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Sellbox: Sell Downloads on Social Media Direct from Google Drive and Dropbox
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 ...
5 Essential Elements for Your Band's Website Contact Page
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 ...
Music Legend And Tarpan Records Founder Narada Michael Walden Announces Hiring Of New Label President Steffen Franz, CEO Of Independent Distribution Collective
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, ...
Making Money with YouTube Merch Annotations
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 ...
CEO Benji Rogers on Why Pledgemusic is Building an A&R Team
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 ...
Musicians Earning Revenue Via Fiverr's Newly Upgraded Gig Platform
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 ...
6 Income Streams to Become a Full-Time Musician [infographic]
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 ...
DIY Musicians: Increase Newsletter Signups and Music Sales Through Conversion Optimization
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, ...
6 Tips for Musicians Seeking Local Press Coverage
One of the best ways for musicians to get press coverage, particularly in the early years of one's career, is to go local. Local media in most areas is a vibrant mix of on and offline sources, from newspapers to radio to blogs, despite the struggles of old-school media. But pitching your story to local media ...
Music Crowdfunding Without a Fanbase
Ian Anderson and Levi James created Launch and Release to document and share what they were learning about crowdfunding music. They've put in a great deal of work and one of the more interesting discoveries they've made is that numerous artists are successfully crowdfunding in the under $10,000 range without the fanbase that one might assume ...
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