Physical CD Distribution for Independent Artists - Artglider https://artglider.com/blog/tag/physical-cd-distribution-for-independent-artists Custom vinyl records, print on demand CDs, websites for musicians and labels. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:35:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Physical CD Distribution for Independent Artists https://artglider.com/blog/physical-cd-distribution-for-independent-artists Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:25:35 +0000 https://artglider.com/?p=3250 It was long ago when physical distribution and digital distribution was only available for musicians signed to major labels. Nowadays both are liberated. Moreover, they welcome independent artists and labels into the distribution game. Here is everything independent artists and labels need to know about physical CD distribution and becoming…

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It was long ago when physical distribution and digital distribution was only available for musicians signed to major labels. Nowadays both are liberated. Moreover, they welcome independent artists and labels into the distribution game. Here is everything independent artists and labels need to know about physical CD distribution and becoming their own independent distributor.

Firstly, digital music distribution became available for independent musicians / labels and it made it very easy for indies to get their music into online retail stores and music streaming services.

Now, Artglider makes it easier for independent artists and labels to create their own CDs and handle their own physical distribution and become their own online independent distributor.

Here are the steps for becoming your own physical distributor

1. Create your CD

The first step for distributing your CD is creating it. Artglider’s CD Producer helps you create your CD online, sell it anywhere you like and ship it to any address without actually going to the post-office.

2. Sell it, start from your own website

As an independent artist or label, it is very important to have your own website. Your website is the first link to starting your own physical distribution chain. If you do not have a website yet, start one.

3. Expand your physical distribution circle.

Now a handful of companies let independent musicians / labels to sell their CDs on their platform. Here are our top picks:

Bandcamp is an online music marketplace platform that lets indies sell their digital and physical products. Since its foundation, it is loved by many musicians and labels. In addition, it is becoming one of the top platforms they put their music after on their website. You can list your CD for sale on Bandcamp and whenever your fans order a CD, you can log in to your Artglider CD Producer account and ship the item online to your fan.

Discogs started as a music database service. Soon they added the music marketplace feature and now they welcome independent artists and labels to list their CD and vinyl products for sale on their platform. Their motto is “Discover music on Discogs, the largest online music database. Buy and sell music with collectors in the Marketplace.” Like many Bandcamp sellers, many indie labels and musicians on Discogs Marketplace fulfill their orders via Artglider.

CDandLP says “We put record sellers and buyers in contact.” what’s known as a music marketplace and they add:  “As a trustworthy third party, CDandLP guarantees buyers to receive a conforming item and sellers to be paid.” Don’t forget to list your CD there.

Also, social media platforms are adding the marketplace feature to their services such as Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. It might be a good idea to list your CD on those platforms depending on how actively you use them.

4. Search online to expand your distribution circle

There are sites and mail orders out there who will love to list your CDs on their platforms. You may consider adding them to your physical CD distribution circle.

Online music stores like Boomkat and Forced Exposure love selling CDs from the indie-rock / electronica labels they like. Do an online search and see where your beloved musicians in your genre are selling their music CDs. If you are metal, CM Distro may love you, if you are punk Interpunk may be the right place for you.

It is an ask and get approved game at this point. Do not forget to include sales reports of your previous CD, if you are going to write to convince them. However, do not forget there are many artists who completely skip this step and they still achieve good sales numbers.

Whether it is your direct to fan shipping or mailing your CDs to a record store, Artglider’s CD Producer is here to help you manage your physical CD distribution.

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]]> Fulfillment On Demand https://artglider.com/blog/fulfillment-on-demand Sun, 07 Feb 2016 17:48:09 +0000 http://artglider.com/?p=1521 Fulfillment On Demand means that we produce exact amount of CDs needed when you place an order. The order can consist of one unit or more. Imagine you have to store hundreds of copies of the same CD in numerous boxes taking huge amount of space in your office or…

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]]> Fulfillment On Demand means that we produce exact amount of CDs needed when you place an order. The order can consist of one unit or more.

Imagine you have to store hundreds of copies of the same CD in numerous boxes taking huge amount of space in your office or your house. Imagine you look at these boxes every day and hope to find enough customers to sell them all.

With Artglider, these times are irreversibly gone. Artglider is based on “print-on-demand” principle, which means that whenever you have an order for one of your CDs, you just visit our webpage and have your CD shipped within a few clicks.

It does not matter whether you want to ship one or fifty copies. It does not even matter whether you want to have them shipped to the other end of the world. All you have to do is to log-in, choose the product, tell us where to send it and your job is done.

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]]> Shipping your CD to your fans online https://artglider.com/blog/shipping-cd-fans-online Sun, 07 Feb 2016 15:01:56 +0000 http://artglider.com/?p=1500 When your CD is created, drop ship to your fans or yourself by entering their shipping details. You don’t have to go to the post-office, everythings is done by a few clicks on your computer. Log in to your Artglider CD Producer account. When you go to “My Albums”, you…

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]]> When your CD is created, drop ship to your fans or yourself by entering their shipping details. You don’t have to go to the post-office, everythings is done by a few clicks on your computer.

Log in to your Artglider CD Producer account. When you go to “My Albums”, you will notice that now your product status is “In Stock” which means ready for distribution. Choose the album you want to ship and click “Add to Cart”. Next, you can view your cart and proceed to “Check Out”.

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When you are on the Check Out page, first we need to choose a billing address which is usually your address. This is just for the records, we will never bill extra charges. You can simply choose the billing address from existing addresses or you can enter a new one.

The next step is choosing a shipping address. You can ship your album to your fans, yourself, stores, distributors or anyone you like to. You can simply choose the shipping address from the existing addresses or you can enter a new one. Then you choose the shipping method and pay the ammount on PayPal.

You will receive an email that your payment is complete and you can see all your orders in “My Orders” tab in the “My Account” section.

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As soon as we receive your order, your album is going to be packed and shipped and you will get a notification that the album is on the way. You can also track the order status in your order history page.

You can fulfill all your CD orders coming from Bandcamp, your website, Facebook store or anywhere you sell music. Also you can re-stock CDBaby or your distributors you have. This approach to CD production means no waste, lower costs and less administration. No storage costs, no boxes in your home, no inventory risk, complete process integration and order management.

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