How important is visuals when buying music?

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When you go on someone's site, do you often get from impressed with elaborate intros and videos?

How important are visuals in selling music?

I was thinking of hiring a guy to do a music video..it would cost only 300 dollars.

I know someone.
How important are visuals when buying music? aND promotion?

― how important is visuals when buying music?, Monday, 13 February 2006 20:55 (nineteen years ago)

I don't care at all for videos, but decent site design doesn't hurt. And by decent, I mean not too heavy on the Flash and no long intros. Just a solid site that's pleasing to look at, and clearly laid out. Also, no stupid Windows Media/Realplayer shit either.

― naus (Robert T), Monday, 13 February 2006 21:02 (nineteen years ago)

I am thinking of selling my music for ten dollar a cd, but how can I get alot of people to buy it if I don't have mass advertising?
do you think word of mouth works???

thanks for the reply ..this helps..I have a good site, I have some club clips...

curious, why don't you like videos?? I really want to know,.

― o.k..., Monday, 13 February 2006 21:06 (nineteen years ago)

have you considered one thousand dollars a cd?

― midi sanskrit (sanskrit), Monday, 13 February 2006 21:06 (nineteen years ago)

I think that I might be able to get a following that would spread the word and to sell them at ten dollars so people can afford them.
'I think 1000 dollars is asking for too much...

― no..., Monday, 13 February 2006 21:08 (nineteen years ago)

Well I hate videos too,but the reason why I have ended up hating videos (because I never always used to hate em)was because I'd always get the impression that there was always more emphasis on how "cool" the video looks as opposed to the actual quality of the music. But of course the groups could just suck.

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Monday, 13 February 2006 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

that was a stupid idea...

I don't sell cd for a 1000 dollars...

but if I can get alot of people to know who I am through word of mouth after my cds are completed..I think I can pay for some bills..

do you think videos are a must, you think they are annoying???

you are into the music???

I am into the music..and maybe a little photos....but not to heavy on elaborates..

― I don't sell my cd's for 1000 dollars, Monday, 13 February 2006 21:12 (nineteen years ago)

these are great comments.

I am thinking of selling my art for ten dollar and that doesn't include shipping cost of a few dollars..or whatever..pay pal also take some money and putting a little cup there, a donation box on the site..

but I think people just want to enjoy music...I am really working hard so people can find some joy in the world...
I really work hard on music, I think it brings happiness to people's lives...ten dollars is affordable.

― maerisza sabrael, Monday, 13 February 2006 21:14 (nineteen years ago)

One thing that can definitely make more of an impact than visuals is an accidentally viral internet-marketing blitz that develops an absolutely unique, mysterious, and curiously inescapable persona for the artist.

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 13 February 2006 21:15 (nineteen years ago)

what about word of mouth??? that is all I can afford...

― maerisza sabrael, Monday, 13 February 2006 21:18 (nineteen years ago)

do you think if people like the music, that they talk enough to other people? music companies spend alot on mass advertising...
if someone is independent..how can I reach that many people without looking like I am over-promoting myself or self promoting myself. I dont' want to look like I am promoting myself.

― even if, Monday, 13 February 2006 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

someone just mentioned that they would love it if indie artists would sell their music on line for five dollars.

but the shipping is almost as much...

most people want bother paying for boxes and gas to go to a post office for five dollars.....

then I guess five dollars might be asking for too much from some people....

it cost money to have cd's professional produced..and it has to be worth it,..otherwise just mail them for free..??

― someone just mentioned, Monday, 13 February 2006 21:27 (nineteen years ago)

next question..if I sold cd's for five dollars and the music was good, would people have less respect for me if my music cost less???

maybe I could sell it without expensive covers for five dollars, but that wouldn't look pro....

would you rather buy music for five dollars without covers and ingraving...or buy a cd for ten dollars with covers and ingraving and lyrics???

― next question...., Monday, 13 February 2006 21:32 (nineteen years ago)

i think visuals/packaging are important, since they give the artist another chance to express some aesthetic. but ive seen good packaging on $5 cd's and on $25 LP's, and everything in between. i say, pick the price that you want to charge, regardless of what's involved, and then find the best way to make the record for that price.

