I'm wondering if music on a ladies website deters a gentleman from seeing her, or if it further sets the mood and draws one more into her persona and what she offers as well as the person she is. I, myself have never had music on my site. However those who know me, can understand why I am interested.

So... does music on a website make or break you from booking with a lady?

What is ( if anything) attracts you to a lady who may have music on her website? Is it the chosen genre of music or the overall mood that she sets with her website?

The music on the site doesn't make or break me from seeing a provider. I once saw a provider who had classical music on her site, I was like this music sucks! LOL She turned out great!

What if a lady has an option to enter her site with music or not? How would that fair, do you think?

Wont keep me from seeing a lady... but it is annoying!

If the music is annoying enough I will lose interest possibly but i'd liely jut shake my head and hit mute.

Well....from an artists prospective, and more  personally from a musicians' prospective, music is the ultimate form of expression and I use it because it can not be censored nor duplicated ( in my personal life).

So, playing Devil's advocate, let's say that the music on a ladies site is a clear expression of who she is, something that can't be expressed in words, and not some, what I call, "thump, thump bootie shaking mambo-jumbo" music"?

I found a website based out of NYC who had music that suited their website as well as had the music playing copy-written by the agency. Needless to say,I was highly impressed.

What about instances as stated as above? Would you call that  unprofessional?

It doesn't generally have any impact on my decision.

I do however prefer not to have it.  I often check sites while I'm sitting watching TV (multi-tasking) and hate when I can't quickly find the mute.

Let’s say, there’s a provider, who already has registered with ASCAP, and well a BMI, which (I hope) would cover any copy write issues (because we all know you can not coppywrite choradal changes and only copy write the melody), who “ so chooses” to put “content appropriate” music on her site…what are thoughts on that? BTW I completely understand that if someone is not a fan of a particular style of music , but lets say, for arguments sake, that the she understands that THERE ARE SOME universal garners of music that appeal to the GENERAL audience, to convey a sexy  message, which does translate well,…And if a lady finds the music that PERFECTLY executes who she is, and conveys the TYPE of experience that she offers… lets say the person who composes the music for the website has looked at the website and mentally colablerated with “said” lady… I guess my point is, if a lady put much thought into the music on her site as well as the content, what would your thoughts be….
I am most thankful for those who have participated in this discussion….
I am not talking about some "hokey-pokey-drop-them-draws-type-of music" I'm more speaking of something that speaks to the human soul.

Many of you guys have walked out of my session with a copy of my Philip Martin CD, which is a great " must have".  Google him. And may more of you know more of my secret stashes...


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Music on websites is exactly why I have my computer on MUTE unless I specifically want to hear something.

If I'm not on mute (say, I'm listening to something from another program), and a site starts to play music I *instantly* close the site out.  F'that.

AMEX, I'm looking at you.

Ugh! Very annoying. Almost as bad as flash and those spinning photo wheel thingies.

I have to agree totally with Willy. I hate it when I get to a site and there is some music popping up. And I will either kill the connection or scramble for the volume. I did not come there for music. Everyone has a different taste in music.
I am afraid that I can only remember seeing one provider who had similar musical tastes to mine. I was shocked. And at least 50+% of the time the music that is being played is not only distracting, it is downright irritating. I am speaking of during a session.
I have never heard music on a web site that was a positive. And Java based sites also suck. I don't need my computer to be taken over and ground to a halt by some programmers fantasy or website up-sell. Keep it simple. More pix will do more to promote than anything. Spend the $ on a good photographer.
Willy made a VERY good point. Many of us are looking at these sites when a blast of music is the last thing we need as a reminder to everyone else around that we aren't working or doing something productive. Play your music for yourself at home, we don't really need it.
Thanks for asking though.

Music is a BAD idea. This world is and should be a descreet one, and IMO having music on a site is NOT descreet.

If the lady wants the client to hear what type of music she likes, or to know her style she can simply list them.

