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		<title>Why pay iTunes or other distribution services when you can sell your music directly to your fans?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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IndieSite has many features including:

Your very own domain name
Site is &#8220;skinned&#8221; to match your band&#8217;s identity
Sections can include:

Blog &#8211; with auto posting to social networks (myspace, twitter etc.)
Photo gallery
Tour dates
Fan forum &#8211; with option to assign moderation rights to fans
Shop - with physical and digital downloads


Best of all, you can update and maintain it yourself [...]]]></description>
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<p>IndieSite has many features including:</p>
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<li>Your very <strong>own domain</strong> name</li>
<li>Site is &#8220;skinned&#8221; to match <strong>your band&#8217;s identity</strong></li>
<li>Sections can include:
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<li><strong>Blog</strong> &#8211; with auto posting to social networks (myspace, twitter etc.)</li>
<li><strong>Photo gallery</strong></li>
<li><strong>Tour dates</strong></li>
<li><strong>Fan forum</strong> &#8211; with option to assign moderation rights to fans</li>
<li><strong>Shop </strong>- with physical and <strong>digital downloads</strong></li>
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<li>Best of all, you can <strong>update and maintain it yourself</strong> (it really is that simple!)</li>
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<p>Check our a demo site and watch a video screencast here: <a href="http://www.IndieSite.org" target="_blank">http://www.IndieSite.org</a></p>
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		<title>Clever pricing strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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If you were offered the following, which would you choose?

 Download album $7.99
 Physical album $14.99
 Download and physical album $14.99

In a recent study it was found that most people would choose the 3rd option.  However when the study is repeated with just options 1 and 3, then most people would instead go for [...]]]></description>
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<p>If you were offered the following, which would you choose?</p>
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<li> Download album $7.99</li>
<li> Physical album $14.99</li>
<li> Download and physical album $14.99</li>
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<p>In a recent study it was found that most people would choose the 3rd option.  However when the study is repeated with just options 1 and 3, then most people would instead go for option 1.</p>
<p>This is because option 2 is a psychological decoy. It gives the impression that option 3 represents the best value for money, even though it is more expensive than option 1. Pretty smart hey?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s Marketing 101, however it&#8217;s a strategy that the music industry hasn&#8217;t seemed to have caught onto just yet. Follow the link to read the original article.</p>
<p><a href="http://millionmedia.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/idea-for-pricing-digital-physcial-music/">[Via Million Media]</a></p>
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