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You're good. Care to review a site of mine? It's still in debug mode and unlaunched. I've still got a few design changes. TimeforZen.com username and password

You're good. Care to review a site of mine? It's still in debug mode and unlaunched. I've still got a few design changes. TimeforZen.com username and password are both: "testing" The JavaScript timer for meditation sessions is incomplete and won't reset, so be warned if music starts playing after you've canceled it min-count.

radley 15y ago
FWIW I'm also a DJ and play chill sets for my friends. I've dropped Alan Watts & others during the deeper moments... Colors and layouts are fine. I'd simplify your "about" message. Your site is for meditation. Think reverence. I wouldn't put all the songs on a single page. I'd split them up. One benefit: people could share links to sessions that they like or prefer. I'd use the homepage to point out new sessions and group sessions by duration and/or tone. New stuff should always be highlighted up top. Maybe add a sidebar to handhold beginners. Something like: try it out, takes < 10 minutes, few minutes to get prepared & 7-minute meditation session. Then on each session's page, I'd have fun with the execution. The 60 second countdown prevents new users from previewing the music & knowing what they're in for (right mood, what volume to set their headphones at). A preview would be helpful. Show the large music image here & allow it to provide focus. Do your set-up instructions (headphones, etc) then "click to start 10-second countdown". Have screen fade to black during countdown and quickly fade back in when it's done. Stuff like that. I'd also want to know what the journey is like. All new age? Does it mellow for a bit and get energetic again? 26-minutes is a long time to sit for something without knowing where it's going.
- ChrisNorstrom 15y ago
  Very interesting. A few of these I considered already but couldn't because I'm PHP illiterate and wanted to stick with a one page site with ajax but I originally wanted to give each session it's OWN page with full image background, instructions, comments, and share widgets. I decided against it because I wanted simplicity but in the future I DO want to A/B test these ideas. Another thing would be a free signup that allows you to keep track of your meditation minutes each day. I think it'd be fun to see the minutes rack up.

radley 15y ago

FWIW I'm also a DJ and play chill sets for my friends. I've dropped Alan Watts & others during the deeper moments... Colors and layouts are fine. I'd simplify your "about" message. Your site is for meditation. Think reverence. I wouldn't put all the songs on a single page. I'd split them up. One benefit: people could share links to sessions that they like or prefer. I'd use the homepage to point out new sessions and group sessions by duration and/or tone. New stuff should always be highlighted up top. Maybe add a sidebar to handhold beginners. Something like: try it out, takes < 10 minutes, few minutes to get prepared & 7-minute meditation session. Then on each session's page, I'd have fun with the execution. The 60 second countdown prevents new users from previewing the music & knowing what they're in for (right mood, what volume to set their headphones at). A preview would be helpful. Show the large music image here & allow it to provide focus. Do your set-up instructions (headphones, etc) then "click to start 10-second countdown". Have screen fade to black during countdown and quickly fade back in when it's done. Stuff like that. I'd also want to know what the journey is like. All new age? Does it mellow for a bit and get energetic again? 26-minutes is a long time to sit for something without knowing where it's going.

ChrisNorstrom 15y ago
Very interesting. A few of these I considered already but couldn't because I'm PHP illiterate and wanted to stick with a one page site with ajax but I originally wanted to give each session it's OWN page with full image background, instructions, comments, and share widgets. I decided against it because I wanted simplicity but in the future I DO want to A/B test these ideas. Another thing would be a free signup that allows you to keep track of your meditation minutes each day. I think it'd be fun to see the minutes rack up.