Comments on: Why Do Artists Still Peddle Their CD’s?

By: New Media Economist » One Little Change

New Media Economist » One Little Change — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:46:34 +0000

[...] made a post a while back expressing my frustration with the hoards of people in Hollywood who attempt to peddle [...]

By: Daniel Hollister

Daniel Hollister — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:00:01 +0000

Yohami, you’ve inspired me to write another piece about the question you have posted. But to sum it up, musicians willing to take the hit initially and give some of their stuff away for free in order to build up an audience have been much more successful lately than those who try to sell stuff from the very beginning. I am not implying that all music should be free, but rather, you should give a few tracks away for free until you build up an audience that will then be willing to pay for whatever you do next. More on that later.

Jesse, thanks for the comments. I do commend the artists on their perseverance. It is that very reason why I feel the need to write this article, because I always wonder how many of them could actually end up being successful if only they knew how to market themselves better.

By: Jesse Luna

Jesse Luna — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:19:50 +0000

Good post. I think there are a lot of artist out there who are still learning about the best way to distribute their art products.

But, you do gotta give it to those guys and gals for getting out there and selling.

How many of us have nursed a business idea or project and never followed through to put it out? [My hand is up.]

By: Yohami

Yohami — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:33:04 +0000

Yeah, but lets talk money? what are realistic numbers when you rely on internet.

I hate musicians are making a living on selling t-shirts. Also hate advertising based biz for musicians.

What are the numbers when you rely on the music as the product