Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Website Review

The 2005 CANADIAN Orchestra Website Review

Sun, Oct 10, 2005
At the conclusion of the 2004 Orchestra Website Review, I began to wonder about Canadian orchestra websites. In particular, I began to speculate on whether or not having a system which, by comparison to American orchestras, is heavily sponsored by the federal government would have any impact on how Canadian orchestras designed their websites…

What’s In a Name? Part 2

Thu, Sep 9, 2005
In response to yesterday’s article, I received numerous email messages from readers wondering why I only focused on mostly “Big 5” and other big budget orchestras in the examples in Part 1. The short answer is simply “time”…

2005 Orchestra Website Review Surprise: What’s In A Name?

Wed, Sep 9, 2005
When it comes to an orchestra’s domain name, you can easily apply the old real estate adage of “location, location, location”, but in the case of a domain name the “location” is really all about how simple it is for potential visitors to reach their internet address. As it turns out, some orchestras had the

The Best & The Worst of The 2005 Orchestra Website Review

Tue, Sep 9, 2005
Here’s a list of the best and worst from the 2005 Orchestra Website Review. Make sure you read down to the part about online transaction security…

The 2005 Orchestra Website Review Special Recognition Awards

Mon, Sep 9, 2005
Although the average review score was lower than in 2004, there was still quite a bit within the 2005 Orchestra Website evaluations worth singular attention. In this year’s installment, orchestras will receive special recognition per evaluation category…
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