The B# Newsletter (For Musicians)

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| The B# Newsletter | February 21, 2007

Publisher: MuBiz.com
http://www.MuBiz.com
Editor: Kenny Love
Primary Email: kennylove@...
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Copyright © 2007 MuBiz.com All Rights Reserved

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"The B# Newsletter" is a FREE music industry newsletter
published by MuBiz.com. It is focused toward independent
musicians and recording artists. Its intent is to inform and
enlighten artists through articles, resources, products, and
services that will significantly enhance them in their music
careers. Additionally, it offers Op-Ed/Commentary on various
Music industry headline news.

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IN THIS ISSUE…

Editor's Blurb:

I. Article: "Multiplying Your Online Music Sales X 12"
(How to effortlessly sell your music in 12 foreign languages)

II. Music Business & Career Resources/Products/Services

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I. Article: "Multiplying Your Online Music Sales X 12"
(How to effortlessly sell your music in 12 foreign languages)

By Kenny Love


How would you like to be able to sell your music in 12
different languages? I'm not speaking of selling to
citizens of other nations by default of their speaking
English as a second language within their own country,
but actually having your music website easily translated
into these 12 respective foreign languages.

In fact, music aside, most websites (bar locally focused
ones) could dramatically benefit from having a multi-lingual
website that visitors, where discovering these sites
directly or indirectly, would immediately appreciate the
opportunity to review sites information in their own
language.

However, although the Internet has now been available to
the general public for over ten years, most sites are not
available in multiple languages. And, although there is
no statistics to verify such, it is not difficult to imagine
that sales lost as a result of sites not being accessible in
foreign languages in likely astronomical. And, this does
not lend itself well to the axiom, "What you can't see,
can't hurt you."

With it now being a foregone conclusion that compact discs
will shortly join the dead media cemetery that the 8-track
cartridge has long become a permanent member of, and as
digital downloads have fast become the norm, primarily, due
to expediency and cost, there is no better time than now for
musicians/recording artists to take a serious look at
enhancing their sites in multiple languages.

There is an age old axiom that says, "Music is the universal
language," yet, few music sites and, particularly, sites
owned by musicians and recording artists appear to even take
that saying to heart. However, perhaps, this is simply an
area that has not become prominent on a conscious level
en masse.

Yet, there is no better time in this particular state of
the Music industry to implement and transition your music
site into a fully functional multi-linguistic site because:

* Like yourself, most musicians and recording artists are
not giving this ongoing concrete thought

* Being one of the first artists to convert your site,
particularly, if you are in a highly competitive music
genre, i.e., Hip Hop, Rock, etc. will give you a jump on
your competition

* Regardless of where music is produced, geographically,
people worldwide enjoy and purchase music

* Generally speaking, and with all situations being equal,
if a single compact disc sold for $12 on a single day in
response to a single language's promotional effect, then
multiplying this effort by, at least, 12 languages
constitutes the day's sales, theoretically, at $144.

To enjoy further financial prospects, and applying the
above calculation to a week, month, or even a year to see
a marked difference in your income, it equates to a sales
income of $1,008 per week, $4,032 per month, and $48,384
per year.

Now, bear in mind that the above $48,384 is solely from
the above theoretical, yet, realistic scenario from
enjoying the fruits of a multi-lingual music website's
labor that exists on a global scale. Actually, your
website already exists on a global scale...it just doesn't
know it yet.

Now, to the above multi-lingual sales income, add the
following:

* the number of sales that you will make at each gig

* the number of sales that you will make from third-party
sites that sell your music, i.e., CD Baby, iTunes, Super D
Wholesaler

Now, let's say you are a full-time musician performing, at
least, three times per week, with selling a minimum of three
$12 CDs at each performance. Your yearly income from these
particular gig sales equates to another $5,184, bringing both
sales ventures to a grand total of $53,568.

And, this is not even counting income paid for your
performance, which suffice it to say, could easily exceed
$75,000 for the year, even if you were only clearing $100
for each gig each week on just a local or regional level.
Also, by now being in a position to increase your fans from
your multi-lingual website, you have also opened avenues for
live performances overseas that did not exist previously,
for even more income.

Remember just a few short years ago when having a website
was viewed as an enhanced luxury, and how it was odd at first
to see companies displaying their urls on their television
ads? Now, fast forward to today and recall how odd it is to
see a television commercial that does *not* have its website
displayed on the ad. Well, the same will shortly be true
for single language websites.

