Today, nearly every site on the web has some kind of flash component. FlashPerfection.com gathers open source material generated by users in the form of uploaded tutorials covering nearly any flash related subject.
| FlashPerfection.com Overview | Rating  |
FlashPerfection.com offers a simple navigation, easy to understand section headers, and links to tons of useful content. It seems as if every type of flash effect imaginable is listed, including endless pages of Swish tutorials, a less expensive alternative to Macromedia. The website layout and design is understated professional, ads are organic and blend well with the page structure, so much so that the banner for the "Flash Page Flip" effect is a little misleading. Overall impression is a clean look and feel with easy to find features.
| FlashPerfection.com Content | Rating |
The site links to tons of tutorials, but since most are authored by users, the quality can be inconsistent. Some are of questionable use, but many represent the most popular applications commonly seen on the web. Action scripts are included, along with tutorials on integrating programming such as php to create web sites with back-end functionality in addition to flashy look and feel.
Tutorials are hosted on individual blogs or websites and drawn into a FlashPerfection.com frame, creating a layered navigation that can be confusing. Many tutorials reference programs or source files that must be purchased, and some refer to forum discussions with further links that must be followed before reaching the tutorial itself.
| FlashPerfection.com Support | Rating  |
As with any user-generated content, many tutorials are written in imperfect English, sometimes leaving the end user confused. Details are often overlooked that cause the programs to be useless, and no support or guarantees are offered. Due to lack of support, this is not a good starting place for a beginner. One must be well-versed in flash and other programming languages to implement many of these solutions. For an intermediate to advanced programmer, FlashPerfection.com could prove quite useful, providing shortcuts to developing effects from scratch and solutions to sticky programming issues.
| FlashPerfection.com Affiliate Progam | Rating  |
If the claims of affiliate-based success have any basis in reality, it's a good program. It's free to join and to participate, and 20% of sales are paid in commission. The earning claims of hundreds of thousands of dollars seem extremely unlikely, though, especially since the products for sale are not proprietary to the site itself, but available by clicking through to partner sites. This raises a credibility issue, making it inadvisable to join this program without conducting a thorough investigation.
| FlashPerfection.com Conclusion | Rating |
FlashPerfection.com deserves two stars out of five. While appearing to be high in content and user-friendly, in reality, it is a frame search engine drawing actual content from other sites. The reason this site is below average is the utter lack of support. Most sites will at least offer a user forum with helpful moderators, an FAQ or a help file listing known issues and suggestions. FlashPerfection.com offers only a contact form and live support for premium templates.