― pssst - badass revolutionary art! (plsmith), Monday, 13 February 2006 21:41 (nineteen years ago)

I think ten dollar would be good for most people's purses...and I think I will note that the music is not cheaper because of the quality, but because I want to sell music to people so they can afford it.

but what if the music is impressive without external aethetics???
it is possible....

I do think packaging for a record is important...but I don't think the video thing and excessive website development is nessessary if the person's music is aethetic and interesting...

― yea....., Monday, 13 February 2006 21:48 (nineteen years ago)

when I go on an expenisive looking site with great visuals..
the first thing I say is..that person is putting big money into advertising...
this does not mean that the music is good..or better....

I will not buy a cd if the packaging is elaborate and I don't love the music....

that is me...

but I would prefer if the audio is very high quality on the site

― I ;'ve never impressed by external, Monday, 13 February 2006 21:51 (nineteen years ago)

why do people need external aethetics to impress people if the music is great??? If the music is great, the sonic quality is great...the feeling is great?? why do you need to impress people with externals??

― maerisza sabrael, Monday, 13 February 2006 21:54 (nineteen years ago)

I used to buy expenisive brand name lipstick...
I was impressed with the name....

the packaging was very expensive...

instead of five dollar lipstick..it was 23 dollars...
but this lipstick dried my lips out...now I buy eight dollar lipstick...

I admit I was impressed with the packaging...I like some visuals...

but it depends what people are looking for....

it depends how impressed people are with externals..it helps to a point to make things look nice and professional...

but like I said, not everyone is that impressed with packaging and they are happy to buy five dollar lipstick...

― expensive lipstick, Monday, 13 February 2006 22:02 (nineteen years ago)

MOD PLS MOVE TO AJA/DANTE

― Confounded (Confounded), Monday, 13 February 2006 22:05 (nineteen years ago)

ask those guys who started the MTV channel
they know a lot about how videos help in sales.

― nique (nique), Monday, 13 February 2006 22:13 (nineteen years ago)

this threadstarter could totally be devendra banhart, if he knew about teh internet

― rizzx (Rizz), Monday, 13 February 2006 22:18 (nineteen years ago)

My favorite is Prince's because you have to PAY just to get in!

What. The. Fuck.

― Prince, you sly dog, you, Monday, 13 February 2006 22:21 (nineteen years ago)

this threadstarter could totally be devendra banhart, if he knew about teh internet

BETTER.

― Confounded (Confounded), Monday, 13 February 2006 22:26 (nineteen years ago)

yep

― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Monday, 13 February 2006 22:27 (nineteen years ago)

Is the music industry doing well?
Are videos helping sales?

I think some videos are nice. I like some that I have seen. I don't hate all of them..they are nessessary..but they can be nice. I like to see people perform.

― is MTV doing well ??, Monday, 13 February 2006 22:30 (nineteen years ago)

I am not sure how much money I am charging for a cd...if it is too low people will think it is cheapy...

maybe twenty dollars...not sure yet...
but I thinking of drawing people to my site with online contests where the winner can win a free cd...not shipping...

I was thinking of having a poetry contest where myself a couple other people will judge for the winner...

would you like to attend my poetry contest???

― Not sure how much money yet??, Monday, 13 February 2006 22:37 (nineteen years ago)

oh damn. i should have known better.
our hearts go out to you, i would never bait you.

just forget the marketing/packaging. write an incredible song and the people will come to you.

― midi sanskrit (sanskrit), Monday, 13 February 2006 22:37 (nineteen years ago)

I wrote a new song, I think it is nice...
but I think it helps to draw people in with some other things too...
what's wrong with a poetry contest??

― hahahhaha, Monday, 13 February 2006 22:39 (nineteen years ago)

I have a very good studio now with alot of gear...
but advertising is hard to do....

I think a poetry contest and run them to give free cds to the winners will be a good way to draw people..

― I may rent a camera, Monday, 13 February 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

people love free things..and they love prizes and to win things...

