Hi There,

Please let me have your valueable feedback on Welcome to Magic Apron, A Personal Chef Service by Chef Scott and yes.. the client asked for the music

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CEO - Hashe Computer Solutions
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The site is attractive enough, and I would consider using this service if it were in my area, but the yellow/gold letters on red are a little difficult to read, as are the yellow/gold letters on the gold menu bar.

You forgot many question marks on the home page - "Do you like to cook", "Does the thought of..."

You also need one in the upper menu bar for "How does it work"

The most annoying was the music. The option to shut it off is great, but the music comes on again with every page that you go to. That made me leave the site.

Mamoon,

You know better.
NO MUSIC!!!!

,dave

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Dave Barnes
+1.303.744.9024
http://www.marketingtactics.com
sitting in my basement with my iMac

I agree with the others...ditch the tunes.

What purpose does it serve?

Dave.... Ran

The client asked for it ((

and I dont do copywriting... I only paste what is sent to me..

btw..does anyone of you know that my services are for hire ? :P

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Domain Registration & Hosting - Domain Pile Inc.

If the client absolutely has to have the music, is there a way once you turn it off for it to stay off? If I shut it off and then navigate away, it comes back on. Never having put music on a site, I can't help you out here...

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coming from an NYU instructor of Sound Design for the Web: ditch the music.

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amorphic8
http://www.amorphicmedia.com

This is what the experience 'sounds' like as one navigates between pages:

Ditch the mus *click*
Ditch the *click*
Ditch the music *click*
Ditch *click*
Dit *click*

Sorry, but this is not acceptable from a 'professional.' Clients ask for all kinds of stupid things; they don't know any better. You do.

If the music must stay (although I can't imagine why) here are some options:

1. do the whole site in Flash
Pro: music control is ever present, doesn't start over when navigating, off will mean off
Con: must redesign the whole thing; potential SEO, usability, accessibility, and maintenance issues, many others, too many to list

2. Use frames
Pro: can separate music controls into it's own frame that persists on each page
Con: this isn't 1997; frames are a nightmare and interfere with bookmarking, usability, accessibility, SEO, the list goes on...

3. Maintain the 'on' or 'off' state of the music with a Session or Cookie
Pro: your site design can stay as is; state of music (on/off) can be maintained
Con: a bit of trouble to implement; requires server side language and/or makes the site JavaScript dependent; is it really worth it? Music will still start over again when switching between pages

4. Open the music control in a pop-up
Pro: music player is separated from the site and won't be affected by navigation, etc...
Cons: pop-ups suck, may be blocked; users may forget to close them when navigating away from your site; silly use of pop-up... what benefit will it add to the experience?

5. Ditch the music
Pro: no music to annoy visitor, no need to worry about maintaining 'play' status or preventing it from starting fresh on each page
Con: no music to annoy visitor, Wait, isn't that a pro?

The only one of these suggestions I would consider? You guessed it. #5. So if you explain some of the issues with implementing the music properly (especially if you provide a nice price quote for doing the extra work), the client may agree that it is a good idea to get rid of it. They may ask you why you didn't explain it in the first place, but that's your problem to deal with; at least you know for next time.

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http://www.amorphicmedia.com