NIMBIT ADDS TIP JAR TO STOREFRONT CHECKOUT
In-cart “tip jar” allows fans to easily give money to support artists, even when downloading free or promotional products.
Initial results: 21% of orders include an average $5 tip.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2011, BOSTON, MA – Nimbit Inc. (www.nimbit.com) the premier direct-to-fan commerce and promotion solution for the new music business, today updated their free storefronts for Facebook, Nimbitmusic.com, and websites with a new in-cart “tip-jar” and slider that allows fans to provide monetary support to the artists they love. With just the drag of the mouse and one click, Fans can donate additional funds ranging from $1-$100 with any purchase or free promotional download.
“We’ve found that even though some fans aren’t buying as much music, they still want to support artists,” said Phil Antoniades, Founder and President of Nimbit, Inc. “we wanted to make it as easy as possible for Fans to show their love, even when downloading free music…best of all, it’s working!”
An Immediate Success
In the 24 hours since launching this feature, with no promotion at all, 21% of all orders placed on the Nimbit platform included a tip. These tips raised the total sale for Nimbit artists by an average of $5.
Get Free Tracks, Try the Tip Jar, & Help an Emerging Artist
In the spirit of the holiday season, Nimbit would like to invite you download free tracks from some emerging artists on our platform. When you access the download, you will see the Support This Artist slider and have the opportunity to make a donation.
- Carmen Rizzo – Sirens F. Kate Havnevik
- Dave Coffin – Carry the Weight
- Delta Generators – Hard River to Row
- Fairfax – Do You Remember
- Barbara Kessler – Notion
- Alex Donner – XMAS 2011 (an entire free album of Christmas songs)
Free Signup & Fast Setup
Musicians, managers, and labels can click the following link to sign up and install the free Nimbit Facebook Store on their Band/Musician or Record Label Pages. After installing the Nimbit Store application, they simply need to provide some basic information and images, then upload one song, and their store with the new Spotlight Page will be ready to go with the Tip Jar in their cart. Sign up now.
About Nimbit
Nimbit is the industry’s premier direct-to-fan commerce and promotion platform for today’s music business. Nimbit provides the easiest solution for self-managed artists, managers, and emerging labels to take their music direct to the fans that love them, and to give fans more ways to support their career. To learn more about how Nimbit can help you succeed, we invite you to visit www.nimbit.com.
Nimbit is a registered trademark and NimbitFree, the Nimbit Logo, Nimbit Store, and Nimbit Spotlight are trademarks of Nimbit, Inc. Other trademarks mentioned are held by their respective owners.
