How to Sell Your Music CDs Online

This article will give insight on how to sell your music CD online. If you have made an album and want people all over the world to hear it, and ultimately buy it, follow these directions.

The first step is getting your CD duplicated and packaged. There are many companies that can do this for you for a price. The pricing generally goes decreases per unit as the number of units you want goes up. A simple search of the web will turn up many of these companies. You can design a cover and album art, if you do not already have it, right on some of these sites.

The other option on CD duplication is to do it on your own. If you don't want to make a large investment in mass distribution, you can easily produce a quality CD and case from home. Anything you need you can most likely pick up at a local store. The first thing you will need is a program to design your cover and CD label. There are many programs out there like this and can be found abundantly. Such programs are very cheap and will not cost you much at all. Finding a simple one at $10-$20 will not be difficult. Once you design your cover and label, they will need to be printed. You can get the proper paper to do so at a store such as Staples or Office Depot for very cheap. Picking up clear CD cases is simple too, as they can be found at a variety of stores.

The next thing you will need is a bar code. Though bar codes are not necessary to all situations, they will help you out in the long run as you will be able to sell your CD in more places. A single bar code can be up to $100, so it is a little bit of an investment.

The next step is finding a place to sell your CD. There are online vendors such as Amazon, CDBaby.com, and many others. At most of these sites you make up your own price for your album and the dealer keeps a portion of the total.

I would recommend CDBaby.com if you are just getting started in the realm of selling your own music. The initial setup fee is very low, and the quality of the site is good. They handle everything for you ranging from uploading your picture or album art and making it possible for people to hear samples of your songs.

Selling your CD online is very simple and can make you quite a bit of money without spending much. You can also gain quite a fan base as your music will be available all over the world.