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Sellbox: Sell Downloads on Social Media Direct from Google Drive and Dropbox
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HypeBot
Start up Sailbox allows users to sell downloads and other digital files direct from cloud drives D Dropbox and Google Drive. The service appears simple to use: select a file from a registered cloud account, name the price, and get a short link to market to fans via social media or on a site. An artist might, for example, upload and sell live shows right after the performance, tweeting to fans as they drive home. Sellbox, based in Poland, takes a 5% ...
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5 Essential Elements for Your Band's Website Contact Page
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HypeBot
One of the biggest frustrations for industry and media can be trying to get in touch with a band. Social media is great for many things, but for “official" communication and logistics, not so much. When doing website reviews at Bandzoogle, we tell people that if there's one place online where people should be able to find your full contact info, it's on your website. Not only should it be on your website, you should make it as easy as ...
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Music Legend And Tarpan Records Founder Narada Michael Walden Announces Hiring Of New Label President Steffen Franz, CEO Of Independent Distribution Collective
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
San Rafael, CA, - Tarpan Records is pleased to announce that Steffen Franz is joining as company President. The announcement was made yesterday by Tarpan’s CEO and founder, Narada Michael Walden from the company’s headquarters in San Rafael, California. Franz is a longtime independent record label owner who started his own imprint Positive Sound Massive Recordings, a conscious Reggae record label in 1993. Recently Franz founded a 600 label distribution and marketing company Independent Distribution Collective, of which he is ...
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Making Money with YouTube Merch Annotations
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HypeBot
By The Orchard's Mike Baldo from The Daily Rind. Life on YouTube for musicians is tough. There's a lot of competition out there: other musicians, YouTube superstars, cat videos. And the whole time your goal is to get fans to buy your music. Besides monetizing through ads, there aren't a lot of other ways for musicians to earn revenue. Enter merch annotations. Merch annotations allow musicians to drive album sales directly through clickable video overlays. These button-style links are fully ...
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CEO Benji Rogers on Why Pledgemusic is Building an A&R Team
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HypeBot
Last week PledgeMusic posted a call for full and part-time A&R Scouts. While any business that offers services to musicians might conceivably need folks to seek out talent and build relationships in the industry, something about the post suggested that this was a more serious step for PledgeMusic. Though technically on vacation, CEO Benji Rogers was kind enough to fill me in on new developments. PledgeMusic's job posting includes the following key requirements: “Knowledge of, and intimate connection with, both ...
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Musicians Earning Revenue Via Fiverr's Newly Upgraded Gig Platform
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Fiverr is a growing gig platform for services beginning at $5. Higher prices are possible and musicians are included among those using Fiverr to provide extra income and increased flexiblity. The recent redesign gives Fiverr a more professional look and improved backend services to better support those seeking gigs which is in keeping with CEO Micha Kaufman's enthusiasm for building a major platform for gig seekers. I initially wrote about Fiverr last year as a low-cost marketplace where musicians might ...
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DIY Musicians: Increase Newsletter Signups and Music Sales Through Conversion Optimization
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HypeBot
Conversion optimization is one of those terms that sounds a bit jargony and like something one would want to avoid. DIY musicians have plenty on their plate without getting overly technical about web design and ecommerce. But learning a few principles can go a long way in getting your website visitors to check out your music, find out more about you or purchase music, merch and tickets. If you're selling stuff on your website, from music to merch, or you're ...
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6 Income Streams to Become a Full-Time Musician [infographic]
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The Seattle Office of Film + Music took a look at the annual revenue of up-and-coming fulltime local musicians and how they do it. Three musicians, each from different genres, opened up their 2012 financial records. “It was important for us to find musicians who modeled a middle class living," said James Keblas, the Director for the Office of Film + Music. “We are trying to show that this kind of a living can be done without having to be ...
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