brandonjrobins

Fair enough. Just trying to get the idea out there and to spread the word, but will definitely post back soon when ready with content.

True, SonicAngel is very similar, but there are some huge differences as well, one of which is that every artist/band has an opportunity to produce an album if they raise the funds to do so. With SonicAngel you have to essentially be discovered/signed with SonicAngel to take advantage of the crowd-funding and some other site features.

OurLabel is not trying to be a online Talent Show, or even a "Vote for your Favorite Artist" contest. Instead it is a platform for artists to crowd-source the funding and promotion of their recording projects as well as a service that artists can use to gain support in the production, marketing, publishing, and distribution of their project. To put it in terms of things that already exists, its MySpace + Kickstarter + various support services + CDBaby.

Its not about bringing people together to see music they can agree on. Its about showcasing music of all types and letting people who are interested in, and/or fans of that music support it from start/finish.

It depends on what you're trying to remember...

I'd say for most things Spaced Repetition works pretty well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition

OurLabel is a fan-driven record label where fans earn rewards for participating in helping produce new music.

To artists, it's a platform to crowd-source the funding and promotion of their recording projects as well as a free service to support the production, marketing, publishing, and distribution of their project.

To fans, it's a platform to discover new artists, fund the production of new music, and earn rewards for helping promote the music they like via various social media channels.

Currently we have a landing page up geared towards 'fans', and have been trying to spread the word. Any comments, feedback, suggestions or thoughts on what we can do to better get the word out are greatly appreciated.

Check it out at: http://ourlabel.com

I agree that its a good idea to remind people what you do, especially if it takes a long time between the sign up and launch (or further communication between parties). I just put up a landing page for my startup and think I did a decent job conveying what the company does, but I'm curious, but how much is necessary to remind them (in future communications)?

Is a one-liner enough (i.e. "We're a crowd-sourced record label!"), or would people prefer the whole spiel (i.e. "We're a crowd-sourced record label that does this, this and this!")?

I just set up a Posterous account for my startup a few weeks ago because I heard lots of praise and recommendations about its simplicity and ease of use. While I haven't posted much up til now I was just about to get serious with it, then I saw this article and the changes.

At first glance things look quite a few of the options and features were stripped out and the whole experience has now become more complicated...

I understand the need to pivot and change their business model, but moves like this make me wonder if it was a good idea for them to do something this drastic (only because from all I've heard about the services it was primarily about its blogging features and its ability to share via other social networks) and if I should consider looking for alternatives to what was (and may still be?) a simple blog...