Listen to what a leading international marketing company
says about the advantages of having a multiple language
website:
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"If your website is only in a single language, say, English,
this puts many international audiences out of your reach -
and the enormous potential markets they represent. In today's
global marketplace, it is wise to consider deploying a
multilingual website. The benefits of having a multilingual
website and the advantages are obvious.

The Internet's ability to cross cultural barriers make it a
truly global communication tool and getting ahead means
opening up previously unexplored markets. Put simply - if
you do not translate, you are not going to reach enough
clients with your website. A multilingual site will convert
online inquiries into sales and new relationships for your
business."
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So, if you are in the market to dramatically increase your
music sales, and taking your sales into a much higher
financial realm from the subsequent efforts of translating
your single language website into a powerful multi-language
website, allow me to further interest you in the item that
has been endorsed and approved by Google that can get you
easily started at http://www.MuBiz.com/MultiSpeak.html

Your comments regarding this article or very much
appreciated, so please feel free to send them to
kennylove@...

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Music Dish articles by Kenny Love:
http://www.musicdish.com/kennylove/

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II. Music Business & Career Resources/Products/Services

1. http://www.MuBiz.com
(MuBiz.com Hqtrs.)

2. http://www.MuBiz.com/KL-ProPer.html
All About Me (Professionally & Personally)

3. http://prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb466569.htm
(Billboard News on The B# Newsletter)

4. http://prwebpodcast.com/releases/pod466569.htm
(My Billboard Radio Interview)

5. http://www.MuBiz.com/aboutMuBiz.html
(MuBiz.com's Mission Statement)

6. http://www.MuBiz.com/licensingyoursongs.html
(How To Get Your Music On Film & TV Soundtracks)

7. http://www.MuBiz.com/MultiSpeak.html
(This is THE Single Most Important Link for Doubling,
Tripling & Quadrupling YOUR Music $ales INSTANTLY!)

8. http://www.MuBiz.com/services.html#RECORD_PROMOTION
(MuBiz.com's Promo/Pub.)

9. http://www.MuBiz.com/GigPromo.html
(MuBiz.com's Gig Promo)

10. http://www.MuBiz.com/services.html#Video_Scripting
(MuBiz.com's Video Scripts)

11. http://www.MuBiz.com/Finalized.mp3
(MuBiz.com's Radio Commercial)

12. http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/bsharpnews
(The B# Newsletter)

13. http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/klmb101
(MuBiz.com's Online Classes)

14. http://www.MuBiz.com/klmuzres.html
(My Music Resumé)

15. http://www.MuBiz.com/writeres.html
(My Writing Resumé)

16. http://www.MuBiz.com/hiphopbts.html
(Huge Library of Hip Hop Beats)

17. http://www.MuBiz.com/proprod.html
(Get the secrets of leading studio producers)

18. http://www.MuBiz.com/Bandit.html
(Here is the inside info on getting signed to record labels)

19. http://www.MuBiz.com/musiclicense.html
(Here's how to get your music on movie & TV soundtracks)

20. http://www.MuBiz.com/zzounds.html
(Lowest Priced/Highest Quality Equipment For: Musicians & Singers!)

21. http://www.NysaLove.com
(Original Art work for your CD Cover or Music Business)

22. http://www.MuBiz.com/StunRing.html
(Be Safe & Protect Yourself On The Road, At Gigs & On Tour!)

23. http://www.MuBiz.com/schgrant.html
(Want A Music Degree, But Think You Can't Afford College? Think
Again!)

24. http://www.MuBiz.com/lifegrant.html
(Starving Musician? Never Heard Of It! What's That? Click the
above link to learn how you can get FREE money from the government
for your music career without the need to get a boring suicidal day
job!)

25. http://www.MuBiz.com/4life.html
(Life's All-Problem-Solving Resource!)

26. http://www.MuBiz.com/OnlineGigs.html
(Book Your Own Gigs & Get Gig Offers)

27. http://yahoogroups.com/group/klmb101
(Online "Real-Time" Music Business Class!!!)

28. http://www.MuBiz.com/F4.html
(Absolutely FREE Digital Electronics!)

29. http://www.MuBiz.com/bb-bf.html
(Bob Baker's Masterpiece On Taking Advantage
Of & Effectively $elling Music on MySpace)

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Some...Humor?

"Nightmare on L Street"
http://www.MuBiz.com/nightmare.html

Scary Review 1
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/index.php3?id=2132

Scary Review 2
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/index.php3?id=4780

"Attack of the Killer Musicians!"
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/index.php3?id=4525

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Thank you for reading us...until next time…

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| The B# Newsletter | February 21, 2007

Publisher: MuBiz.com
http://www.MuBiz.com
Editor: Kenny Love
Primary Email: kennylove@...
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