Creatively Find Your Niche as an Independent Musician
Friday, April 4th, 2008
Find different ways to market your music, keep the independent spirit alive.
Find different ways to market your music, keep the independent spirit alive.
The avenues are endless when it comes to finding affordable distribution for the independent musician. Lets assume you have a produced album or podcast, you own a band website domain, and you want to sell digital copies of your album or podcast for download off of your website. There is a quick way for you to control your own distribution with EasyBe 1-2-3 music store.
Easybe is a php script that you integrate into your website. The cost is $68 for musicians or $168 for labels. If you want them to set up your store then there is an installation service fee, if you choose. Once installed, you now have your own digital storefront on your own artist/band domain. Easybe provides an online demo letting you preview a standard storefront example and the admin interface used for managing and configuring your store.
Knowing your options is important when it comes to selling music online. Easybe provides a free ebook that is definitely worth checking out. Topics range from optimizing your band website for visibility to creating press kits and building a community. More research equals more album sales!