When you join Indieheaven, you immediately benefit from being associated with an organization who is making a difference in Christian music. Plus, the fact that we are NOT a social networking site means FEWER artist profiles for surfers to weed through, PLUS, our roster is filled with SERIOUS artists who see value not only in our mission, but their own mission as well. That is HUGE! That IS the Indieheaven difference!
ALL INDIES... ALL THE TIME!! Other so called "indie" sites usually feature signed artists out front and put the indies in an obscure section of their site. Not so on INDIEHEAVEN! Our members are FRONT AND CENTER! We LOVE independent artists and we REALLY LOVE our Indieheaven Members! We are much more than a social network profile site. When you join Indieheaven, you get access to an experienced and knowledable person who has "been there done that," who 'speaks your language," and who wants to see YOU SUCCEED! All it takes is for you to join us and let us know how to serve you!
Take a close look at our website..Look at an artist profile..See the quality of the design? We utilize the latest technology to deliver your content with 100% reliability! We're in our 13th year of NON-STOP FULL TIME service! We know what we are doing, and we are well established and connected in the CCM music industry and with fans of NEW Christian music. We're based in Franklin, TN where all the major players in CCM are based. There's a reason for that! Being online for so long also means more visitors to our site, more opportunities that come in for everyone, and more credibility, which is something indie artists need!
YOU'RE IN CONTROL!
IndieHeaven is 100% client side, which means YOU can update your own news, bio info, calendar, upload pictures, MP3 files (add as many songs as you like! Most social networking sites limit you to 5 or 6 songs), video, sell your music (and get ALL of the money!), get bookings for shows (commission free!), get fan mail and feedback, and join a community of like minded artists who are helping one another succeed by sharing information available nowhere else on the www!
CD AND DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION
We ship CDs to customers who purchase from our warehouse, like CD Baby (However, our payout is much higher, 100% of the total price vs. $4.00 per CD over on CD Baby, and there is no per CD listing fee. CD Baby charges $35 plus $20 UPC/Bar Code Fee to list 1 CD. If you have more than one CD released, it's another $35 + $20! One of our members have 10 CD projects listed on their IH Profile! That would have cost them $350 on CD Baby just to list them!). We also offer digital downloads for songs and digital albums, like i-tunes (However, You dont need to wait forever to get into i-tunes and other services. Order RUSH DIGITAL DISTRO SETUP for $5 per song, and we'll add your songs for sale within 48 hours of receiving your music!) Otherwise, digital distribution on Indieheaven is TOTALLY FREE!!! And you earn alot more than 60-70 cents a song, you get 100% of the GROSS RETAIL PRICE!! (We even eat the transaction fee others charge you for!) Also, another HUGE BENEFIT is YOU get YOUR customer Information even if a SINGLE SONG is ordered! No other download sales service provides this VITAL INFORMATION! You can use your customer info to contact them, thank them, and build a LIFE LONG FAN and CUSTOMER!
We recently added a Music Player/Sales Widget that provides a vehicle for members to share and sell their music from their personal website and other social network profiles. Plus, their fans can copy and paste the code and spread their music too! Members still get all 100% of the sale price, plus their customer info! For more info on this awesome tool click: HERE.
NEED I-TUNES, AMAZONMP3 DISTRIBUTION?
For members of Indieheaven who sign up for an extended 1 year membership, we will distribute their music to i-tunes, AmazonMP3 and 60+ other online distributors for FREE SETUP (for 1 CD project, extra CD projects are $25 for setup) through our Broken Records Distribution Label! Artists on the roster of Broken Records receive 80% of the sales income we receive from the distributors. For more info, click HERE
GIVE TO GET!
All of our Indieheaven members can also GIVE away a song, or any type of digital file and GET the user info right on their Indieheaven profile! We have partnered with a site called volumMonster. (it was developed by our tech and one of our members!) Our members GET A FREE ACCOUNT with volumMonster (a $9.95 per month value!) as long as they are a member of Indieheaven. To learn more about the power of Give to Get, visit the volumMonster website!
What's the BEST Feature on Indieheaven?
When you join Indieheaven, you have access to someone (me!) who is connected to many relationships that can benefit your career and offer help. I know most indies have a MySpace, FaceBook or other socal networking profile, but let's face it, the guys running them could care less about you. I DO! You get basic management when you join Indieheaven. Now, that doesn't mean I run your career, but I help you as you need it. I don't have the time to manage a single indie artist, but I can help hundreds, and I am! Indieheaven is way more than social networking, way more than a profile, way more than selling music!
