Moving on...

Hi anyone who may happen to read this.

I just wanted to drop you a quick line to let you know that I realized last week that it has been 6 months since I put out an episode. I tried to get one out in April and talk to Rob Balder about the benefits of giving your music away, but Rob got sick the weekend I saw him and we couldn't do it.

Since then other things have come up. We sold our house and are now moving. I'm trying to finish up my new album. And I've started a new podcast for The FuMP.

It's obvious to me that I don't have the time to do justice to this show so I'm just going to end it.

Lately I've taken the stance that "if it's not directly helping my music career it's not worth doing," and while this podcast may help it also may not and I've got other things to work on that I know will help.

So thank you for all the feedback you've given me since starting the show. And good luck, everyone!

If you want to contact me for any reason please email spice AT suddendeath DOT org.

->Later.....Spice

Episode 5 - Some Services You May Find Helpful

Show notes:

Welcome back. Happy new year!
- Where have I been?
- After episode 4 (interview with Randy Chertkow) in September I got busy with a freelance job
- Finished up in mid December, then the holidays

Feedback
- read email from Doug Hanna about giving away music
- will do that next time

Things That Helped Me
- not sponsored, just like them and use them
- PaperMart.com
- great if you sell a lot of CDs
- sell CD mailers (roughly $.20 to $.30 each)
- Must buy in lots of 100
- 2 kinds: single CD and 1-4 CD
- for 5 or more CDs I use Priority boxes from the post office
- (show stuffing CDs into each)

- Endicia.com
- previously:
- print out address, return address, stuff, stick
- take to post office and hold up the line for 45 minutes
- now: print one label that includes address, return, and postage
- just drop them off at the post office
- $15/mo, so only good for high volume
- allows you to print postage right from your computer
- buy postage which is credited to your account, then deducted when you print
- you will need a scale, requires active internet connection
- can customize templates and print on various labels
- I use Internet Mailing Labels from Staples (2 to a sheet)
- (print out test print)
- don't need to tape single CD mailers closed with those