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General What is MyMusicSite.com? What does MyMusicSite.com offer Artists/Producers? What does MyMusicSite.com offer Users? Can I get a deal through MyMusicSite.com? How do I get exposure through MyMusicSite.com? What does MyMusicSite.com cost? Who owns the music on MyMusicSite.com? Is MyMusicSite.com only for music? Is MyMusicSite.com a record company? Is there any kind of copy protection on files from MyMusicSite.com? How much should I sell my music for? How do I get paid? What types of files can I upload? How do I get started? How do I purchase a song? Managing your account How do I customize my homepage? How do I upload pictures? To upload your profile picture: To upload your background picture: To upload a song/media file picture: To upload an album picture: Why is my picture not uploading? How do I put theMyMusicSite.com logo on my Myspace/Facebook/website enabling me to get more exposure and to link directly to MyMusicSite.com page to sell my music? How do I view past songs I have downloaded? How do I add an album? Do I need to set up an album in order to sell songs on MyMusicSite.com.com? How do I get my album to show on the top of my profile page? How do I view my sales history? How do I delete my account? Can I set up ringtones as a producer? What are Alerts? How Do I Enable My Alerts? What is Fan Mail? How Does Fan Mail Work? What is the difference between "License Beat" and "One Time Purchase"? What are Promotional Offers? How Do I add Promotional Offers to my Songs and Albums? How Do I Know Who Has Utilized My Offers? Technical How do I convert my songs into to MP3s? Not able to register? You probaly have to enable JavaScript. How do I enable JavaScript in my browser? I did not receive a confirmation email with my registration code and/or a newsletter? Music Industry/Legal Can I upload a song with samples or a master recording that I do not own? Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy General What is MyMusicSite.com? MyMusicSite.com is a fast growing Internet music company that puts the power in the hands of artists and producers. We enable unsigned artists and independent artists to develop a fan base, sell their own material and launch their careers. What does MyMusicSite.com offer Artists and Producers? MyMusicSite.com offers you the ability with the power of the internet to reach millions of music fans worldwide. MyMusicSite.com gives you the tools you need to market yourself effectively online, to earn money and even get signed. MyMusicSite.com benefits include: An online customizable homepage to make your music available to mass market A place to promote your music and display your bio, pictures, and more. The ability to sell your music directly to your fans, friends and family. The ability to sell ringtones of your music. Marketing packages that will allow you to take your project to the next level. A link to direct your fans to MyMusicSite.com from your own site to allow them to purchase your music. What does MyMusicSite.com offer Users? MyMusicSite.com offers you the ability to shop for independent music by genre, artist/band or album title and discover new and hidden talent. Be the first to hear the hottest songs that can be tomorrow’s mega hit songs. Can I get a deal through MyMusicSite.com? In today’s market, major labels are more likely to work with artists who have been building their own fan base and selling their own music. It is now your job to create sales and show major labels that you are worth their investment. Although, this will not guarantee you a deal, labels now look for artists that have created a successful track record on their own. Independent labels scout for talent on sites like MyMusicSite.com to look for fresh talent. We will be looking for talent ourselves for one of our other companies (Self Made Records, Inc.) from this site as well. How do I get exposure through MyMusicSite.com? MyMusicSite.com actively markets and promotes our site and makes all of our artists available to the general public. In addition, utilizing our Major Label contacts we will be working with selective artists to try and secure some record deals. MyMusicSite.com artists can put a link from their website directly to their MyMusicSite.com page and allow visitors to buy music directly off the internet, there is no shipping charge or inventory for artists to manage; sell as many copies of your albums and songs as you want. What does MyMusicSite.com cost? MyMusicSite.com is offering its basic services for free. MyMusicSite.com only charges for music sold. MyMusicSite.com charges Artists a fee of $0.20 cents for each downloaded song sold and $2.00 for each album sold and charges Producers $2.00 for each track sold plus 10% of total track sales price. Artists and Producers select the price in which to sell their music. All ringtones have a set price of $1.99 which can''''''''''''''''t be changed. Artists receive $0.60 for each ringtone that is sold. For iTunes uploads, MyMusicSite.com charges $7.99 for a single upload and $19.99 for an Album upload. For iTunes sales, MyMusicSite.com charges artists a 10% administration fee when paying artists out on their iTunes sales. This is in addition to iTunes standard charges. All music promotional service pricing is listed in our promotional section. Who owns the music on MyMusicSite.com? Each song on MyMusicSite.com is owned by the artist/producer who has listed it on the site. Is MyMusicSite.com only for music? No, MyMusicSite.com