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# MTT: The Social Media Food Pyramid; Community & File-sharing; Fan-Funding; & Merch Table Essentials
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/mtt-the-social-media-food-pyramid-community-file-sharing-fan-funding-merch-table-essentials/
- Published: 2010-09-13T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-09-13T07:00:00.000Z
- Description: This week on Music Think Tank, there were a number of great posts. Jonathan Ostrow outlined the essential things that musicians need to have at their merch table. Mike King. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/09/mtt-the-social-media-food-pyramid-community-file-sharing-fan-funding
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This week on **[Music Think Tank](www.musicthinktank.com)**, there were a number of great posts. **Jonathan Ostrow** outlined the [essential things](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/merch-table-essentials-15-ways-for-musicians-to-increase-sal.html?ref=hypebot.com) that musicians need to have at their merch table. **Mike King** posted a case-study on how musicians can use [fan-funding](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/using-fan-funding-techniques-to-help-direct-a-dtf-marketing.html?ref=hypebot.com) to help direct their DTF and sales campaigns. **Matthew Hiscock** explores the history of music, community, and file-sharing, ranging from [Napster to Ping](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/music-community-file-sharing-from-napster-to-ping.html?ref=hypebot.com). **Ariel Hyatt** made the first-ever musicians [social media food pyramid](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/the-musicians-social-media-food-pyramid.html?ref=hypebot.com).

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