http://SocialMediaMusicGuide.com/2009/02/from-independent-musician-to-online-music-retailer/ A Free Resource for Indie Musicians, Bands and New Media Artists Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:19:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://SocialMediaMusicGuide.com/2009/02/from-independent-musician-to-online-music-retailer/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Dave Allen Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:11:42 +0000 http://SocialMediaMusicGuide.com/?p=212#comment-89 So let's see. My blog gets on average 9500 uniques a day. I sell nothing, and don't want to sell anything. So my conversion ratio is a sweet 0% unless you value conversion ratio in different economic terms. I see my blog as a shop front to my extended business. Music has become a commodity and has zero dollar values at many levels but it doesn't mean that musicians can't make a living. Musicians are now in the T-shirt business, [low cost high margin products] not the music business..... So let’s see. My blog gets on average 9500 uniques a day. I sell nothing, and don’t want to sell anything. So my conversion ratio is a sweet 0% unless you value conversion ratio in different economic terms. I see my blog as a shop front to my extended business. Music has become a commodity and has zero dollar values at many levels but it doesn’t mean that musicians can’t make a living. Musicians are now in the T-shirt business, [low cost high margin products] not the music business…..

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