is for audio files. Spoken word, comedy, and any other audio files are also welcomed. Is MyMusicSite.com a record company? No, MyMusicSite.com is a download service for music/audio files; we do not own or have exclusive rights with any of the artists/producers on our site. We do not own any rights to your music and you are available and free to sign with a record label or deal with any vendors you choose. Is there any kind of copy protection on files from MyMusicSite.com? No, MyMusicSite.com is simply a pay for download service, we do not offer DRM (Digital Rights Management) How much should I sell my music for? The going rate for music downloads is about $1 per song, and $10 per album. MyMusicSite.com charges a fee of $0.20 cents for each song sold and $2.00 for each album; you must price your songs and albums above these prices. How do I get paid? For downloaded music sales, MyMusicsite.com pays out all artists and producers during the first week of each month for their previous month of sales. For Ringtone sales, MyMusicSite.com pays out all artists within 2 weeks of receiving payments from cell phone providers. For iTunes, MyMusicSite.com pays out artists within one month of receiving payment from iTunes. You will receive payment via your PayPal account or by check via regular mail to the address that you signify. We do not send payments until account reaches a $50 balance due to administrative costs. What types of files can I upload? We recommend mp3 files since they are the most compatible with different computers and digital music players. Please see instructions under technical to convert your files into MP3’s. How do I get started? If you have your song files, images and other requirements ready, you can get started right now selling your music! Just click here or go to the homepage when you are ready and click Sign Up (FREE). Is your music not ready? Don’t worry; you can start uploading what you have ready now. Artists/Producers: Upload your music - copy your files directly from your computer to MyMusicSite.com (see instructions under technical to convert your files into MP3’s) Upload your artist photo/album cover and bio Link from your website or Myspace page to your MyMusicSite.com page Set your sale price Users: Browse our cataloger by genre, artist/band name or album title. Add the songs you want to your cart. After you''''''''''''''''ve made your selections download all the music you just purchased. After you''''''''''''''''ve purchased music from an artist you can review the items you''''''''''''''''ve purchased User Registration Steps: Click on signup on the top right corner Fill in the registration Form Select User Type (User/Artist/Producer) Charges for the User/Artist/Producer can be controlled from the admin section which will be explained later. Once you fill in the registration form you will receive an activation email Go to the link mentioned on the email and enter the Member ID given in the email Once you enter the member id right you will be activated and can login Once you login, you will be taken to the account control panel How do I purchase a song Click Home Search for a song using following methods: Basic Search on the top of the page Advanced Search which is a link besides the basic search button Click on Genres Clicking on Artists/Producers Clicking on Album which will show you all the albums and songs within it Click on add the basket icon besides the song To hear the song preview for 30 secs Click on the song name Click on the headphone icon besides cart icon Once the song or album is added on to cart, click view cart or the cart on the top left Once you see the songs that you have selected, click the google checkout button and proceed with the checkout Once the song is purchased, you will be redirected to mainpage to continue shopping After payment of the song, you can download it by clicking Account -> Download History Transactions can be viewed in Account -> Transaction history You can also view the transaction details by clickin on view details Managing your account How do I customize my homepage? Go to the “My Account” section and click on “customize your homepage”, there you’ll be able to choose your background color or place a background picture, as well as change the text and header color. How do I upload pictures? To upload your profile picture: Go to the “My Account” section and click on “Create/Edit profile”, scroll down and towards the middle of the page you will see “Upload Photo”, you can click there to upload your profile picture. To upload your background picture: Go to the “My Account” section and click on “Customize Your Homepage” there you will be able to choose your background color or place a background picture. To upload a song/media file picture: Go to the “My Account” section and click on “Add Song/Media File”. Enter the: Genre, Album Name, Song/Media Title and Price. Where it says "Song", click browse to select your song to be uploaded. Where it says “Image”, click browse to select your personal image to be uploaded. (MyMusicSite.com allows you to add a new image for every song that you upload.) Once your songs are uploaded, you will be re-directed to the "View Song List" section. You will have to enter the correct numbers in the "Song Order" box. Enter in the numbers in the order in which you would like your songs to appear. To upload an album picture: Go to the “My Account” section and click on “Add Album”, where it says “Image”, click browse and you can select your personal