Would you prefer a ‘silent movie’ or a ‘movie with eclectic soundtrack’? I would definitely prefer the later one. It not only gives a momentum or flow but it also brings things alive. In the same way to be ahead of the market, your website should connect to it’s viewer in a deeper manner.
The combination of visual design of your website with the audio gives a feeling of life. And so your customers feel connected. Web analyzers have found that the website with catchy audio has resulted in higher number of clicks. Hence more chance of converting traffic in your website into the sales.
Audio starts a process in your mind, which makes you comfortable and free. Researchers have found the increase in subscription to newsletters to the audio sites. It is important to have traffic to your website but it is not enough, converting traffic into sales is the main thing for business to grow. Websites welcoming customers with audio have more chance of holding on to that customer. These days it is very easier forweb designers to insert audio files using flash. Flash buttons can be inserted on the webpage to control the play/ stop or volume of the audio file streaming.
Audio even works when customers are at passive state. Hence sound is a powerful tool that has the capability to just not increase the traffic on your website but also convert them into sales.