December 14th, 2009
Kyle Morrison Lovely asked:
Music is arguably the single greatest influence on human culture. When people buy music, they are buying much more than just a recording of instruments, they are buying into culture. Music influences the way people dress, how they talk, how they behave, whom they associate with, the activities they engage in, and even how they speak! Taking this into consideration, it’s important for up and coming bands to realize that they must create and market an all-inclusive package rather than just write and record songs.
The successful bands are the bands setting the musical trends, fashion trends, and lifestyle trends. Think about these questions for a minute: Why do clothing companies endorse bands? Why do soft drink and energy drink companies endorse bands? Why do companies that have absolutely nothing to do with music spend millions of dollars endorsing musicians? One of the best examples of this is ProActive’s huge celebrity endorsement list including Jessica Simpson and Vanessa Williams. ProActive is a line of skin care products. Did you catch that? Skin Care Products! They pay Jessica and Vanessa an undisclosed (assumably quite large,) sum of money to appear in their advertisements and endorse their products. They testify on their behalf that ProActive products really do work and that they use them as well. Is it any surprise that ProActive is the number #1 selling Acne treatment in America?
People who listen to Jessica Simpson’s and Vanessa Williams’ music will also listen to almost anything else they have to say. They are both tremendously successful in the music business and have influenced, inspired, and entertained millions of people. If they tell people that they use a certain product, their fans are likely to buy it as well. Fans will buy just about anything that is associated with the musicians they love, especially if it might get them closer to being just like their idols in any way possible. When people buy music, they are really buying culture and lifestyle. They listen to their music of choice, which in turn influences their customs, values, fashion, activities, and much more.
It’s your job as an aspiring musician to deliver more than just music. Music is simply the first door that opens on the path to what people are really looking for on a subconscious level. What kind of lifestyle does your band portray? What kind of clothes do you wear? What kinds of activities do you engage in? What is your band’s culture like? People gravitate towards others who share common lifestyles, culture, and values. Point being, your band will attract fans that share more in common with you than just your taste in music. Keep that in mind as you continue your journey towards the top, and best of luck!
Tags: Acne Treatment, Energy Drink, Fashion Trends, Jessica Simpson, Music Music, Skin Care Products, Vanessa Williams Music
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December 12th, 2009
IchibanShinobi asked:
How much should I charge? Where should I start?
Tags: Melodies, Poetry
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December 8th, 2009
Charles Petty asked:
MySpace is a wonderful online community which is free of charge for members. Members of this service are able to create personal websites which can be used to tell other members of the community about their interests. Additionally, members can include pictures, video and music on their websites. Members can also include a blog on their website which they can use to express their opinions, share their thoughts or vent about their personal affairs. All of these different components of MySpace enable members to let others learn more about them. The purpose of creating a website on MySpace may be to find career opportunities, just make friends or network with those who share their business interests. In all of these cases it is important for the individual to really sell themselves through their MySpace website so others will be interested in joining their group of friends or learning more about them.
Launch Your Career with MySpace
MySpace was created as an online community for people to make new friends and connect with existing friends but it has turned into so much more. Some have found they could launch their careers through MySpace. While those with aspirations in the entertainment industry are most likely to be the ones who market themselves through MySpace there are others who have more traditional careers in mind who include resume type information on MySpace in an attempt to find a new job or career.
In either case the MySpace website should be designed to catch the attention of those in the chosen industry. For example, an individual seeking a career in the profession of library science may have outrageous interests and hobbies but designing a website to reflect these hobbies may detract from those who might otherwise consider the education and past work experiences of the individual. Similarly someone who wants to break into the fashion industry should strive to create a MySpace website which is trendy and edgy as opposed to mundane.
Increase Your Circle of Friends with MySpace
Those who use MySpace just to make friends can also benefit from designing a website that really promotes themselves. This website design should not only promote the owner of the website but should also be tailored to suit the tastes of the type of friends the individual would like to make. For example a diehard Yankee fan might want to incorporate a Yankee themed background to the website and include a song such as I Love New York into the website. This will make the website, and the individual, more desirable to those who share their interests.
Similarly those who want to make friends on MySpace who share a passion for a particular band might consider including the bands music on the website and posting new information about the band in a daily blog. This will attract fans of the band to your MySpace website and can help you to make friends with those who share your interests.
Network with MySpace
The MySpace community provides members with a wealth of networking opportunities. Although these opportunities exist, it takes a savvy user to not only find others with whom they would like to network but also convince these users to join in the networking opportunity.