I like checking out providers sites, its fun and Im always curious about others. I am usually at home when I am doing it though and I DO have roomies, so I simply dont want music blaring out when I pully up big boobied Brittanys site LOL.

Kisses and Licks ALL Over, Sidney Starr

Even though the consensus seems to advise against it.  Like someone said, it can draw undue attention.

And when I hit a site with music, I am more likely to close the window instead of reaching for my volume or searching for a mute button.

Bottom line is, you add music, you will lose more clients than you will gain.  Those who dislike it will look elsewhere.  Those who don't mind, it will likely not be what seals the deal.

For me, the same thing goes with galleries.  The 'arted up' galleries that make it hard to browse photos, forced slideshows, annoying rotating/scrolling thumbnails that you have to wait for the pictures to move in, all should be forgotten.  

If you make it hard to take a peek, you will lose the interest of some who might have been hooked if they'd have had the chance to be.

For the same reasons mentioned.  My boss is like 10 feet away (and he probably would agree with me too!) And there is no useful ambiance or message that comes from it. I agree that you will lose more clients than you gain because many will immediately click out rather than turn off sound.  So you've lost the chance. I can't tell you how many I've clicked off and never returned.

No to music...doesn't make or break, but I find it annoying/distracting.

Nope- music on a website tells me that the provider is not professional. Makes me think that she is the kind of lady that would call back my cell phone (w/o authorization).
So I close the site qucikly and move on (and why in the world should I have to mute the sites I'm viewing- what an inconvenience).

...and I don't think that's the type of signal you want to be transmitting to potential clients (regardless of the type of mood you're trying to create).

Why do I find music on websites annoying? If I wanted to listen to music while I browse then I already have a plethora of options to choose the type of music that appeals to me. Net net is I'm not there for the music, musical tastes may vary, it may be indiscreet, it may interfere with music I'm already listening to, etc, etc...

IMHO music on a provider website is an immediate annoyance which may motivate other potential clients to seek another provider website. So why take the chance? Just my two cents...

Keep
It
Simple
Stupid

OK, so you're not stupid, but so many of us get caught up in making our own sites a reflection of who we are we forget that the site is really for everyone else.

You want your site to be simple and direct.
Easy to navigate and easy to read.

When you meet someone for the first time, you want to make a good first impression.

If you have to put a button that says "Skip Intro" remove the button AND the intro.

5 Ways To Lose Customers with your Website Design

  1. Flash elements and flash "splash" pages that take too long to long to load or offer nothing of value.
     Everyone cannot view your page with flash. Various people have their browsers set to block pop ups and that may include flash files. Flash also takes time to load and the average time a user will wait to see your site is, 4 seconds.

  2. Walking, talking images of a person that start talking as soon as a visitor opens the web page. Most people do not like this. Do you?

  3. Sound. Most user do not like automatically generated music or sounds on a website.
People find this annoying and distracting.

  4. Pop up ads. Most people use pop up blocker now, so why upset your user?

  5. Huge images that take forever to load.
     Fact: The average time a user will wait for a page to load before leaving is 4 seconds.

The link has more examples of good design and some samples of how bad websites can be.

I don't care for it on a lady's website. Save the music for when we are together. Sing, hum, whistle, dance for me, but I don't need the music on your website.

Are you going to use that new song "Pants on the ground"?

LOL

It's how we all hope our sessions start.

It is, by definition, annoying.  If I want to listen to music, I'll already be listening to music I like.  When I go to a provider's site, I have no interest in her taste in music.

As for your aesthetic concerns, I could not disagree more strongly with the notion that there is music that has universal human appeal.  I just found a Philip Martin clip on Youtube and closed the window after a few seconds, which is what I would do to a provider's site that was playing it.  Regardless, I love Coltrane, but I wouldn't want your site to play "A Love Supreme" either, even if you did somehow acquire the rights to it.  I already have it on CD and can listen to it whenever I want.

Sorry!  Thanks for asking our advice!