Re: CD Production

[mike@michaelplishka.com]

Fabio,

Krispen's advice is excellent.  There is a tendency for artists to  
overestimate the ease of selling their product.  Start small and work  
your way up-it's much more cost effective and better for your morale  
as well than to see stacks of CD's slowly dwindling over the years.

CD Baby is better in my opinion than CD Street. CDStreet has taken a  
route that TOTALLY favors the person who sells tons versus the small  
guy.  CD Baby is much better. Check ou their page and read their  
benefits-I think you'll be hooked.  Online think about using PAYPAL as  
well, it's simple and people like it as an option.  You may even try  
the "honor system" for people who want to send you a check.  Send them  
a CD and trust them to send te money.  People will and will seldom  
return the CD.  You can use all fo the above-no probs with that.

  Also, work your shows and anytime you play out.  You may find that  
you sell better at shows than online. Find friends to help you sell at  
shows (even while you're playing) but be sure that the audience gets  
hit the moment you stop. People are still hungry for you at that point  
and that's when they're going to strike.

Also, put together a plan for who you will send FREE Cd's to.  Include  
those in your quantities.  I find myself giving away an awful lot of  
CD's and have made great inroads in certain venues by putting a stack  
by the register or door that says :Take one listen and share.

Be realistic and enjoy the birthing process and your "baby".

Congrats on your new release and keep us all posted!  Feel free to  
drop me a line in private if you have any more questions.


~peace~

Michael


Music from the Infinite Horizon...

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Quoting Fabio Anile <fabio.anile@tiscali.it>:

> Hi people,
> In these days I'm working hard to release my new CD.
> It's the first time I produce a "professional CD" and I've some   
> problems to solve.
>
> These are the questions:
> - How much copies do you think are right, thinking of web   
> distribution (CD Baby or similar), promotions, selling at gigs,   
> gifts, etc...
> - What price do you think is good to calculate for one copy in jewel  
>  case, color booklet 2+2 and color inlay card, CD printing and copy,  
>  and UPC bar code ?
>
> If ther's something other interesting I should know, please don't   
> hesitate to tell me...
> Thanks
> Fabio
> http://xoomer.alice.it/eterogeneo