I think frequent poetry contests is a good way to keep people's minds working and to give free cds away..

― then you advertise the winner..., Monday, 13 February 2006 22:41 (nineteen years ago)

I say that you take a cue from Ian McKaye and Dischord records! Or the Desperate Bicycles of course!

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Monday, 13 February 2006 22:48 (nineteen years ago)

I just wrote a nice song, I am recording it and producing it ...but I am reading about drawing people to your site...I am having new music on my site soon....

― what is the cue???, Monday, 13 February 2006 22:52 (nineteen years ago)

is there are band called the desperate Tricycles???

― how about the desperate Tricycles??, Monday, 13 February 2006 22:53 (nineteen years ago)

mY POETRY CONTEST...

i AM GIVING THREE FREE CD'S AWAY TO THE winners...
a few people will make the decision about who their favorite poems is ..and we will send you a free cd...when they are done...

I think twenty dollar for a cd might be better and to include shipping price with that....

twenty dollar including tax..

in a few months my cds will be done, you can win one with free shipping if you win my poetry contest....

three winners...

www.maeriszasabrael.com

― maerisza sabrael, Monday, 13 February 2006 23:02 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.maeriszasabrael.com

you can be one of three winners and have your poem on my site if you wish with your name announcing that you have won...

we are picking three winners..you can submit the poem anonymously, but you must give a real address where I can mail the cd...it must be an original poem...

― You can enter now..., Monday, 13 February 2006 23:04 (nineteen years ago)

I am making very pro covers for my site, and the music is sounding pro..but it will done in a few months....meanwhile you can write your poem...and win a free cd..

― my cd's are sounding pro, Monday, 13 February 2006 23:06 (nineteen years ago)

That's good news. I wonder if we're ever going to see another photo of you (besides the many variations on the one picture we all know and love).

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Monday, 13 February 2006 23:10 (nineteen years ago)

I am focusing on the music heavily..and have no time to concentrate on photos right now..I was up till 3 am..recording again last night...

I am very audible and verbal..not as much into visuals..but I like visuals..when I have time I will put more visuals up..there are aabout four pics on my site now...

but I like the mind..I think it would be fun and interesting to see what kind of poetry people can write...

― well I have one I thinking of putting up soon, Monday, 13 February 2006 23:15 (nineteen years ago)

I wrote Meanderings..it took hours to write the lyrics...

I take poetry and writing seriously...
i think other people are very good at poetry...

I know alot of people who love poetry...

― it takes alot of work poetry, Monday, 13 February 2006 23:16 (nineteen years ago)

Sorry, there are no Desperate Tricycles.........only the Desperate Unicycles. "It was cheap, it was easy, GO OUT AND DO IT!"

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Monday, 13 February 2006 23:17 (nineteen years ago)

ahahahah,
contact me if you want to win a free cd...

after my cd's are finished you can win one...bye now..have to record again...

any of you write poems????

ahahah the desperate tricycles is a funny name for band though.

― contact me on my site if you want to enter my contest., Monday, 13 February 2006 23:19 (nineteen years ago)

Marissa, I wrote a poem for you several months ago and you never acknowledged it.

I would like to win your CD.

― Confounded (Confounded), Monday, 13 February 2006 23:55 (nineteen years ago)

Marissa, I likes
the color blue
Marissa, I likes
y-y-y-you

Marissa, I likes
jump-pigs too

Marissa, sometime
let's rendezvous

-- Confounded (confoundsk...), August 26th, 2005 11:10 AM. (Confounded)

― Confounded (Confounded), Monday, 13 February 2006 23:55 (nineteen years ago)

My name is Maerisza Sabrael.
anyway I am starting to advertise this on other sites and uploading more music...

Please call me by my name.

thankyou.

I am now listening to this song and learning it to record it tonight...and wish I could record my new guitar piece but the piano was just tuned and costs 87 dollars and I have only a few more days to record piano untill it goes out of tune.

thanks.

― my name is Maerisza, Monday, 13 February 2006 23:58 (nineteen years ago)

I just recorded Zele...it took me several hours because the Petrof is a very difficult piano to mic..and record..

