{"id":4165,"date":"2010-07-15T14:02:46","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T13:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=4165"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:28:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:28:17","slug":"bandcamp-adds-transaction-fees-and-starts-to-make-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/bandcamp-adds-transaction-fees-and-starts-to-make-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandcamp Adds Transaction Fees and Starts to Make Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/bandcamp.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4166 lazyload\" title=\"bandcamp\" src=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/bandcamp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"67\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/bandcamp.png 320w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/bandcamp-300x62.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>Bandcamp has just <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.bandcamp.com\/2010\/07\/14\/its-a-business-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that their service will now be receiving a percentage of all sales. Bandcamp will now charge 15% on all sales as a transaction fee, dropping to 10%  as soon as an artist, management or label&#8217;s all-time  sales exceed  $5,000.<\/p>\n<p>In the past six months,  Bandcamp says that they&#8217;ve sold more $1 million in music and merch  directly to fans. Last week Zoe Keating hit #7 on the Billboard  Classical chart from the strength of her Bandcamp sales alone.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It\u2019s been awesome to witness,&#8221;  according to Bandcamp founder Ethan Diamond. &#8220;And we\u2019re amped to carry  right on, full steam ahead, building out new features, honing existing  ones, strengthening our infrastructure, and generally making things  better and better. Perhaps most importantly though, we want to do so in a  way that\u2019s sustainable long-term.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandcamp has just announced  that their service will now be receiving a percentage of all sales. 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