RouteNote has just released an update for the RouteNote Direct widget tool last week. Previously, we had a bug in the RouteNote Direct widget and it is very important that if you have embedded the widget on your website that you update it now. All you need to do to update is head to your release page on RouteNote Direct and grab the widget code again and update it on your site. This will resolve all issues.
We are always looking to improve RouteNote Direct and our full RouteNote offering, so if you have any suggestion please feel free to drop them below.
Now you can Share/Embed your RouteNote Direct music into any Website, Facebook or Myspace!
The RouteNote Direct embed widget is a basic audio player that anyone can add to any website. Once you click on the embed button a RouteNote Direct release page it will show a widget page in which you can select the style you wish and even edit the colour of the widget.
I would like to introduce RouteNote Direct! RouteNote Direct is a direct to fan service for RouteNote Artists. Artists are able to sell their music direct to their fans on their own unqiue store, which has the ability to customize price and even look and feel. Here are the key features of RouteNote Direct.
# Artists receive 85% of all the earnings from RouteNote Direct sales. # Earnings go instantly into artists Paypal account
# Real time play stats
# SEO for site and simple URLs
# Ability to customize your own store
# Control your own release and track pricing
# OHHH did I mention its FREE
How to Add your releases to RouteNote Direct:
1. Upload your new release and select RouteNote Direct as a store partner
2. Go to > My Content > select release and edit … then add RouteNote Direct as a store partner
There is a RouteNote Direct tab at the top of all artist accounts. You send your releases live and then you can completely control the store from this location.
Make sure you promote your pages on Facebook, Twitter and to your fan base.
p.s. RouteNote Direct is currently in beta testing, so if you have any suggestion please feel free to drop us an email. Lots of cool features coming very soon!
Yesterday, RouteNote launched the Artist Directory / Download Store and we have already seen some great results in the first day. We have noticed that some users arent exactly sure how to set the pricing on albums and each individual tracks. Here is a step by step guide on how to edit your pricing:
Album Pricing:
Login to your RouteNote account
Select the Download Store link in the header bar
There is a Pricing box for each album, change the price for one album at a time and hit the save next to the price
All done!
Individual Track Pricing:
Login to your RouteNote account
Select the Download Store link in the header bar
Find the release that you want to change the individual track pricing for and select the Edit button under the Tracks column in the right hand side
This will open the Individual track page for that release
Change the prices of the tracks you wish and hit save.
RouteNote is very proud to announce the launch of our RouteNote Artist Directory / Download Store (http://routenote.com/music). The RouteNote Artist Directory / Download Store provides a full catalogue list of all the artists on the RouteNote service and even allows consumers to purchase mp3 files from their favourite bands.
Benefits for Artists:
Artists receive 80% of all royalties
Full control over pricing and what is available for sale
Artists can opt-in to sell their music to the public and able to opt-out at any time
Sales and stats are immediate and can be seen within the artists account
Spread the word via Facebook and Twitter links on the directory pages
Benefits for Consumers:
Access to a fast growing list of independent artists
Affordable pricing
Mp3 files with no DRM and can be used on any music player or device
Simple 3 click purchase made via Paypal
No registration required
Click here to search through the RouteNote Artists Directory.
Bands make sure you login to your RouteNote account and make your albums live for sales! We have many customisation and social networking links coming very soon.
Unlimited. Currently RouteNote doesn’t have a limit for how many tracks you are able to upload. However, with relation to tracks artists upload they must have full authority or ownership to designate copyright.
Here at RouteNote we often receive from artists asking where they can gets CDs manufactured. RouteNote recommends that you get in contact with Disc Manufacturing Services.
Disc manufacturing services helps artists with creating CDs, DVDs and even Vinyl. Here at RouteNote we have used them ourselves and they have been top notch!
Not too minutes ago in the town my friends and I were hounded in the street by people fund raising for the latest tsunami survivors of whoever asking for money, this is never fun. If you twin that with the fact that people like you and me always want something for free, people giving out flyers and postcards are still proving to be a great way to promote upcoming gigs and performances at local bars, festivals, nightclubs, theatres or even shopping malls, things even the mighty interwebs will never be able to do. Having a quick blast around the internet for something that was reasonable in price and convenient for both huge super groups, just-starting-out bans or any buisness at all for that matter. I bumped into nextdayflyers.com.
Next Day Flyers will print promotional/club flyers and marketing postcards in a wide variety of sizes from 1/8 of a page to full page (A4).
Tickets for performances can also be custom printed with the date and time of the concert, this I thought would give any local bands that extra push on other local acts to look that bit more professional. Paper options include a thick durable card stock which can have a glossy or matte finish, that seems to be the most serviceable as a gig poster as well as a 100 lb glossy paper. Your own designs can be customized by a nice easy-to-use user friendly graphic design tool on-site and uploaded directly to the Next Day Flyers site, alternatively there is an option to create your layouts using an array of defult templates in the ‘Online Design Center’. All these little easy to use helpful bits have made nextdayflyers.com RouteNote’s weapon of choice.
The turnaround on printed materials is quick and items can be ready as early as the same day. The website is user friendly, offering helpful tools such as online chat and instructional videos, naturally a customer service representative can also be reached by phone.
Since the release of RouteNotes’ Premium option we have seen great growth! RouteNote is already the largest independent digital music distributor in the UK.
When we first launched our Premium platform we ran a one off promotion that allowed artists to upload their albums for a one time fee and keep 100% of the revenues. Now we are about to head into the Christmas season, so we thought we would offer the promotion again!
The Offer:
Artists pay a Flat ONE TIME fee and keep 100% of the revenues.
$10 single, $20 EP, $30 album and $45 ext. album.
The Christmas promotion will last until the 1st of December so you must hurry!
All you need to do is signup and choose our Premium service. No codes required. Artists will receive all of RouteNote’s great partners, as well as free UPC and ISRC codes, and keep all 100% of their revenues! This promotion is only available for new content added to RouteNote.
RouteNote enjoys being involved in all things music, both superb and tragic. I’ve decided to throw out a weekly video (where it can be found) of awful tunes that could arguably be cult favourite’s for a giggle.
This tragic attempt at something to do with signing is from The Hoff. Scouring YouTube and the Hoffs own site, I Couldn’t find the proper video. It Turns out the song has become “Unavailable. Embedding disabled by request”. Probably for the best. One of the best move’s Hoff ever made next to Bay-watch of course.
ooh, jump in my car, I wanna ta-ake you home
jump in my car, it’s too far to walk on your ow-own
jump in my car, I wanna ta-ake you home
C’mon and jump in my car, it’s way too far to walk on your ow-own
Well maybe I wi-ill
Ah, that’s better now, your talkin’ sense
But you best keep still
Well, if you like I’ll just put up a fence
No need to get smart
Well alright we’ll soon be on our way
We better start
What for?
Because it’s such a long way
Why, where d’you live?
I live down south, it’s roughly eighty-four miles
Hey slow down, you must be jokin’ there behind that cute smile
Oh, no I’m not
Well, if you’re not there’s only one thing to say
And what’s that?
Get out the car, get on your way
Get out of my car
But you just said that you’d take me home
it’s just too far
But there’s no way that I can get there alone
I couldn’t care less
Maybe I could see you next week
But you look a mess
But look who’s talkin’, you’ve got no right to speak
Get out of my car
You told me that you were a really nice guy
Well I aint
yeah,Get out of my car
Get out
Get out of my car
