{"id":3871,"date":"2026-10-13T13:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/?p=3871"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:09:51","slug":"distrokid-store-maximizer-is-it-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/distrokid-store-maximizer-is-it-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"DistroKid Store Maximizer: Is It Worth It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Streaming services keep appearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That creates a problem for artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you released a song five years ago, how do you make sure it automatically reaches platforms that didn&#8217;t exist when the song was originally distributed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s the problem DistroKid&#8217;s Store Maximizer is intended to solve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does Store Maximizer do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea is straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When DistroKid adds support for new eligible music services, Store Maximizer can automatically deliver opted-in releases to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That saves artists from manually revisiting old catalogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is that useful?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artists increasingly distribute to far more than Spotify and Apple Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">regional DSPs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">fitness platforms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">social networks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">new streaming services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">specialist stores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wider your catalogue becomes, the harder manual distribution maintenance gets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But should this cost extra?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s the question artists should ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some competing distributors include automatic delivery to new stores as part of their core distribution proposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your distributor introduces a new major DSP, automatic catalogue delivery arguably feels like something that could be standard infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does Store Maximizer make sense?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have a small number of important releases and want completely hands-off expansion, potentially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a very large catalogue, evaluate the total cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per-release extras that seem cheap can become expensive once multiplied across hundreds of products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bottom line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Store Maximizer solves a genuine problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the existence of the feature also shows why artists shouldn&#8217;t compare distributors on base subscription alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more your catalogue grows, the more important seemingly minor operational charges become.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Streaming services keep appearing. 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