image to be uploaded. MyMusicSite.com allows you to add a new image for every album that you upload. Why is my picture not uploading? All pictures need to be less than 2MB. If you have pictures larger than 2MB there are many free software programs that will enable you to reduce the size of the picture (ex:www.irfanview.com). How do I put the MyMusicsite.com logo on my myspace/facebook/website enabling me to get more exposure and to link directly to MyMusicsite.com page to sell my music? On your profile page underneath your URL, there is a MyMusicSite.com hot link. Copy and paste that on to the website of your choice, this will instantly create our logo with a link back to your MyMusicSite.com profile page. How do I view past songs I have downloaded? Go to the “My Account” section and click on download history; this will show you all songs that you have purchased and downloaded. How do I add an album? Go to the “My Account” section and click on “Add Album”. Once there, fill out all appropriate fields and click save. Once you have an album set up, you can go into “Add Song/Media File” and it will automatically be listed in the album section. You do not need to set up an album before you add songs, you can always link songs to an album at a later date. Do I need to set up an album in order to sell songs on MyMusicSite.com? No it is not necessary to set up an album in order to sell music on MyMusicSite.com. How do I get my Album to show on the top of my profile page? Go to the “My Account” section and click “Homepage Album Cover”. Once there you can select an album to display on the top of your homepage. By selecting an album name you can choose four songs to list associated with that album. To choose the four songs you wish to display, click the select button on the left hand side leaving a check mark in the box. In the sequence section you can choose the order in which you would like your songs to be displayed. How do I view my sales history? To see order details, sales details and what payments you are due for song/album downloads that you have sold, go to the “My Account” section and click view sales report. In sales report you can view all ordered details. How do I delete my account? To delete your account please email us at help@MyMusicSite.com and we will delete the account for you. Can I set up ringtones as a producer? Unfortunately, you can not set up ringtones as a producer. Most producers do not want us to allow a track that they want to sell to be able to be available as a ringtone. If you are a producer who would like the ability to sell your beats as ringtones, you are welcome to set up an artist account to do that. What are Alerts? An Alert is an email notification sent to our users to advise them that they have received the following: New Friend, Made A Sale, New Comment On Your Page, New Comment On Your Song and New Subscriber To Your Fan Mail. How Do I Enable My Alerts? Go to the "My Account" section and click on "Enable Alerts", there you will be able to the checkbox for each alert that you wish to receive alerts on. This feature allows you to turn on/off alerts that you receive by email.Ex: If you check the checkbox for: Made A Sale - you will receive an email notification notifying you that your song/album has been purchased. What is Fan Mail? Fan Mail allows you to collect and manage emails from your fans and email them with updates (tour dates, album releases, etc.) and stay in touch with them. How Does Fan Mail Work? Fans will subscribe to your fan mail on your artist page. To check status, go to the "My Account" section and click Manage Fan Email Address. Within this section, you will be able to view all your fans information (First, Last Name and Email Address). Also, you will be able to: Gather your fan''''''''''''''''s email to send them updates. Upload your artist photo/album cover and bio Edit/Remove Fans Export Fans information into a list as an Excel File or Text File With your personal email address, you can send all your fans that have subscribed to your fan mail updates (tour dates, album releases, etc.) What is the difference between "License Beat" and "One Time Purchase"? Tracks that are licensed, grant rights to the buyer to use the track on a non exclusive basis. Other people can purchase and use the same track. One Time Purchase grants exclusive rights to the buyer. That buyer will have the rights to that track and that track will not be re sold to anyone else by that producer. On MyMusicSite.com, tracks that are listed as One Time Purchase automatically get removed from the site once a purchase is made. Please note that for any track purchases made on the site, you should work out all particular details with the producer directly regarding the purchase and exchange of files. What are Promotional Offers? The ability to offer your songs and/or albums at a discounted price or even giveaway your music for free. How Do I add Promotional Offers to my Songs and Albums? First, go to "My Account" section and click on "Add Offers". Within this section, you will be able to do the following: Add Offer Name. Offer Name: is what you would like to name your offer. Ex: Christmas Special Add Offer Code. Offer Code: This is the code that you will give to the purchaser to retrieve the Discount. Add Discount % or Discount Amount. Discount % or Discounted Amount: The % you would like to discount off the original price or the dollar amount you want to reduce your original price by. For example: if the price for an original song