[Dixielandjazz] Selling CDs

[Mike]

I know several musicians that use CDBaby.com and the results are 
excellent. You cannot go wrong with them and they will help you increase 
your sales.

Mike



Steve barbone wrote:
> I just signed up with CDBaby.com to see if they are a viable source of CD
> sales for Barbone Street.
> 
> Based in Oregon, they take $4 out of each sale and send you the rest. I put
> a net price of $12.97 on "To Mac With Love" and sent them 5 copies. They
> charge $35 for the following set-up.
> 
> Listing your CD - Showing the Cover Art - Putting sound clips on their
> website - linking your website - description of your music. They are a broad
> based internet seller of "indie" music.
> 
> Not being well known outside our territory, it will be interesting to see if
> we sell any. Other OKOM band CDs there include New Black Eagles & Sac y
> Pulses.
> 
> On the local scene, where we are well known, we do quite well at retail
> outlets. I placed 10 CDs in 11 local retail outlets in the beginning of
> 2004. All within a 50 mile radius of my house. Selling on average, just over
> 1 per month, per outlet since then. (261 total in 24 months) Kind of like a
> vending machine route. I place the CDs on the racks, on consignment, get a
> receipt, and every three months check the racks.
> 
> CD Selling price there is $14.99, store pays me $10 each when 5 are sold.
> Helps us build our local audience, even at the colleges where we sell
> through the bookstores.  College bookstore sales help get us Swing Dances,
> Frat Parties and Mardi Gras gigs at several local colleges/universities, as
> well as weddings. 
> 
> Probably break even considering the time/expense, but then our main band
> goal is to get paying gigs, not sell CDs. So in that regard, it is very
> successful.
> 
> Any other ideas out there?
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve
> 
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