The misspelling and the .co URL instead of .com is going to hurt you so bad. When consumers choose a brand to trust, a lot goes in the name. You might be able to prove out an MVP of a product but you won't go big on that domain name.
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#22As someone who started a music blog several years ago, I've worked with tons of artists and used many different "file sharing" websites to distribute music. And they all felt a little lacking. Soundcloud is probably the closest, but their focus on "sounds" as opposed to "music" left much to be desired. We're offering real time stats, geolocation analytics, and a whole bunch more to help artists distribute music and w…
Hey Hartley, what blog? (If you don't mind me asking). I built ilictronix, but abandoned it when I started college a few years ago. Now I'm rebranding it [1]. Regardless, I imagine we've crossed paths, I've chatted with many many other music bloggers. Great community, I miss it.
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#23Here's what your site looks like to me: http://i.imgur.com/frnJd.png Google Chrome 23.0.1262.0 (Official Build 155673) dev / OS Linux
Is that on mobile? Looking into it now, thanks for the heads up! This is how it should look, by the way: http://imgur.com/wt9kC
Same issue as evmar,
Chrome, OS X Mountain Lion
Re: Show HN: We're building a better music distribution platform
#24The misspelling and the .co URL instead of .com is going to hurt you so bad. When consumers choose a brand to trust, a lot goes in the name. You might be able to prove out an MVP of a product but you won't go big on that domain name.
We're actually pretty happy with the name choice. Mvsic should be an easy term to rank for, while also having connotations of "music" to a human reader.
Plus, we think it's simple and elegant, which describes the service. See also: http://svbtle.com and http://svpply.com
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#26Here's what your site looks like to me: http://i.imgur.com/frnJd.png Google Chrome 23.0.1262.0 (Official Build 155673) dev / OS Linux
Is that on mobile? Looking into it now, thanks for the heads up! This is how it should look, by the way: http://imgur.com/wt9kC
Just delete the 'span-4' on the p class.
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#28I have a hard time believing that many indie artists are willing to pay $15/mo for access to a distribution platform with no traction with music purchasers or listeners. That's putting all the risk on them. I'd structure it more like "we get the first $15 of your earnings on our service each month".
That said, welcome competitor! I admire you guys taking a stab at this problem; it is one that needs solving.
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#29Some thoughts about your pricing...
The relatively minor jump in pricing from manager -> label really confuses me. I'd think a label should be paying in the thousands per month, not just 6x more than an individual artist.
Re: Show HN: We're building a better music distribution platform
#30Some thoughts about your pricing... The relatively minor jump in pricing from manager -> label really confuses me. I'd think a label should be paying in the thousands per month, not just 6x more than an individual artist.
Really good point. Right now we're figuring out what prices make the most sense, and we're talking to different artists/managers/label owners about how we can meet their needs.