| A year ago, I wrote a passionate article on the | | | | we make a solid $20 a day from our site.Now with |
| merits of charging $15 when you sell your CDs. Some | | | | each listen, the songs are tracked on on their music |
| of my reasonings included: It's tough for indie | | | | charts. You sell a CD, the songs on that CD will |
| musicians and you have a good music, so don't | | | | rocket up the charts. So you want the CDs to sell, |
| short-change yourself; you can always discount the | | | | because higher charting equals higher payback. Thus, |
| CD for special reasons (2-for-1 special); and, the | | | | our low price on Now think for a second. If you have |
| "high" sales prices also includes your various expenses. | | | | 40 songs on your site like the Hillbilly Hellcats, you're |
| I made a few addendums, but that's the gist of it.But | | | | most likely going to make your 15 unique listens |
| now, if you head over to and check out the | | | | because your songs are located all over the charts. |
| Brobdingnagian Bards page at MP3.com, you'll notice | | | | There are plenty of songs to choose from. Thus the |
| something kinda hypocritical...none of our CDs are | | | | new marketing model no longer relies on CD sales of |
| priced at $15! What gives??Well first let me say, yes, | | | | $15.00, but listens. When you realize that you open |
| I do still believe in a $15.00 sales price for many | | | | yourself up to a whole slew of, in my opinion, simple |
| artists. Certainly, it works best for folk artists, and | | | | marketing tactics that will make you more money |
| singer/songwriter types. But my reason is not | | | | from listens than selling CDs from your website.I |
| hypocrisy it is a dramatic change in our marketing | | | | know this all seems simplistic, but the vast reality is |
| plan.You see, when we started out, I knew that the | | | | most artists on are still running their band with an |
| only "real" income available to indie musicians comes | | | | older marketing model that does not yield the highest |
| from CD sales and merchandising since royalties from | | | | payback. So think about that for a bit, and next |
| ASCAP and BMI are a joke. So our plan was to | | | | week, I have a guest writer who will give you an |
| record every 6 months or less and put out new | | | | exciting promotional idea that could send your listens |
| material. By then end of last summer the indie | | | | over the top. Then the week following that, I'm |
| process was leaving us drained, and we were thinking | | | | going to betray my secret that has my song |
| we overextended. Then along comes One of the | | | | "Tolkien" at #35 on all ..Stay tuned. Same bard time. |
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