is .99 and the discounted amount is .50, the purchaser will pay .49. If the price for original song is $2.00 and the discounted % is 50%, the purchaser will pay $1.00. Enter in "Valid until" date. "Valid until" date: The date that the offer will expire. Then click Save. Once you have added an Offer code, go back to your "My Account" section. You can now apply that code to an Album(s) and Song(s). To Apply Offer to Albums. Click on "Apply Offer to Albums" Within this section, you will be able to Select the album in which you would like to apply offer code to. Once you select album, you will need to select offer code. Select Offer Code Select the offer code within the drop down menu to apply the offer code to the album that you selected within the "Select Album" dropdown menu. Then click Save. Once you have applied an offer code to an Album or Song, you can now giveaway that specific code your fans to retrieve the promotional offer. To Apply Offer to Songs. Click on "Apply Offer to Songs" Within this section, you will be able to apply an offer code to a song. Select the song within the drop down menu in which you would like to apply an offer code to. Once you select song, you will need to select offer code. Select Offer Code Select the offer code within the drop down menu to apply the offer code to the song that you selected within the "Select Song" dropdown menu. Then click Save. Once you have applied an offer code to an Album or Song, you can now giveaway that specific code your fans to retrieve the promotional offer. How Do I Know Who Has Utilized My Offers? Within you’re "My Account" section, click: List of Users who utilized Your Offer. This section displays all the members that have used your offer code for a particular song and/or album. Technical How do I convert my songs into to MP3s? The process of converting WAVs, AIFFs or SD2s to MP3s is often referred to as “encoding.” There are many online free MP3 converters. If you do a search for “free MP3 converters” you will have several options to choose from. AUDACITY is an open source software and available for free. It will help you to rip audio tracks off your Demo CD or import standard music files to further convert them into Mp3’s. iTunes also has a built in encoder. All MP3s uploaded on MyMusicSite.com are required to be encoded at 128 kbps (for good sound quality) How do I enable JavaScript in my Browser? In order to view www.mymusicsite.com, you will need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. To do so, please follow the instructions below: Internet Explorer (6.0) Select "Tools" from the top menu Choose "Internet Options" Click on the "Security" tab Click on "Custom Level" Scroll down until you see section labeled "Scripting" Under "Active Scripting", select "Enable" and click OK Netscape Navigator (4.8) Select "Edit" from the top menu Choose "Preferences" Choose "Advanced" Choose "Scripts & Plug ins" Select the "Enable JavaScript" checkbox and click OK Mozilla Firefox (1.0) Select "Tools" from the top menu Choose "Options" Choose "Web Features" from the left navigation Select the checkbox next to "Enable JavaScript" and click OK Mozilla Firefox (1.5) Select "Tools" from the top menu Choose "Options" Choose "Content" from the top navigation Select the checkbox next to "Enable JavaScript" and click OK Apple Safari (1.0) Select "Safari" from the top menu Choose "Preferences" Choose "Security" Select the checkbox next to "Enable JavaScript" Please keep in mind that upgrading your browser or installing new security software or security patches may affect your JavaScript settings. It is a good idea to double-check that JavaScript is still enabled if you notice problems displaying mymusicsite.com pages. Additionally, if your JavaScript setting is set to "Prompt", you may encounter a warning about downloading potentially dangerous scripts from mymusicsite.com pages. If you are still experiencing problems viewing the ads after ensuring that JavaScript is enabled in your browser, please check if you have any personal firewall or security software installed. I did not receive a confirmation email with my registration code and/or a newsletter? If you do not see an email from us with your registration code or a newsletter, please check your "Bulk Mail" or "Spam" folder. Sometimes providers like Yahoo will block these emails as SPAM. If you do not recieve this code, please contact us @ help@mymusicsite.com. In order to prevent this in the future, please find below your specific email provider or SPAM filter and see instructions: AOL · Go to keyword: Mail Controls. · Select the screen name we''''''''''''''''re sending your support@mymusicsite.com email to. · Click Customize Mail Controls For This Screen Name. Version 9.0: · Open your latest MyMusicSite.com e-mail. · Click the Add Address button (on the right) to add to your "People I Know" list. Alternatively, you can just send an e-mail to: support@mymusicsite.com, and that will add us to your "People I Know" list automatically. To do this: Open your latest MyMusicSite.com e-mail. · Click the Reply button (it''''''''''''''''s in the top right corner). · A new email window opens with the wrong address in the "Send To" box. · Replace the address in the Send To box with: support@mymusicsite.com · Click Send Now (in the top right corner). Even if the e-mail you send doesn''''''''''''''''t get through to us, the act of sending it does the job of putting us into your "People I Know" list. Yahoo! · Open your Yahoo! mailbox. · Click Mail