“Dude, how did you get Amazon to carry your CD?” There’s no secret to getting your CD sold through Amazon. Kevin Kelly wrote a step-by-step guide over at his Cool Tools website over a year ago. For US$30 a year…
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Tip: Keeping track of merch sales at shows
As a solo artist I often lose track of how many CDs I sell at shows. When I’m busy chatting with people it’s too easy to just slip the cash into my back pocket, and a real pain to puzzle…
14 Songs In 28 Days?
Tomorrow is the first day of February, and the first day of the 3rd annual February Album Writing Month (FAWM). What is it? Sometimes we need a kick in the pants to “show up and get busy.” [FAWM] is an…
Indie label growing pains
It’s not often that I see a blog post that draws public responses from the brass at hot indie labels like Merge and Secretly Canadian. Patrick Monaghan of Carrot Top Distribution was dismayed to discover CDs from Merge and SC…
Napsterize Your Knowledge!
There’s a popular phrase that’s popped up in marketing circles: “Napsterize knowledge.” What the heck does that mean? Simple: if you know something useful or interesting, share it and watch it spread, and build your reputation in the process. How…
How NOT To Use A Mailing List
There’s this band I know. I met them at a conference, and they seemed cool. I gave them my card. Big mistake. First, they added me to their mailing list without asking. This was a faux pas, but I let…
Starbucks Eyeing MP3 Downloads
Looks like Starbucks is moving closer to offering digital music downloads through their Hear Music program, allowing customers to load MP3s directly onto portable players, in addition to CD sales and on-the-spot CD burning: “A lot of our customers are…
How To Break An Act
Abrasive-yet-insightful music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz knocked one of the park a few days back with his post, Breaking An Act. A must-read, even if half of it is just plain common sense.
There’s More Than One Kind Of Gig
Ahem. Check, one two…check… ::thump thump:: Hi. I’m Scott Andrew, singer-songwriter guy from Seattle, and as Joe already mentioned, I’ll be a guest blogger on spinme.com for the next few weeks. I’ve never been a “guest blogger” before, so this…