Not a spelling rant, but one to consider since this happens a LOT on photographer websites:
DON'T PUT AUTOPLAY MUSIC ON YOUR WEBSITE.
Speaking for myself, this is a guaranteed way to get me to click OFF the page before it's even loaded. Even if you have a "mute" button, by the time I've found it I'm too annoyed to want to look at your images. I often have my own music already playing or, worse, if I'm in an environment where there shouldn't be any music, it really irritates not only me, but everybody else. Also, if the speakers/headphones are already on and for some reason the website's music is at a higher level than whatever I'm listening too, I get my ears blasted.
All too often it IS too loud. I blame that on our cultural 'cult of noise' ( think Rock&Roll!)
And as eclectic as I am about music, it usually isn't what I want to hear.
Don
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DON'T PUT AUTOPLAY MUSIC ON YOUR WEBSITE.
Speaking for myself, this is a guaranteed way to get me to click OFF the page before it's even loaded. Even if you have a "mute" button, by the time I've found it I'm too annoyed to want to look at your images. I often have my own music already playing or, worse, if I'm in an environment where there shouldn't be any music, it really irritates not only me, but everybody else. Also, if the speakers/headphones are already on and for some reason the website's music is at a higher level than whatever I'm listening too, I get my ears blasted.
/rant I feel better now lol
All too often it IS too loud. I blame that on our cultural 'cult of noise' ( think Rock&Roll!)
And as eclectic as I am about music, it usually isn't what I want to hear.
Don
Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk
'I was older then, I'm younger than that now' ....
My Blog | Q+ | Moderator, Lightroom Forums | My Amateur Smugmug Stuff | My Blurb book Rust and Whimsy. More Rust , FaceBook .