Many people set up websites that are very impressive but they want to add music. How do I put music on my website? A common question with an easy answer. Music files are embedded into a website using html code. This code is available free on the internet. A person with a music file can type in code that will play music in the background, show the player, not show the player, etc. HTML code can also be used to allow the visitor to listen to the music if they want by clicking a box and do many other things.

There are also internet businesses that, for a fee, will provide a person with the html code to copy and paste onto their website if they don’t want to do it themselves. Some of these businesses will send updates of code to change music on a regular basis. Which can also be done for free by typing in the correct html code.

But, there are a few things that need to be thought through before one decides to put music on their website that can impact how well a business does. First, copyright laws apply to everyone. A person needs to check and make sure that the music they play on their website is not breaking any copyright regulations when it is played. Most music is copyrighted and a person is not allowed to play it on their website without purchasing a license.

Another important thought is that many of those visitors with slow systems are going to leave the website before the music has loaded. Many websites with flash banners have learned this. Customers will not wait for the store to open when they are shopping. If the file is over 45KB it’s going to take time to load.

Unless a website is targeting a niche market that listens to the same song, by the same singer, it is likely that some potential customers will hate the music and leave the website without browsing or purchasing anything. Music is very subjective and very personal. A good analogy is assuming that everyone who wears blue jeans loves country music. How many potential customers will a website lose doing that?

Lastly, is that when a website is interesting, word often gets around. Many people who surf the net at work, do so during their breaks and lunch. This is against the rules, but they do it anyway because no one will know. That is, until they get to the website they’ve been hearing about and music starts coming out of the speaker. Besides being embarrassing and really bad for the employee, the website has lost a customer.

Check out how to put royalty free music on your website and check out these royalty free music sources.