7 Ways to Increase Your Web Site Profits

There are numerous ways to use audio on the Internet. Read my latest article to find out 7 ways that will increase your profits.

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How To Add Background Music To Your Web Audio

If you listen to ads on the TV or radio they normally have some kind of background music behind the voice track. There is a good reason for this. It sells more!

Adding background music to your web audio gives your web site a more professional sound and can improve your sales, so, how is it done. The simplest way to and background music to your web audio is to use a program called Impact Web Audio. It comes with 12 background tracks built in. All you need to do is select which background track you want and Impact Web Audio does the rest. If you want to add your own background loop you can upgrade Impact Web Audio to the Pro version.

Web Audio Creator is another program that has 5 built in background tracks and you are allowed to use you own with the standard program.

If you want a bit more control over your audio you can use Flash Audio Wizard which comes with audio editing software and a selection of intro and outtro music.

How do I add a wav file from a radio spot to my website?

Hi Christine,
I tried to email you with this but it was bounced.

Thank you for your question.
To transfer a file to your web site you will need to use ftp (file transfer protocol). You can either use an ftp program like CuteFTP, AceFTP etc or if you use Windows you can use "My Network Places" or even Internet explorer.

"My network places" is probably the easiest way.
1. Open up My Network Places
2. Click on Add network place
3. Click next and next again.
4. Enter your ftp server name and click next
5. Enter your user name, click next
6. Give the network place a name, click next then finish
7. Enter password when required

This will open up a new window which will show all the files on your web site. Simply copy from your computer.

You will need a host name (ftp server name), account name and password which your hosting company will supply.

As wav files tend to be quite large I recommend that you convert your wav file to an mp3 file before you upload it to your web site. To convert your wav to mp3 search in Google for "convert wav to mp3"

Hope this helps

Do I Need Audio Editing Software?

When you add audio to your web site you may be using a Flash Audio Button creator like Flash Audio Wizard. Some of these programs have built in recording software so all you need is a microphone attached to your computer. These programs are great if you just want to record a few minutes of your voice.

If you are creating audio that is longer than a few minutes I recommend you use some kind of audio editing software. Say you are recording a 10 minute track and half way through you make a mistake, if you are not using audio editing software you will need to start again. If you have editing software you can simply repeat the last sentence and carry on. You can then edit out the mistake later.

Another thing you can do with audio editing software is mix in background music or an intro.
A popular audio editing software package is Sony SoundForge which costs $69.95. You can get a similar product for free, see below.

If you want to learn more about how to edit audio take a look at Instant Audio Mastery which is a set of 8 videos that can teach you "How To Quickly & Easily Master Creating And Working With Audio For Your Own Websites And Products" and "How To Get World Class Audio Recording & Editing Software For Free!"

7 Questions To Ask Before You Buy Flash Audio Streaming Software

I recently received an email from someone who had bought audio software but was having a problem with the time it took to load. After looking at the web site I discovered the audio file was just over 10 minutes long. All I could say was that they were using the wrong software. The popular software being used is fine for short audio tracks but for longer tracks they would get much better results from different, but similar package.
So if you are seroius about adding audio to your web site read "7 Questions To Ask Before You Buy Flash Audio Streaming Software"