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| Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:00 AM PDT An unfortunate trend that a lot of software had is the infamous "Did you know.." pop-up window, also known as "Tip of the Day". This is one you can blame Microsoft for as they popularized it with the Windows 95 "Welcome" screen: Microsoft continued to use this abomination for several years; it found its way into Microsoft Office… …and even Internet Explorer 6 as an "Explorer Bar": Thankfully, most software these days have stopped using this decidedly annoying method of giving us tips and information. Mostly… Post from: PCMech. Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On And Live The Digital Lifestyle.       |
| Trying To Sell Your Music? 3 Tools For Modern Musicians Posted: 24 Mar 2011 07:00 AM PDT If there’s one thing the internet has brought about concerning musicians, artists and bands, it’s that the playing field is a whole lot more even. Whereas in pre-internet days it was absolutely required to play in local clubs, post flyers everywhere and spend a fair amount of cash on production of CDs just to sell them, these days you could do it all from home if you wanted. Before listing the tools you should familiarize yourself with, there is still a very old adage that hasn’t changed: You must spend money to make money. What has changed is that the startup cost to do it is thankfully way, way less compared to years ago. Tool #1: CDBaby I know what you’re thinking. "CDBaby? Why? Nobody buys CDs anymore!" True. But CDBaby is the absolute easiest way to post your music for sale in iTunes – and that’s what millions of people use to buy music every day. If you were to publish your music for sale direct through Apple, it would cost you several hundreds of dollars to do it. CDBaby on the other hand allows you to do it for under $50 per album; they take care of all the paperwork. In addition to iTunes, CDBaby can also distribute your for-sale music through Amazon Marketplace and Rhapsody; they are definitely a modern music distributor and accommodate to the independent musician/artist/band very well. Tool #2: YouTube People like seeing their favorite musicians play, and putting a face to the music is important. YouTube is the #1 video sharing site, so you should post videos there of you playing. It is very important to note however that keywords count. When posting videos, always stuff the keywords area with things people would be looking for. Example keywords you should use:
Tool #3: iTunes Since you’re going to use CDBaby to publish music to iTunes, it’s good to get familiarized with the iTunes software. To note up front: iTunes on Mac is great, but iTunes on Windows is a clunky mess; I don’t deny this fact. However it’s not that bad, and once familiarized with it you can see your published works within the software. Post from: PCMech. Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On And Live The Digital Lifestyle.     |
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