

With the correct placement and percentage of text, video, photo, and flash, you can have a website that your visitors not only find, but also appreciate once there.