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14 Sep 06 - 03:05 PM (#1834556) Subject: CD Advert Etiquette From: GUEST I am interested to know EXACTLY what the correct etiquette is for Mudcat users when it come to advertising CD's - either their own or others? I raise the question because I am a Mudcat member who has a CD for sale mainly in the USA (Where I now live) that is generally not known about in the UK, where I was born but no longer live, and I perform English Traditional song. Tim Radford (see www.timradford.com) |
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14 Sep 06 - 03:17 PM (#1834568) Subject: RE: CD Advert Etiquette From: Big Mick Tim, please feel free to advertise and shamelessly promote your own CD .... LOL. It is fine, and even encouraged, as long as you are a member. Most of us have done that. We do play it by ear on outside businesses, as we aren't a free bit of advertising for them. But there have been some that are so clearly folk or blues related that we have allowed them. I am sure yours if fine. Sign in as a member, right a nice promo, make sure folks know how to order, and good luck. I have made a link in your post, otherwise known as a blue clickie. Good Luck. Mick Lane |
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14 Sep 06 - 03:22 PM (#1834575) Subject: RE: CD Advert Etiquette From: Joe Offer Hi, Tim - generally, you're allowed one entry on the Mudcatter CD PermaThread (if you are a registered Mudcatter), and one thread per CD you issue (whether the performer is a Mudcatter or not). The thread should include a track listing, background information, and information on how to obtain a copy of the CD. If you have a Website, please inclued your Website address/URL in the thread. If you want to post lyrics or links to lyrics, that's even better. This (click) is a good example of a CD thread, as is this (click). Note that in both of these threads, I gave some help in gussying up the HTML in the track listings. The Clones and I are all happy to do that. I suppose there are some people who come here only for the purpose of shameless self-promotion - but there are many others who don't promote themselves enough. If you start six threads to promote your CD, people will be offended. Same with gig threads. If you have a gig every now and then, it's fine to use an individual thread to promote it. If you have three gigs a week, people will squawk if you start three threads - better to ask me to set up a PermaThread for you, so you can manage and update information on your gigs. Hope that helps. -Joe Offer- P.S. E-mail me if you need help logging in/resetting your Mudcat cookie (joe@mudcat.org) |
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14 Sep 06 - 04:23 PM (#1834632) Subject: RE: CD Advert Etiquette From: wysiwyg A CD in the Auction seldom brings a lot of $$ donated to Mudcat, but often results in a review thread being opened in the main forum (here) by the lucky winner. Other Catters sometimes are moved to write a review when they get one as a gift, though I don't think that's the main reason people give them-- but you might think of a couple of Catters who specialize in your area, and ask if they might review it here. Why? Because then you have a review hung up forever where you can link people to in your advertising, as well as a quotable one (or more) you can add to your promo materials and/or website. There's an Auction FAQ thread around here somewhere if you decide to give that a try. Good luck with it in any case! And congratulations on getting it DONE-- that is something to be quite proud of in itself! ~Susan |
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14 Sep 06 - 04:45 PM (#1834655) Subject: RE: CD Advert Etiquette From: dick greenhaus Just an unsolicited plug--It's a fine CD! |
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15 Sep 06 - 09:13 AM (#1835205) Subject: RE: CD Advert Etiquette From: RTim Hi All, As suggested, I have put up details of my CD on the Mudcatters CD Perma Thread. I am willing and able to fill any orders through Ian Robb's web site. see www.ianrobb.com or go to www.timradford.com Thanks - Tim R links inserted --- mudelf |