I must admit I’m pretty surprised nowadays when I come across a website that has a splash page. Then again, I’m not totally surprised, as every day there are more and more people deciding that they are web designers, and adding their crappy coding to the mix.
Not to say mine is great, but hey. If you’re going to hire someone to paint a big billboard for you, wouldn’t you want them to put it near a highway with lots of traffic?
What is a splash page?
A splash page is a pre-home page if you will. It’s a page that is usually graphic-intensive and contains little or no real text. Here are a few examples. Ugh.
What’s the problem?
Well, for one, they’re pointless. Just makes your visitor have to click to get into your site. Why not present them with your info immediately? How many visitors do you lose because they don’t see the info they are seeking on your home page?
Second, they aren’t search engine friendly. Since your home page is probably the most visited page (from SE referrals), a page of wasted real estate is just what the search engines don’t want. They want content. Text. Data. Keywords. Stuff they can chew up and digest and learn more about your business. If all they find is an empty field and some weird Flash animation, you’ll never climb the rankings. And if people can’t find you, you’ve wasted your time, efforts, and probably some cash too.
Third, they’re pointless. Yeah, I know I already said that. Catch my drift?
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I agree with you in regard to this, splash page is not helping us at all with our website, and people who visited or website would not want to visit it again due to this page. Do you have any idea how can we remove this. Thanks for the info….