"Voice Over" on website

[mediaspree]

Hi

I work for a highly successful "for sale by owner" internet website. We had almost 1 million unique visitors last month and business is booming. My superiors came up with an idea to add a "voice over" when you first come to our page, exaplining about the company and what we do, and maybe a little bit how to use the site. My question to you all is, woudl this be an annoynace, woudl you leave the site because of it, or do you think this is a good idea. I need input to show my bosses. Thanks in advance.

Eric

 

[RJ]

I would not make it so it loads a voice over when the visitor first comes to the page. That could be an annoyance to some, especially for repeat visitors.

Voice overs are a nice feature and can add a nice touch to your site, though instead of automatically loading it I would use an appealing icon on the homepage that encourages people to click to hear the voice over.

 

[AndrewZ]

An option to play/pause would be fine. Otherwise it could get very, very annoying...definatly for those like me who listen to music while browsing :D

 

[InteractAsia]

yep an option to hear the details of the company and also you wouldn;t know if the user has their speakers turn on..

 

[Deathdart]

I agree with all the others who've posted here. A button is definitely a must. I'd find it too annoying to visit a site with a voice over, firstly because I play music while browsing and secondly because it would significantly increase the load time for 56k'ers like myself.

 

[Jeanco]

I agree with RJ. Take a look at this site: http://www.logoyes.com/

 

[Anthony]

A button or link would probably be best. Think about embedding a Flash sound file.

 

[mediaspree]

Hey Jeanco, that logo site is AWESOME!!! now that is how to use flash effectively. Thanks for that link

and thanks all for the input