| How to Sell Your CDs Online |
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For bands there are 3 basic ways to sell your CDs online. 1. Get your own credit card merchant account and sell
them directly. This is expensive and requires an online shopping cart,
usually custom. You'll have to fulfill the orders yourself, too (shipping,
packing, etc.). Credit card companies and banks charge a monthly fee
and various per transaction fees, as well as substantial set up fees,
all of which are negotiable and vary all over the place. If you aren't
selling hundreds of CDs each month, it's probably not worth the cost
and effort. 2. Go thru a distributor like Hapi Skratch who will distribute
to online sales outlets like CDNow.com and many others. They will alos
offer your CDs for sale on their own website. You can link directly
to the distributor's online store to sell CDs from your website. 3. You can sell directly thru your website using a 3rd party company like PayPal.com to process the credit cards. This one gives you the biggest cut per sale. It's basically free to set up and they charge a very low per-transaction fee. You have to handle the fulfillment. But you can sell whatever you want to anyone with a credit card. No matter which option(s) you choose, make sure you shop
around and compare prices. Go with the approach/company that you feel
the most comfortable with. There are always new companies and websites
out there that may be offering some combination or hybrid of the above
options. (Beware: Sometimes low prices also mean low service levels
and constant problems, and online companies are notorious for suddenly
going out of business - taking your stock with them into oblivion) As
your band grows you may need to re-evaluate your approach and make changes. |
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