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Interested in selling your indie CD or merchandise on BandMecca? Or do you need some convincing? Either way, this page provides some valuable information for selling band merchandise like t-shirts, cds, and more on BandMecca.
How Does it work?
Well, in order to sell your independent music items on BandMecca, first you need a BandMecca Musician Central account. Sign up is free, and gets you immediate exposure by listing your artist information on BandMecca. Once you've got your account set up, you can login to Musician Central and manage your BandMecca site. You set up each of the individual products yourself, making sure you have editorial control over the content and description of your product as well as any images of the product. Of course, BandMecca administrators can edit your description if necessary, or may upload images of your products if you don't have them. When setting up your products, you can also select how much you want to get paid. This is an important step because while BandMecca may increase or decrease the price of your item, you will ALWAYS get paid the same amount no matter what. Finally, ship 3 copies of your product to our distribution center and you are done! We'll let you know when we need more inventory, and we'll pay you for what we sell. It's that easy.
Why BandMecca?
Choosing an online distribution partner is an important step in gaining exposure for your music. Let's face it, every day there are people trying to scam independent musicians and take their money. So we at BandMecca think it is important that you compare cost versus features whenever you are selecting an online distributor for indie CDs or merch. So what makes us so great? Well, for starters, there's NO SETUP FEE. That's right. You can get started selling merchandise on our site for as little as the postage it takes to ship your items to us. So why WOULDN'T you try signing up? It is a completely no-risk offer. Still not convinced? Check out the following comparison (competitor's names hidden to protect the not-so-innocent).
Feature |
BandMecca |
Competitor 1 |
Competitor 2 |
Setup Fee |
$0.00 |
$35.00 PER ITEM |
$16.00-29.00 PER ITEM |
Per-Sale Fee |
Gradual Scale -
from $2.00 to $6.00
or 50% - 5%
based on cost of item
and you get to choose. |
$4.00 |
35% |
CD Sales |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
T-Shirt Sales |
Yes |
No |
??? |
DVD Sales |
Yes |
No |
No |
Sticker Sales |
Yes |
No |
No |
Additional Merchandise Sales |
Yes, just ask |
No |
No |
Personal Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Search Engine Promotion Efforts |
Yes |
??? |
??? |
Web Hosting Available |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Reports to SoundScan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
"Buy Item" buttons for your site |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Email List Management |
Yes |
No |
No |
Additional Tools For Your Site |
Yes |
No |
No |
Do you have this feature?
There are some features that BandMecca may not currently have. But don't worry - if we're missing something that is very important to your music and your business, let us know! If we think it is something that would benefit our artists, we'll work to try to incorporate it into our ever-expanding set of features. And we'll even work with you to make sure we get it right! How's that for interaction?
My friends aren't signed up on BandMecca. Why should I?
At the risk of sounding like a parental cliche, if your friends jumped off of a cliff...would you? No matter how many of your friends are on those competitor sites and are bleeding cash every time they want to set up a new product, does that really mean you'd be better off there? In the end, you've got to figure out where the best place to promote your music might be. But we think you should be here with us. And bring your friends along for the ride. They'll thank you for saving them some cash!
Is BandMecca exclusive?
No way. We understand the need to promote your music goes well beyond us, and while some artists prefer to manage all of their sales through a single outlet, most like to sell their music and merchandise through multiple online vendors. And we are fine with that. That being said, if you would LIKE an exclusive arrangement with BandMecca, we may be able to spice up the terms of your contract. Contact us at bands@bandmecca.com for more information.
Where can I get more info on BandMecca?
All of our current and potential artists can contact us at any time with suggestions, questions, comments, or just to say hello by emailing bands@bandmecca.com.
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