Making Some Changes...

Those who have visited this website recently might have noticed something different about the “Contact” section. No, there is nothing wrong with the page. I just needed to apply several necessary alterations to it. Besides including my contact e-mail (for business and networking purposes) and adjusting the pricing ranges, visitors to my site will now see a clickable link to a “Contact Form” that I created through Google Forms.  Today’s post will provide some explanation as to what this form is, why I chose to create a “Contact Form” for this website, and the contents of that form.

The new “Contact Form” on this website provides potential clients with a questionnaire that attempts to help me figure out what kind of music that they need. I say “new” because Weebly has its own “Contact Form” function in the website builder. If that is the case, then why did I stop using that feature? The answer to that question is simple. I got really fed up with getting spammed. I had to remove and replace that feature on my website because I kept getting nonsensical e-mail messages from random users abusing the site.

I have tried to make the questions on the “Contact Form” as direct as possible. Ignoring the obvious segments of the form (“E-mail” and “What is your name?”), I concentrate more on the following:

• The profession of the client
• What they are looking for
• Whether their proposed commission or project is “Safe for Work” (SFW)
• Whether their proposed commission or project offers compensation
• The possible deadline

While many of the choices that I offer in the questionnaire concentrate on “the Arts,” I also draw attention to clients in Business, Education, nonprofit groups, and people who like music who wish to show support. With that said, I also demonstrate more leniency when it comes to free work by including exceptions for nonprofit groups and people who need music solely for educational use. I should add the caveat that it is the responsibility of the client to initially check and make sure that they do not violate any ethical rules by revealing any classified information about their project or commission: specifically, if such information relates to a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with a production company. Those who want to know more about that should check out my older post on composing music for podcasts for more tips.