Most people want a simple, yet elegant design on a web page that they visit, one that looks good, but it still easy to use..

as far as sound goes, its only good the first time you hear it, after that it is more annoying then anything else, so it is probably best to keep it off your site. sound can also Make a first bad impression on a new visitor, say they are in the middle of listening to their favorite song, and they go to your site, and out of no where some music or sounds drowned out their music, and before they even read the first line of your site, they are looking for the back button to navigate away.

In short, keep sound off your site, keep the layout simple and easy to use with as few of buttons as possible, and don’t do intro’s, banner’s, or ads on the main page, if at all possible, avoid them on the entire site. there are thousands upon thousands of websites, you need to make your users feel as welcome as possible, and treat them like family while they are there in order to get them to stay at your site.

Good luck!