― I just recorded Zele, Monday, 13 February 2006 23:59 (nineteen years ago)

I am backing up my files..right now and listening to a track I have to learn and record tonight...

― I am now backing up my files, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 00:01 (nineteen years ago)

I am thinking of renting a video camera for a day and taking some outside videos...but more importantly, I am concentrating on the music..

― Im thinking of renting a video camera, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 00:02 (nineteen years ago)

I love you.

― Confounded (Confounded), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 00:18 (nineteen years ago)

be sure to shoot a naked video - it helps in cd sales

― nique (nique), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 00:20 (nineteen years ago)

I am having two contests..I think one for people who can write poetry and one other contest for people who are funny.

I am going to have a joke contest...

the three people who make the funniest joke win a free cd..three people will win that prize and have their name and joke printed on my site...

Some people are funny and some people can write poems..don't feel badly if you don't win either contest.
every cd that I make ..I think I will have the joke contest..and the poetry contest...
I will take them to some respected friends and they will make the decision..not me..

― two contests, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 00:25 (nineteen years ago)

I want to have a Joke Contest...and a Poetry Contest..six lucky winners will win a Cd, but the Cd will not be a joke..but Poetry.

― i am going to give six free cds away, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 00:26 (nineteen years ago)

You can start thinking of you joke now...

YOu may win a free Cd and trip to music heaven...

http://www.maeriszasabrael.com

― maerisza sabrael, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 00:27 (nineteen years ago)

You can start thinking of your joke now, don't forget to look in the mirror. lol

― don't forget to look in the mirror lol, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 00:38 (nineteen years ago)

Here's my joke!

Knock Knock
Who's there?

Maerisza
Maerisza Who?

That's show business.

― Ron E. Mexico, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 01:03 (nineteen years ago)

ahahhahahahahha
i have a joke...

Knock Knock..
who's there?
Pregnant.

Pregnant who?

Knock Knock..
who's there?
I'm pregnant again ...
I'm pregnant again who?

Knock Knock.....

― ahahha, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 01:10 (nineteen years ago)

I will find a joke of the day....
and frequently post my photo....

as the joke of the day...

― maerisza, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 01:19 (nineteen years ago)

I will give out free old demos...things that I am not selling anymore too..soon...I will start this week.

and I will have a joke of the day on my gig section...

I will sometimes have my photo there as the joke of the day.

― i think I will have a joke of the day on my gig section, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 01:21 (nineteen years ago)

I think I will put that radio interview at WYahaa back up///edited....

interviewing Maerisza...

― I think I will put that an edited verison of an interview, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 01:22 (nineteen years ago)

I thought you guys banned this person?

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 01:29 (nineteen years ago)

Nope, I can't find it anywhere..I can't find that Radio interview...

I am really working on some new music...and it is some really nice music..

I guess I will have to post more jokes on my site...

Joke of the day.....
do you have any jokes???

― nope .I can't find it, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 01:44 (nineteen years ago)

I m a different person. I am not Marissa.

My name is Maerisza..pronouced Mareeeeeeeeeeeeesa

that is my real name.

― I am not Marissa, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 01:45 (nineteen years ago)

I am not Marissa Marchant and Mariesa SAbriel..this is a lie...

I am giving free cds away to winners of my contest...and I am very happy person..I feel great...my music is turning out great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― My name never was Marissa or Sabriel, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 01:53 (nineteen years ago)

I get it........It's all a big joke! What does a person do to end up getting banned anyway, Trayce? What did I miss out on?

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 01:54 (nineteen years ago)

This shit makes JT Leroy look like Alvaro De Campos.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 02:12 (nineteen years ago)

Yo Maerisza, you've spelled your name two different ways in the intro to your site. Best be fixing that so as to avoid confusion.

― She's been known to sleep on piles of dry leaves... (papa november), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 05:44 (nineteen years ago)

visuals are very important, if you can't see the cds in your record store, how will you find it and bring it up to the cashier? Why yo think no blind peoples here the musiks??? they can no finded its.

― Hell N' Keller, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 07:42 (nineteen years ago)

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