MORE ON THE TSO WEB SITE

posted by James Reel

    Speaking of the Tucson Symphony, Drew McManus e-mailed me a few details of the very low score he awarded the orchestra’s Web site in his annual survey: “Tucson dropped quite a bit from last year, due mostly to a number of incomplete pages, bad links, lack of secure transaction notices, and lack of contact information for staff members. In both years, they've lost a number of points for not having upcoming concerts clearly listed on the home page and having a very convoluted search feature to find concerts. However, the purpose of the review is to allow orchestras a frame of reference with regard to basic design aspects that allow them to improve upon what they currently have. Regardless of budget size, any orchestra can follow some basic parameters to successfully design an effective website.”
    You’ll find a little chart detailing these point penalties by going here and scrolling down to the Tucson Symphony link.