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I think there's a huge pent-up demand for software that makes it easy for artists to publish their own content on their own websites easily and also makes making and collecting payments as easy as downloading torrents.

Probably something like that already exists, but the fact is that most of the content seems to be aggregated in different kinds of services that the artists don't really control themselves.



This is exactly what I'm trying to do with Gumroad: http://gumroad.com

(I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback)


agree with sibling comment - what exactly happens when i sign up? so i get a link to send people, what does the user see? how do they pay? etc. these are the first questions i have and should be answered on the landing page, maybe with a video demo.

Another bit of feedback - imo remove the end bit of this sentence, in your FAQ re. pricing: "Simple. It's 5% + $0.30 for each transaction. We're working hard to get this lower.". You have just put the idea in my head that 5% + 0.3 is too much. now i have doubts. maybe now i should shop around? or roll my own? or wait for prices to go down? no need to sow this seed. 5% + 0.3, and you are covering transaction costs? total bargain


Great feedback (from all of you)! I'll add more information and a demo link to the home page this weekend. And I agree with that too, removing now.


you should think about why somebody like louis ck would spent what sounds like a lot of money to setup it up themselves rather than go to an existing service

it sounds like these guys want control of the process and the users. you could ping them and provide something they don't have at the moment, like a better solution to the downloading streaming (Which some users a complaining about)

this could be a huge opportunity for you, i'd definitely ping him


The idea seems good, but I think many people would prefer a demo (or more explanation) about how it actually works, preferably without the user needing to supply his/her email.

On the technical side, the scrolling text seems to overlap to the next line on some zoom-settings (I'm using Firefox 8 if it matters).


I checked out the link and found it a little sparse and details. What does it mean to sell a link? I think you need a lot more info on the landing and about pages.




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