I'm looking for feedback on my weekend project - http://songsp.in/
It's a daily newsletter to help people discover new independent music.
It's targeted towards people who still love music but are maybe a bit older or too busy to go searching the web for new bands.
I would really like to know what the HN community thinks of this and if it is something they would subscribe to.
I envision this could work as a newsletter in a similar mold to thesixtyone.com; indie artists (and eventually labels as you say) would want to give out their music for free, in hopes of converting into paid downloads.<p>If this were free you could gain wider user adoption, and thus, supply of music.<p>Let me ask; who do you want your customer to be? Listeners or artists?
I have that exact problem; finding new music. Pandora doesn't dig deep, oddly. That said, I just can't imagine people paying for music. Is it possible you could convince bands that the promotion is good for them, and to give the music for free? Then maybe throwing ads into a free newsletter to make your money?<p>Regardless, best of luck.
Clickable: <a href="http://songsp.in/" rel="nofollow">http://songsp.in/</a><p>ADDED IN EDIT: What I <i>really</i> don't understand about HN is the people who downvote the small contributions that are intended to help others. I added this link to make it easier for people to see what it's about, to make it so they don't have to copy the URL and paste it into a browser. Someone upvoted it - which was nice - and then someone downvoted it. I really don't understand why.<p>I don't care about the karma. It won't get me another coffee, it won't fix bugs in my code, it won't make my in-box any less full. I do care about understanding the systems I interact with. I've given up trying to understand people in general, but thought I had a chance of getting along with the people on HN.<p>So, can someone explain?<p>Thanks.
A fine idea, and a nice service, but not something I'd ever pay for. And your design looks more Enterprise than Indie Hipster, which is kinda offputting.
First off, I wouldn't even click the link because it's a *.in link. Sorry - you aren't going to get taken seriously by me with a .in domain name. I lump .in with .ru, .cn, etc in terms of "Is this a domain I would use? No way - I don't trust them." Whether you agree with my opinion or not, it's a scenario you'll encounter.