Individuals who sell Avon cosmetics can be considered as an example of the importance of networking online. These salespeople are prohibited by MySpace to selling their products through the MySpace website but they can certainly find other members interested in the sale or purchase of Avon products and network with these individuals. Entering the term, “Avon cosmetics” into the MySpace search feature may reveal a list of other websites which use this term. Members can review these websites and determine whether or not they believe networking with these individuals would be beneficial. If it seems as though it would be beneficial, the member can either place a comment on the website or send an email or instant message to the other member. This can help to get a conversation started and may lead to more meaningful interactions which may include sales techniques or other industry tips.
Tags: Aspirations, Designing A Website, Fashion Industry, New Friends, Profession, Vent, Work Experiences
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December 8th, 2009
robinterp asked:
Would it cost me money up front? Would the songs be protected?
Tags: Money, Original Songs, Royalties
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December 5th, 2009
boomboom asked:
I want to sell my old ipod mini on ebay so i want to erase my songs. If i plug it into my laptop with my new ipods songs, what will happen?
How do i turn off autosync??
Where would the reset hole button thing be on the ipod…i don’t see it..?
Tags: Ebay, Hole Button, Ipod Mini, Laptop, New Songs, Reset Hole
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December 5th, 2009
Max Info asked:
The online sales and marketing is the new trade for the businesses. The buying and selling of products can be easily and securely achieved due to the availability of online business websites. There are many factors to consider when buying or selling something online. By promoting your business online, you are global vendor and selling your products to the customer that may be from anywhere across the world. It is costly for you and to the customer when the product is physical. The shipping charges are almost not affordable for the customers so they refuse to buy anything from you. The digital products have certain advantages in such situation. The concept of selling digital products such as photos, videos, documents, songs, e-books etc can be really helpful for you to make money.
If you own important and interesting digital content, you can sell it over the internet and make money through it. There are many real people who might be interesting in your content and they may buy it from you. This is a great opportunity for you to make money online. You should look for a good website that provided you selling of the digital content and pay you money when the content is sold to the customer. You have certain advantages of selling the digital products online. The few of them are described here.
Easy to sell:
Yes, it is almost easy for you to sell your digital products on the internet. There are many websites which provides you easy to use method for selling digital products. You need to own quality content only. The way is simple, you just need to go ahead. Digital files such as songs, videos, photos are valuable for many people and people are ready to pay money for that if they receive quality content in reward. If you have something that is amazing and different than others, you can promote it in the internet and by selling it, you can earn a lot of money from it.
No cost of reproduction:
When you have created a software or video, you don’t need to make it again when selling it to different customer. Since the software or videos can be easily copied, there is no cost for you to reproduce your content. You just need to upload it to the website once and the rest work will be of that website. The no cost of reproduction helps you to increase your profit on the sales of the product.
No cost of shipping:
There is no cost of shipping in the sales of digital products! You don’t need to deliver your products to your customer with the help of costly shipping services. The customer can get your product within few minutes on their computer. This makes your product cheap and easily affordable by the customer.
If you really own digital content in high quality such as natural photographs, your own played music, songs sung by you or the songs which are popular and rarely available everywhere, there is a big opportunity for you to make money by selling thise valuable content. You should immediately find the website that provides you the facility to sell your digital products.
Tags: Ahead, Business Websites, Money Online, New Businesses, Real People, Sales And Marketing, Videos Photos
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December 4th, 2009
Tom Lindstrom asked:
Selling products or services isn’t the only way to make money online. What you know can earn you a nice income. People are always looking for information to help with a problem, to educate them, or to entertain them. There is big money in information products on the Internet. The potential for huge profits are great because you have low startup costs and no inventory.
The most common information product is an eBook. An eBook is simply information in an electronic rather than paper format. Other information products include:
streaming video viewed on a web page
audio files on tape or CD
pod casts
access to web pages where info is stored
printed books, CDs, DVDs sent to buyers.
Computer + Topic = Information Product
Big money in information products happens because the process is very easy to create. Choose an interesting topic, put fingers to keyboard and in a little while you’ve created an info product. If the topic is really hot, you may start earning income hours later. Internet technology provides 24/7 sales and delivery of product. Automate your site so you can sell the product, process the payment, deliver the item via email, and follow up with the buyer later to check on customer satisfaction (and sell more stuff!).
What makes a good information product?
Practically any subject can net big money in information products. How to start a business, self-improvement techniques, career advice – if you can think of a topic, there are probably people willing to buy the information product you put together.
Use your interests and expertise for subject ideas. Search online forums to locate people who might be interested in your information product. Offer to send them a free copy of your info product. This will spark sales and lead to referrals for you.
No writing experience needed.
You don’t have to be Pulitzer Prize material to create information products. There are millions of works in the public domain that you can republish and sell. These include non written items such as art, photos, old films, and historical speeches. You can even hook up with a talented writer to help you create an information product and pay him a flat fee or percentage of the profits.
