These are the questions on every musician’s mind today: How do I sell my music online? What are my options? Do I have to give a percentage to a third-party-service? What’s ultimately the best choice? If answers to these questions are what you’ve been looking for – look no further. For these are the very issues I’m going to address in this blog post designed for those musicians looking to extend their music shop into the online realm. Continue reading
The number one question artists have when starting the website development process is “will I be able to update my own gig calendar?” – and rightfully so. One of the most important aspects of your website as an artist is the ability to communicate to your audience when and where they can hear you – and the ability to keep this calendar constantly updated.
I’ve had a lot of people asking me about SEO lately, and it’s no wonder. For those of you who don’t know, SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. In layman terms, it means things you can do to your website’s code to help it rank higher in a Google search for the words/phrases you want it to. Sound like a good thing? It sure is. 
Last week I was attending a concert by a renowned jazz musician in the NYC area, and on the set break we were talking about CD sales. They commented that although their music is quite popular in Japan, amazingly the last time they were there, CD sales were quite low. It raises the questions: Are CDs ultimately on the way out? Why do we as independent artists keep shelling out thousands for CD manufacturing when hardly any of us actually listen to music on a CD player anymore? And further, what will be ultimately compromised if the physical part of buying a CD or album is no more and we are left with only a sound file? 
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