CD Baby Turns 10! Still #1 for Indie Artists!

I've been buying music on CD Baby since 1999 and selling music there since January of 2000, and today, I received an email from Derek Sivers and the wonderful folks over at CD Baby that they are now 10 years old, having started in March of 1998. Wow, time has flown by - Congrats Derek and everyone at CD Baby! You guys really do rock!!!  Here are a few snippets from Derek's email, or you can read his post.

"CD Baby has paid over $70 million dollars(!!) directly to musicians. And despite the moaning you hear from the majors, independent artists are selling better than ever. Even physical CD sales are up 30% over last year!"

Wow, I remember when Derek broke $1 million paid and we were all celebrating - what a great accomplishment for them... separately, it's interesting to note that physical media is still selling well... how long will that last?

"Helping you develop, create, promote, and sell your music makes me happier than anything.  It's still why I bounce out of bed in the morning. I love it even more than making my own music. (Weird, huh?)  By helping you get your music out to the world, and helping you make a living doing it, I feel that in a way I'm making more music than ever."

This kind of thinking is just another reason why after all these years, CD Baby remains the number one place to sell your music on the net, not to mention their easy-to-use interface.

Keep on keeping on CD Baby! It's companies like yours that are truly changing the way businesses do business.

Oh, and btw, if you're not selling your music on CD Baby yet, you can signup here. And if you're already selling your music on CD Baby, tell your friends to buy it there instead, as you get 91 percent of the total sale, and that's a great deal more than you would get somewhere else.

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listening to Shark Quest when I wrote this post

Comments

[Derek Sivers]

Thanks Duncan! I really appreciate it.

[Colie Brice]

Yeah.. CD Baby RULZ :)