Topspin Development for The “Little Guys” Soon to Be A Reality

Posted by on Mar 14, 2011 in Marketing | Comments

Topspin takes on ReverbNation and Bandcamp in Direct-to-Fan Management Tool Supremacy.

UPDATE 2: Topspin is now available to the public; I will follow up this post with my thoughts shortly.

UPDATE: Topspin goes public TOMORROW (Wed March 16). Here’s the teaser video:

So for years now we all know I’ve been a super supporter of ReverbNation and all the wonderful tools they’ve brought to the table for musicians on a budget. Since I discovered them back in ’06 I was super impressed with their music widgets, and called for the death of MySpace as soon as I heard the sound quality that those widgets delivered.

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The Evolvor Music Marketing Manifesto for 2010

Posted by on Mar 13, 2010 in Marketing | Comments

Hello students & clients of mine – whether you’re just jumping on board the Evolvor train or have been with me for a few years, I hope I’ve proven through working with you that I have the knowledge and ability to help you in your music endeavors. It’s a tough, tough world out there I know, and without a zillion dollars to dump into marketing and advertising, trying to “make it” seems near impossible. And I would agree that it is.

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Facebook and Google Offer Music Sales

Posted by on Oct 22, 2009 in Distribution | Comments

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It was probably only a matter of time before Facebook and Google jumped on board the online music store bandwagon.

Facebook will be adding songs to it’s store, where users have a number of different sharing options. You can either pay a dime for a track, which will allow you to send it to friends, but they can only listen to it online, or pay ninety cents to send a copy that can be downloaded.

Google, in the meantime, looks like it’s going after iTunes.

They’ve teamed up with Lala and iLike, and possibly Imeem, for a project dubbed One Box.

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Sell Digital Downloads Direct Using Nimbit

Posted by on Aug 29, 2009 in Label 2.0 Updates | Comments

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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.

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Bandcamp Updates With Some Seriously Awesome Features

Posted by on Aug 25, 2009 in Label 2.0 Updates | Comments

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Anyone who has worked with me knows I use two main components when it comes to building a web presence for a band or musician. WordPress and all of it’s wonderful capabilities, integrating ReverbNation and it’s distribution, email list management and analytic solutions.

While I will continue to utilize these platforms to spread a band’s message across the web, I also understand that there are a number of other solutions out there that also offer an opportunity to do the same.

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