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Comment on Facebook Traffic Surpasses MySpace – Music Services Proposed by admin

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:19:00 +0000

Thanks for the comment Greg. You are spot on about Facebook’s lack of attention toward indies. And I believe that Myspace will continue to be a great source for new independent music, and hopefully for you, an ideal community for indy bands to collaborate and network.

At the same time, here’s a post from Australia’s Sunday Morning Herald, where a Myspace insider admits defeat to Facebook. http://business.smh.com.au/business/facebook-tipped-to-outshine-myspace-20090211-84qt.html

-pjc

Comment on Facebook Traffic Surpasses MySpace – Music Services Proposed by greg

greg — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:49:16 +0000

Hey!
Awesome blog by the way

I think from a “band-to-fan” perspective, facebook will definitely come out as a clear winner – and I say this from a technology point of view. Myspace architecture is horrendously built – and their inability to mirror Facebook’s constant redesigns and functionality improvements is certainly due to this.
The event-management functionality in Facebook with its the ability to inform your friends and to get them to “sign up” for your gigs is where facebook will definitly win – again from a “band-to-fan” perspective.

However Facebook is nowhere near taking the “band-to-band” lead that Myspace has (at least in the indie circles), and I don’t know if that will ever change. They can cut deals with all the majors and start to penetrate that market – but that won’t do anything for them in the eyes of the indie market – and it’s well known that this is the market that made Myspace in the first place.

Comment on What’s the Value of a Concert to Your Audience? by Mojo Bone

Mojo Bone — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:00:08 +0000

Great post! I know a number of bands at a loss as to what to provide as an incentive for fans to part with their info at shows; giving them more of what they came for is no-brainer brilliant and cheaper than stickers for most groups. If a given band doesn’t have recording gear/chops, an alternative might be to waive cover for fans that have same. I’m posting a link to this on my local music messageboard.

Comment on From Independent Musician to Music Retailer – By The Numbers by Dave Allen

Dave Allen — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:11:42 +0000

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…..

Comment on Doing What You Love Will Not Lead to Fame or Fortune by Edward Mendoza

Edward Mendoza — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:03:37 +0000

I have read the book many years ago, and I am glad I did because it gave me a solid understanding of what to do when your business actually works. The most important part for me was to do what you enjoy, because if you do not you will subconsciously work against being successful, since you will not be happy. I love doing what I do, and can’t wait to be even more successful, maybe not rich and famous; but happy with my life nonetheless;)

Comment on Bands Get Lucky – 75% of Active Music Buyers have Social Media Pages by admin

admin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:28:40 +0000

Mojo,

Thanks for your post and the kind words. I really need to get it together and start writing.

No, it’s not Beautiful Loser, but its on that album!

-pjc

Comment on Bands Get Lucky – 75% of Active Music Buyers have Social Media Pages by Mojo Bone

Mojo Bone — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:49:13 +0000

Just a note to say I’m enjoying your site. I found you through a comment you made under a Bruce Warila post on Music Think Tank. Wishing you success in your mission of helping me reach more fans! ;-) I’m a longtime Seger fan myself, though I’m leaning towards John Mayer’s “Gravity” for my funeral, and I’m hoping there’s still plenty of time left to change my mind. Do you mind if I ask Which Seger song? Please don’t say, “Beautiful Loser”. ;-)

Comment on Facebook Traffic Surpasses MySpace – Music Services Proposed by Christopher Joel

Christopher Joel — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:21:42 +0000

Great piece. I’m currently researching how to use my Facebook Page to it’s fullest!

By the way, it’s plugin (one word) and strap on.

Comment on Hype Machine Churns Out the Hits by Spencer Crandall

Spencer Crandall — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:30:11 +0000

Perhaps more people on the web discuss dance, remixes and mashups. For example I find that Reverb Nation has more fans in hip hop and dance, yet it’s still a good place for all indie artists, especially the tools.

I also recommend a brand new tool called “Who’s Talkin”, http://www.whostalkin.com/. It’s a social media search tool. I was able to find a ton of discussions and references to the musicians I work with.

Great site you started here.

Best,
Spencer
Crandall’s Corner