5 Steps to a Successful Pre-Sale

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5 Steps to a Successful Pre-Sale

Pre-Selling your album is one of the best sales tools you have in the direct to fan arsenal.  A successful pre-sale campaign takes careful planning, excellent execution, and a solid understanding of your fans.  It’s very important to keep up the excitement about the release while not over-hyping or over-selling the event. Yet this IS a very special event and you want your fans to feel the same way you do about it.

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Have we got a deal for you! Get CDs fast!

Would you like to get 100 CDs fast?  Cheap? Through the end of May, I have excess capacity for in-house CD duplication. Because of that, I can offer you a short run special of 100 CDRs with a color label, 2 panel insert (4/1), traycard, jewel case with black tray, free barcode, and shrink wrap for [...]

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Getting paid in the digital marketplace

This is AMAZING.  Check out where and how much you have to sell in order to support yourself via last.fm, Spotify, iTunes, and more.  Not surprisingly, the best way to make money from your music is going direct to fan!  By removing the channels between you and your fans, you build a more meaningful relationship [...]

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