You could make a video of yourself or another person demonstrating a skill (cooking, crafts). Budding musicians can record their songs and sell them as an mp3 download. There’s even a guy who records himself reading nursery rhymes and sells the CD to parents with small children.
Product Promotion
A lot of fledgling book authors and musicians sell their books and CDs from the back of their car trunk. For online information products, your web site is your car trunk. Create a site specifically for selling your information products. Participate in affiliate programs to increase site traffic and sales for your items.
Sources
“The Best Product to Sell Online,” (entrepreneur.com)
“Selling a Product on the Internet,” (2createawebsite.com)
“What is The Perfect eBay Product???,” (skipmcgrath.com)
Tags: Computer Topic, Customer Satisfaction, Email, Fingers, Information Nets, Pulitzer Prize, Startup Costs
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December 4th, 2009
kosse1sa asked:
I took a bunch of popular songs and turned them into 1 song, for an example: i took 1 minute from 10 different songs to make a 10 minute song. Can I legally sell a CD to make profit with these mixes on it. (if its not would it be legal if i credited the artist)
Tags: Artists, Full Songs, Minute Song, Popular Songs
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December 4th, 2009
Jamaal West asked:
So you believe you have what it takes to make noise in this music industry. Well, with the development of sites like myspace a lot of artists are able to meet the masses and go worldwide with their music. With the dot com boom taking off like it has online music sales are going to shatter record numbers in the coming years.
If you are a artist and you don’t have a site online where you can showcase you and your music your missing the big picture. Now days, every record label has a website to showcase their artist. I firmly believe every artist should have a website to showcase their music. This is absolutely something you should seriously be considering if you want to make a dent in this music industry.
Now don’t think your going to start a website today and be on your way to selling a thousand copies in two days. If that’s what your thinking just back click and leave this article because this one can’t help you. I’m going to show you how to start your own website so you can get in the game and start moving towards your musical goals.
What are some benefits to having your own website?
• You can gain fans by putting your music on your site.
• People will know about you as a artist. (Your bio plays a big part here)
• You can receive feedback for you music
• You can start a blog
• You can have fans join your page to keep track of your performances.
• You can also sell merchandise: shirts, buttons, or tickets to your shows
Okay the first thing you want to do is to pick a name for your site. If you’re a rapper then use your rap name unless you are starting a record label. You could use the label name or your rap name either or is fine. Once you know your name you are going to want to buy your domain name. A domain name is like “aol.com” or “benze.net.” You should make sure the domain name you use is a top domain which is anything with “.com” or “net.” I wouldn’t waste my time getting anything else and if I had to choose I would have to always pick .com.
Next thing you’re going to have to do is decide which company you want to get your domain name from. Here are a few good ones for cheap but your going to be looking to spend between $6-$20 depending on where you get your domain from. Here are a few good ones that I have used in the past.
1. Godaddy.com
2. Ipower.com
3. Name.com
Once your domain name is available your ready to make your purchase. Next, your going to need someone to host your site. You can find a good host for around $9-$24 a month. Once again some good ones that I have used in the past are.
1. Homestead.com
2. Bravenet.com
3. 1on1.com
If your not really interested in a professional look but still would like to see what you can come up with there are a couple hosting companies who offer free hosting.
1. http://members.freewebs.com/
2. http://geocities.yahoo.com/
3. http://www.weebly.com/
Now that you have your domain name and your website what do you put on it? Well the first thing you want to do is decide what it is your trying to accomplish. Do you just want people to read your bio? Do you want people to listen to your music? Do you want your fans to comment on your music? These are just a few questions that your going to want to ask your self.
Some Key Elements You want to have on your site.
• Artists Name (This should be at the very top of your page)
• If your going to be selling merchandise have a section where visitors to your site can purchase material.
• Your contact info (This can be at the end of your page)
• Upcoming performances and appearances
• Membership section for you to collect fans emails so you can keep them posted about what it is your doing. (Check out getresponse.com for more info)
• Graphics (If you can afford to pay for good quality graphics do it but if not stick with the basics)
• Anything you want people to know: Article reviews, music awards, testimonials, your myspace page, etc.
These are just some basic elements you can put on your site. Just about anything promoting you is good. Once you have your site up and running make sure you tell everybody and they momma about your new site. There is also ways that you can advertise online to get people to come to your site. But that’s a whole different article.
Well I hope this article helps put you on your way to promoting you like YOU are suppose to.
Until next time…Good Luck and Much Success
Tags: Big Picture, Boom, Domain Name, How To Start A Website, Music Industry, Rap Name, Start Your Own Website
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December 3rd, 2009
Woodstockt67 asked:
without using spam like friends bot, I’ve heard myspace will shut you down for mass comenting? is this true?
Tags: Advertise, Myspace, New Songs, Spam
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