Options. · Click Filters. · Click Add Filter. · In the top row, labeled "From header:" make sure ‘Contains” is selected in the pull-down menu. · Click in the text box next to that pull-down menu, then enter the address: support@mymusicsite.com · At the bottom, where it says "Move the Message To:" select Inbox from the pull-down menu. · Click the Add Filter button again. If the MyMusicSite.com email has been filtered to your "bulk" folder, simply open the message and click on the "This is not Spam" link next to the "From" field. MSN Hotmail Click the Options link, on the main menu tabs, then Safe List. · Type: support@mymusicsite.com in your Safe List. · If you see a message that should not be in your Junk Mail folder, click "This is not Junk Mail" to avoid having e-mail from the same source sent to the Junk Mail folder in the future. OTHER E-MAIL PROVIDERS If MyMusicSite.com email is being filtered, try adding support@mymusicsite.com to your Address Book or Contact list. If this option is not available, try moving the message to your "inbox" or forwarding the message to yourself. If subsequent messages continue to be filtered, call or e-mail your ISP''''''''''''''''s technical support and ask how you can be sure to receive all e-mail from support@mymusicsite.com If they need to know the domain we''''''''''''''''re mailing from, tell them: mymusicsite.com McAfee Spam Killer · Click Friends from the sidebar. · Click Add. · Type: support@mymusicsite.com · Click OK. Spam Assassin · Add the following entry to your user_prefs file, which is found in the .spamassassin subdirectory on your web/mail server: whitelist_from support@mymusicsite.com · Save the user_prefs file or move the updated copy to your .spamassassin subdirectory. · If you have no user_prefs file in this subdirectory, create one: http://spamassassin.taint.org/doc/Mail_SpamAssassin_Conf.html Clean MyMailBox (Web Based Anti-Spam Solution) · If support@mymusicsite.com is filtered, from the spambox, click on the white "W" icon on the left column of the mailing. · When the pop-up window comes up, simply click the Add to Whitelist button. Alternative whitelisting method · Click on the White List button. · Add: support@mymusicsite.com to the bottom of your existing list. · Click the Submit List button. Mail Blocks (A Better Way To Do Email) · Click the Addresses tab. · Click New. · Type: support@mymusicsite.com · Make sure "Accept Mail From This Address" is selected under Receiving Options. · Uncheck "Display in People Picker" under Other options. · Click Submit. · Click OK. CloudMark Desktop · Select Cloudmark \| Options... from the Cloudmark toolbar in Outlook. · Click Advanced. · Go to the Whitelist tab. · Click the Add button. · Type: support@mymusicsite.com · Click OK. · Click OK. · Click Yes. · Click OK. MailShield · Click Friends from the toolbar. · Click Add. · Type: support@mymusicsite.com · Click OK. SpamButcher · Click the Configure button. · Go to the Known Senders tab. · Click Add under "Known Good Senders and Recipients". · Type: support@mymusicsite.com · Click OK. · Click OK. MailWasher · Click Tools, then Blacklist & Friends. · Click Add... on the right, the Friends list side. · Make sure Plain email address is selected. · Type: support@mymusicsite.com · Click OK. · Click OK. Giant Spam Inspector · Select Spam Inspector · Select "Manage Friends List" from either the Spam Inspector toolbar or from the Outlook menu. · Make sure Email is selected under "Add a New Friend". · Type: support@mymusicsite.com · Click the >> button. · Click Close. Odd Post · Check your "Probably Spam" folder. · If you see that MyMusicSite.com email was incorrectly filtered out, select it · Click the "Move to Inbox and Mark as Not Spam" button. Spam Sleuth · Select File, then Configure. · Go to the Friends category. · Make sure Active is checked. · Type: support@mymusicsite.com on a line by itself in the entry field. · Click OK. Spam Interceptor (pure, clean email) · Follow the Trusted link under > Authentication Lists. · Enter the email address: support@mymusicsite.com · Click Add. SpamEater Pro · Click Filters from the sidebar. · Click the Approved Senders tab. · Click Add Filter. · Type: support@mymusicsite.com under Address. · Choose "Full Email Address" under Address Type. · Select Email Domain. · Click OK. SpamPal For Windows · Click on the SpamPal system tray icon with the right mouse button. · Click "Add to Whitelist" from the menu. · Type: support@mymusicsite.com · Click Add. Music Industry/Legal Can I upload a song with samples or a master recording that I do not own? If you are uploading a remix of another artists recording, you must obtain prior written permission from both the owner of the original recording and the owner of the underlying musical composition. Tracks determined by MyMusicSite.com to be “pirated” recordings will be deleted immediately. Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy MyMusicSite (“MyMusicSite.com”) respects the Intellectual Property of others, and asks that its members/users do the same. When using the MyMusicSite.com website, you agree not to upload or transmit any communications or content of any type that infringes or violates any rights of any party. It is our policy not to permit materials known by us to be infringing to remain on the website. MyMusicSite.com does not permit copyrighted audio samples or artwork from movies, television programs, videos, games, radio or CDs to be uploaded without prior written permission from the copyright holder(s).