Hey Brian,

Sales ? ..... sales ?.... what's that ? LOL

Being at the bottom of the indie heap, and not having mainstream exposure, it's unlikely that any amount of sales are going to happen for me. Why would folks but it, when they can capture the audio stream and get if for free ?

You're right about some sites being more valuable than others. IAC only counts one play when over 60% of the song , or 2 minutes of audio has been streamed from one ISP in one day. In other words, you could have the same song playing all day, and it will only count as one hit.

Ourstage, on the other hand only requires 15 seconds. I don't really think punters are coming to Ourstage to just listen to music. They're likely to be supporters, trying to get a particular tune over the line. Maybe I'm wrong, but I just use it as a testing platform for new material.

Yep, we've all got to try new things. When I find the perfect solution, I'll let ya know, but I still see paying for streams as the tail wagging the dog.

cheers, niteshift

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