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I know that to many of us, music on a webpage can be EXTREMELY annoying. But I was thinking of doing a short banjo, or dobro run (just a few quick seconds) on my website to get the country, redneck, backwoods, hillbilly, podunk feel.
What do you think? Is it a no no?
Also, how do I add sound to my site using Dreamweaver? What sort of files are the best?
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personally i find all non-music sites with any music anoying.
if any audio, i like the sites that let peeps with disabilities know who they can contact if they have any probles viewing the site etc..... that audio I like.
The easy way to add audio to your page is by placing an audio file resource inside your <BODY> tag. So that Everytime some one calls up this page it will play the Audio.
I don't think it would be a good idea for your demographic.
Autoplaying music on an ecommerce site is generally a no-no. I did read that on sites geared towards teenagers, music on a website can actually work.
I think just about all other times, it is a big annoyance. People surfing at work (happens alot), people surfing with sleeping kids, etc don't like to be surprised with music.
what about a real subtle sound of crickets in the background?
Personally, I don't like auto-playing sound of any type on an ecommerce website.
You have to think really hard about whether the music or sound help or hinder your shoppers' buying decision.
I like the idea of weighing the idea against "The Golden Rule"
It's possible that your potential customers may enjoy the sound, but it's also possible that it could annoy shoppers. Only you and your customers know for sure. You could try it out and see if it effects sales.
Forced audio is a big turn-off, even on music sites. If it must be there, I think a visitor should always have the option to turn it on, as opposed to first having to turn it off.
And if anything subtle audio only annoys me more, because it's sometimes harder to work out which site is the evil party responsible so I can shut it down.
As I've said before, if I'm on the web then 95% of the time I'm listening to music, so any other audio is an intrusion. For other people the various reasons Rodney mentioned could potentially apply.
It's not a matter of how well done the audio is or isn't, it's not welcome at all.
Obviously not all shoppers feel that way, but that's my viewpoint and I think it's the perspective that some others are coming from.
Forced audio is a big turn-off, even on music sites. If it must be there, I think a visitor should always have the option to turn it on, as opposed to first having to turn it off.
I was wondering if it'd be possible to do a "trial" month with the audio on (with the option of turning it off). Then have the activities traced and then evaluated at the end of the trial. I.e see how many times visitors have chosen to have it off versus it being it on, than run those numbers agains the total of visitors etc etc. That might be helpful in determining what the trend is for that/his particuar customers.
Just a thought, don't even know if it's possible to do for a small site.
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