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Francesca Tamellini
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5/24/2016 10:07:33 AM
changing from listenings to downloads
I seem to be getting a few 100% listenings, but no downloads. What is other people's experience? Do you have to wait a while or is it early enthusiasm that sells?
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5/24/2016 10:15:28 AM
Me and my friends still trying to crack that code.
Only rule of thumb I can think of is,
if it ain't sellin, we need to make better records,
'cause if you do it right, people buy it 'cause they have to.
Ain't got no choice. Gotta have it.
And making a record that swift and spiffy is harder than it looks.
But, you keep trying. Thar yew go.
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Brody Sheale
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5/24/2016 10:15:58 AM
Well to be blunt, indies don't sell much of anything. Even the ones that do mostly sell to relatives. The best thing you can do is just make the best music you can, that's sort of an end in itself.
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Francesca Tamellini
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5/24/2016 10:16:49 AM
or maybe get a bigger family?
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Brody Sheale
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5/24/2016 10:25:49 AM
That might work. :) Make sure you visit with them in early December, sell your CDs to them for Christmas gifts. Then watch in delight on Christmas when everybody receives 3 or 4 of your CD. :D
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Francesca Tamellini
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5/24/2016 10:27:38 AM
Actually, selling Christmas gifts generally might be a way to make money.
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5/24/2016 10:37:43 AM
I see you still haven't picked a 'symbol'....
you can find 'em in your admin, where it says 'pick a symbol'...
there's a bunch.
Yeah, Indies don't sell much, but I don't accept that as a dead end,
just a statement of the current affair as it is at present.
Once upon a time, British acts got absolutely nowhere here in the States.
Then one day a band called The BEATLES made it so, everybody
British had a shot here suddenly, they called that the British Invasion.
Things can change. It's the Bold who Change 'em.
I still say, it's all down to we need to make better records.
Stuff so good, everybody gotta have it. It can be done. It has before. ~E
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5/24/2016 10:40:49 AM
Oh Hell.
You ARE from the UK.
So young as you are, odds are you still know about the British Invasion.
Okay I officially feel stupid now, excuse me, got a head to soak.
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5/24/2016 10:45:22 AM
Okay, now I don't feel s'bad.
Uh, don't know how to break this to you Young Lady,
but you kinda gotta put 'em up for sale, before you can sell any.
Seems you haven't done that yet. Even if you never pick a symbol.
I like the lightning bolt. Fits my individuality and belief in personal freedom.
Anyway, it's not difficult to do.
We're all Philanthropists and are hooked up to the Triple C Club here,
which means, anything we do sell, it all goes right to the upkeep
of the site. Not everybody's gonna do that, I realize.
But anyway, you can speak to the Boss, Mr Scott, about
how to set it up for sales, if you have questions.
I'm sure he'll be more than happy to help you. Okay now. ~E
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Francesca Tamellini
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5/24/2016 11:52:06 AM
I clicked some symbols, but nothing came up (not much choice if you don't like the occult however). I thought I had put them for sale. They seem to be there at 60 good old American cents (not fuasy about currency!).
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Two Silo Complex
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5/24/2016 11:55:32 AM
Francesca Tamellini,
If you figure out how to convert plays to sales let us know how you did it. The only time downloads seems to happen is if they are free for me.
Good luck its very difficult to sell.
Two Silo Complex,
Ken
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Stoneman
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5/24/2016 12:00:27 PM
When it comes to music, todays consumer is very conservative. But it all depends on your perception of worth. As a former manager at a high tech company in the Silicon Valley I am well aware of the fact that time is money. There were some engineers that i paid between $200.00 and $500.00 an hour. Because of this I had to monitor their off time in order to sinsure that their time card were filled out correctly. When the internet came along I had to have them set up in the office so I could see their erminals while they worked. This way I could better guage their internet timevs their actual project working time. If they spent 5 minutes listening to some music I dockeed them the 5 minutes which often would lead to extremely tense cvonversations on pay day.
So, if someone listened to your song all the way through and they were at work, they basically spent money listening to your music. Time is the most valuable commodity in a work place. Even folks who are self employed have to maintain their time in order to make sure that they are not taking away from their earnings with non job related activities. Now, the difference from the buying a download and spending their hard eared time on listening to your music would be the lack of miney in your pocket or account. The listening money may not be earned by you but has definitely been spent by them. You should consider that a great compliment because time is the one thing that you cannot get back. Once it is spent it is gone forever. But this was a great question as monetizing your music would be the ultimate accomplishment that many of us have yet to learn. It took me over 40 years in the business before I recieved my first royalty check. Today's music consumer knows that with research they could probably find any tune they want to purchase being given away free. But hang in there. don't let that discourage you. There are a lot of consumers who will happilly pay for a song that really touched them in a special way. Someone is out their buying those top rated songs on itunes. Right? Keep writing, producing and getting better at what you do and you will soon begin to see the cash flow that has eluded so many of us for so many years. Think of it this way, if someone listened all the way through, you almost had a sale. They spent money listening just by spending their time on your music.
Much Respect,
Stoneman
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Francesca Tamellini
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5/24/2016 12:12:00 PM
Words of wisdom indeed! I thank you!
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