Kevin Kelly is back with some feedback on his article, 1,000 True Fans, by musician Robert Rich. So let's look a bit at the finances. If I can make about $5-$10 per download or directly sold CD, and I sell 1000, I clear a maximum of $10,000 for … [Read more...]
1,000 True Fans And The Long Tail
Kevin Kelly writes that the long tail is a blessing for aggregators (Amazon, Netflix) and consumers. But not so for creators. The solution is to find 1,000 True Fans. A creator, such as an artist, musician, photographer, craftsperson, performer, … [Read more...]
Recording Industry Bans Musician From Charts For Supporting Free Music
So now we've got the thought police in the music industry. Now, more than ever, is it crucial that you maintain control over your musical destiny. Long Tail marketing give you the power and freedom to create your own path. read more. BPI, the UK … [Read more...]
Lenses, Filters And The Long Tail
Yesterday, I was talking about The Long Tail and how there's a lot of opportunity in being a filter to lay-people. I've been getting some really good quality traffic from being a filter over at Squidoo. Last week my songwriting lens was the 3rd most … [Read more...]
The Long Tail
From Anything but business as usual: Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, coined "[tag]The Long Tail[/tag]": A [tag]theory[/tag] based on "the world of abundance" where instead of being obsessed with the head of the tail--the 20 … [Read more...]