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Turning Mediocre Fan Videos Into Promo Gold

From the one of the Scandanavian labels behind the the Swedish Model (more on that soon, but think "fan and tech friendly label consortium" ) comes a way to turn. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/21/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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CD Baby Pacts With RightsFlow For Artist Services

DiscMaker owned CD Baby has partnered with   to allow the 240,000 artists that CD Baby distributes in the US to license, account, and pay music publishers for download sales. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/21/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How To Create An Ultra Low Cost Net Presence

Thanks to a plethora of ad-supported music sites creating a custom presence across the web does not have to be expensive.  In this guest post, rising indie band manager Jeremy. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/13/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (7)
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100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips

BEST OF HYPEBOT: This post and its yearly revisions have been among the top read articles on Hypebot for three years. Other music blogs and web sites have re-published it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/13/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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ArtistData Eases Social Net Overload

PART 1 – What Is ArtistData? Coming Tuesday – A Q&A With The Founder Of AristData GUEST POST by Matt Rewinski of the site AccessChristianMusic.com:  Back in ye olde days. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/11/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The New Musical Middle Class

BEST OF HYPEBOT:  New technology that has lowered the cost of recording, promoting and distributing music is creating a new Middle Class of musicians who never ride in limos but. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/08/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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HyperDIY Asks “Who Needs A Label?”

HyperDiy Media bills itself as a label replacement company offering a range of UK and US services to replace the the traditional record deal. For a range of flat fees,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/07/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)
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RAWRIP Pays 100% Download Royalty

RAWRIP, a new ad-supported music site and distribution service is paying indie artists 100% of royalties earned from downloaded tracks. Fans can stream music free and store songs in personal. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/28/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Nimbit: Commerce & Data Capture

This is Part 2 in our series looking at the leading companies offering indie and d.i.y artists the services that help them capture, communicate with and monetize their relationship with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/25/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)
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4 Pillars Of The Band & Fan Relationship

1) Attract 2) Communicate It’s a two way conversation 3) Build Loyalty Keep interest with new songs, videos, shows & more 4) Monetize Each fan (casual, active, fanatical) will want. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/23/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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