Sell Digital Downloads Direct Using Nimbit
One of the most frequently asked questions in the digital music scene is “how can I sell my music?”
It’s a question that is both easy to answer and complicated at the same time, depending on who you are.
The first thing musicians want to know how to do is get their music on iTunes. Now, this is obviously a no-brainer – millions of people use and love iTunes and you need to be there in case someone is looking for your music there; the iTunes user base is so dedicated that they’ll buy a song or album using the service simply because of the convenience factor.
Now getting your music on iTunes has become as easy as signing up to a premium distribution service like Tunecore, ReverbNation, or WaTunes.
But what if you want to just sell your music files directly from your website?
It’s amazing to me how many bands DON”T sell their albums directly from their site, especially indie bands who aren’t attached to a label. It really boggles my mind that musicians can not grasp the fact that selling a digital file isn’t rocket science.
Not only that, it doesn’t have to be elaborate. And that’s where Nimbit comes in.
Like Snocap before it (which had good intentions but ultimately failed to deliver), Nimbit allows you to set up a digital download store where you can set the pricing. There are a number of different account types and pricing points that give you different options on how to integrate Nimbit into your website and MySpace page, and it pretty much involves you copying and pasting some code and you’re in.
While they are not the first nor the last company to provide such a service, from what I’ve seen so far I think they’re on to something good.
And the real kicker was after I signed up, a personal account manager called me to see if I needed any help setting my account up.
If you’re looking for a simple distribution solution for your website, give Nimbit a shot.
