and yet I post something anyway
- November 23rd, 2011
- Posted in business of indie music . diy
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I wasn’t going to post today, because HI SECOND THANKSGIVING HI HOUSECLEANING O SHIT HI HOUSECLEANING THERE CERTAINLY IS A LOT OF YOU ISN’T THERE XD but this is a pretty good six-input USB 2.0 audio interface that I suspect they’re discontinuing in favour of a USB 3.0 version. The Windows drivers apparently kinda blow donkeys if you care about that, but it’s also a USB 2.0 class-compliant audio interface (say the specs), so, sure, whatever. For $92 vs. street of $250? That’s pretty good.
YES I’VE ORDERED ONE don’t judge me and my impulse buying. (No, I didn’t get a kickback. Dammit.)
Talking of kickbacks, it’s HOLIDAY SEASON! TIME TO SHILL MY STUFF!
But! Music makes a great gift! And I need to pay for that audio interface! And I just set free shipping on second-third-fourth-etc copies of the physical full-band studio-recorded album, Dick Tracy Must Die! Order 10 physical CDs, get free shipping on nine! SUCH A BARGAIN!
Plus I’ll throw in magnets of evil (HOW DO THEY WORK?!) while supplies last. Then I’ll probably make some more, people seem to like them.
Wow, I’m bad at marketing. I hate this part, and I’m so totally bad at it. I’d rather play my bouzouki and chat people up after the show. XD
Do any of you guys sell your art? How do you handle the “sales” part?
Selling, oy. Honestly, I think it’s the worst part of being an “artist.” Mostly, I just try to put on a good show, and then make sure that they all know I have music for sale (occasional blog posts, announcing it between songs — no more than two or three times per set). Unfortunately, times are hard for a lot of people right now, which makes it less likely that they’ll fork over the $$ for something that isn’t food or bills, even if it’s something they want. At least, that’s been my experience.
I’m with you, though. Muuuuch rather rock out with an instrument and chat with the peeps afterward than be all super-salesman on their butt.
Yeah, all of that. I mean, I do pretty well on sales at shows, but how do you interest people over the INTARWEBS?! No idea.