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===Current To-Do===
 
===Current To-Do===
 
*Conor:
 
*Conor:
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**clear out song request log
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**clear out song request log (three more to go!)
−
**think about new payment model
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**think about new payment model (notes below)
−
**prepare communication for site/email about new model
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**prepare communication for site/email about new model (to do)
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***timing of communication/change: end of august after we're settled in CA
 
*Gabe:
 
*Gabe:
 
**prepare greeting card ideas/templates
 
**prepare greeting card ideas/templates
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#Jingles
 
#Jingles
 
#*Podcast themes
 
#*Podcast themes
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[[Things people need songs for]]
  
 
===Pricing Ideas===
 
===Pricing Ideas===
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*Free Song Request
 +
**Not guaranteed to be written
 +
**Interesting ideas, broad appeal
 
*Simple Requests
 
*Simple Requests
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**$40 Flat rate for ukulele song
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**$48/48hours flat rate for ukulele song
 
**Paid up front with request
 
**Paid up front with request
 
*Complex requests
 
*Complex requests
 
**Request for quote
 
**Request for quote
 
**$100-$200/song minute
 
**$100-$200/song minute
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*Song downloads $1.00 per track
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*Song downloads
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**$1.00 per track
 +
**Albums pay what you like $10.00 minimum
  
 
===Funding Ideas===
 
===Funding Ideas===
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===Marketing Ideas===
 
===Marketing Ideas===
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*Create main page for blog
 +
**who we are
 +
**what we do
 +
**connection info
 
*Post frequency
 
*Post frequency
 +
**put news and normal blogish posts in the feed?
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**refer people to bandcamp to hear/download the songs?
 
*Social media connections (friends, followers)
 
*Social media connections (friends, followers)
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*Niche blogs (food, pets, local)
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**Facebook Fan Page: 200ish
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*Niche twitter accounts (presidents)
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**Facebook Freinds: 140ish
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*Video
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**Twitter account: 100ish
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**Sock puppets?
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**YouTube? Videos?
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**Offer discount for user-made videos?
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***sock puppets?
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***video songs?
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***user-made videos?
 +
*Contact Niche Thought Leaders (food, pets, local)
 +
**Niche twitter accounts (presidents)
 +
*image or logo?
 +
**t-shirts
 +
**stickers
 +
 
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===Inspiration===
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*Pomplamoose
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**http://www.youtube.com/user/PomplamooseMusic
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*Songs to Wear Pants To and Gunnarolla
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**http://www.songstowearpantsto.com/
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**http://www.youtube.com/user/gunnarolla
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*Jonathan Mann (aka Rock Cookie Bottom, aka Songadaymann, aka Songatron)
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**http://songatron.com
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**http://www.youtube.com/user/therockcookiebottom
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*Jonathan Coultaon
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**http://www.jonathancoulton.com
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**http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/05/14/136279162/an-internet-rock-star-tells-all
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*Michael Masnick (NIN case study)
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**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njuo1puB1lg
  
 
==Parallel Projects==
 
==Parallel Projects==
 
#Current Events/Trending Topics Songs
 
#Current Events/Trending Topics Songs
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#*need to find smaller trends, the big ones tend to be dull/negative
 
#Periodic Table Project
 
#Periodic Table Project
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#*Potential Kickstarter Project
 +
#QRuxpin.
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#* like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSkAzU5Q2fg and this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kc2HvjO8z4
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#Demons Book: [[Thought experiments]]
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#*Potential Kickstarter Project
 
#[[Greeting Cards]]
 
#[[Greeting Cards]]
 
#Compilations
 
#Compilations

Latest revision as of 21:28, 7 September 2011


Conor and Gabe are talking about ideas for the Wiggly Tendrils going forward. Here are notes from our discussions.

Current To-Do

  • Conor:
    • clear out song request log (three more to go!)
    • think about new payment model (notes below)
    • prepare communication for site/email about new model (to do)
      • timing of communication/change: end of august after we're settled in CA
  • Gabe:
    • prepare greeting card ideas/templates
    • talk to Megan about online payment options

Three Main Areas of Focus

  1. Gift Songs
    • Birthday & Event
    • Love Songs
      • Wedding ("indie brides")
  2. Pet Songs
  3. Jingles
    • Podcast themes

Things people need songs for

Pricing Ideas

  • Free Song Request
    • Not guaranteed to be written
    • Interesting ideas, broad appeal
  • Simple Requests
    • $48/48hours flat rate for ukulele song
    • Paid up front with request
  • Complex requests
    • Request for quote
    • $100-$200/song minute
  • Song downloads
    • $1.00 per track
    • Albums pay what you like $10.00 minimum

Funding Ideas

  • Kickstarter
  • Grants?

Marketing Ideas

  • Create main page for blog
    • who we are
    • what we do
    • connection info
  • Post frequency
    • put news and normal blogish posts in the feed?
    • refer people to bandcamp to hear/download the songs?
  • Social media connections (friends, followers)
    • Facebook Fan Page: 200ish
    • Facebook Freinds: 140ish
    • Twitter account: 100ish
    • YouTube? Videos?
      • sock puppets?
      • video songs?
      • user-made videos?
  • Contact Niche Thought Leaders (food, pets, local)
    • Niche twitter accounts (presidents)
  • image or logo?
    • t-shirts
    • stickers

Inspiration

Parallel Projects

  1. Current Events/Trending Topics Songs
    • need to find smaller trends, the big ones tend to be dull/negative
  2. Periodic Table Project
    • Potential Kickstarter Project
  3. QRuxpin.
  4. Demons Book: Thought experiments
    • Potential Kickstarter Project
  5. Greeting Cards
  6. Compilations
    • Advent Calendar
    • NYE Countdown
    • Recipe Songbooks
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