Category: business

Second Life provides musicians with new moneymaking opportunities

There is a burgeoning new online market for musicians of all types. Recording artists, performers, singer/songwriters, turntablists, playlist DJs, karaoke aficionados, and more can find paying audiences in Second Life. This article provides a top level view of Second Life from a musician’s perspective. It quantifies the market opportunity, and touches on some of the considerations in reaching this worldwide music market.

Monday January 18th, 2010 in business, metaverses | 1 Comment »

secret to maximizing revenue for music downloads using paypal micropayments

Many musicians are selling digital downloads of songs direct to fans over the internet. This allows the musician to retain the lion’s share of sales that formerly would have been retained by the record company. For the majority of these musicians, the Paypal Micropayments Fee schedule can drastically increase their profitability. If you are such a musician, it would be most advantageous to learn how to employ this facility, and start paying Paypal less than a third of what they are paying today!

Monday December 28th, 2009 in business | 2 Comments »