INDIEHEAVEN NETWORK
Another excellent feature is THE INDIEHEAVEN NETWORK. We have artists helping one another record projects, they are sharing gigs and touring together, we are praying for one another. Our community is like none other on the internet. We genuinely care about one another! As a member of Indieheaven, you get FULL ACCESS to our IH NETWORK!
Has anyone ever been signed to a record deal off of Indieheaven?
Yes, we've had more than a few, for some, they have pursued that path and seen success. For others, they are quite content being an indie artist. It's up to YOU what path the Lord has for you. We can help regardless of your focus! We're not anti-industy, we're ARTIST FRIENDLY!. One of our previous members is up for at new artists of the year for the Dove Awards this year. She was with us for over 2 years!
What is the cost to join Indieheaven?
Your membership could be free! For many of our members, it is! It's really up to YOU to determine your membership support. I will explain how we work it. When you join us, you sign up for 1 month of service for just 1 PENNY! This is a special Promotional offer that won't last long, so sign up now and try us out! Our base monthly membership support rate is $19.95. Every 30 days, we'll reconcile your account to determine your membership support for the next 30 days. Depending on your activity, your monthly membership will be different. We deduct sales of music, banner clickthrough income, referral income, and add premium listing fees if you participate in our premium listing program in our search engine (you do not have to participate). Bottom line is this.. we love sending our members money! And we're the ONLY music site we know of where it's members can MAKE income by using the site and helping to promote it!
Money Back Guarantee!
We are so confident that you will find value in your membership that we offer you this promise. If you remain a member for at least 3 months and see no value, we will refund 100% of your membership support! All we ask is that you do your part to fill out your profile, sell your music through us, and engage us and others on our Indieheaven Community Network. We know if you use Indieheaven, Indieheaven will be a valuable tool in your indie toolkit!
Write it off!
You can write off all membership dues as an expense, and claim it 100% on your taxes! Why not invest it into yourself than give it to Uncle Sam? He's busy bailing out badly run companies these days!
Why aren't you free to join?
Our services and tools are well worth the membership support. Is free the best value? We used to be a free site, and we found artists did not make use of our service. When we asked for support, hundreds joined and are making use of our tools and community. Indieheaven has value to artists who understand the importance of investing in their mission and sowing into something they like and believe in. Indieheaven is much more than just a listing on a site.
Think of Indieheaven as a country club for indies. We've spent alot of money creating a great club, we have the best course, mainstream or Christian, and those who join us play our course and participate in club activities. Indieheaven is a site that is on the move!
Think about your own music mission. I am sure you would like to earn an income from the time and effort you put into your mission. Some have a real hangup about anything Christian asking for payment to use a service. I ask them.. what planet are they living on? You will see below that we provide ways for our members to earn a reduced rate, or even make income, and our payout for sales of music is the highest found period.. 100 PERCENT! You can't get any higher than that!
Best yet..No long term contracts, we are month to month folks! (We do have a 12 month membership that offers many extra benefits, including a featured artist spot on our front page, free Rush Service on unlimited digital distribution, and a 1 hour phone consulation from yours truly) Join us, check us out, if you're not satisfied, you are free to go and not lose your shirt, it's not like you are buying a car, right?? Plus, would you rather drive a run down car someone gave you for free, or drive in a Cadillac that you can get for the price of a Yugo? (remember those?)
Hold on..I can earn free membership or MAKE MONEY by using Indieheaven?
You betcha! We offer many ways for our members to earn income. We have a referral program. If you refer another artist to Indieheaven and they join us, we will drop $5.00 CASH right into your Indieheaven account right away! And, every month that member remains with us, you continue to earn $5.00 per month! You can make $60 per artist, per year! Plus, if you sell your music through us, you get 100% of the gross sale of your music! Sell a CD for $15 and get $15, sell a single for .99 and get .99!!
We also have a banner program, where artists copy and paste their custom banner code on their personal website, or other sites they may have. When people click on the banner, you make 3 or 5 cents per clickthrough depending on where you direct people to. Some artists earn free membership from placing our banners around the www! Some we send checks to! Our members can also earn a free month of membership when they review 12 other members songs, post them on our INDIEHEAVEN NETWORK in a 30 day period. Pretty cool!
Is there a long term commitment to join?
Nope, We are also a NON-EXCLUSIVE organization, meaning you can be on 100 websites if you want. Most of our members are on multiple websites, but they tell us they love Indieheaven because we care about their music mission! We do offer a 12 month membership term to our members after they join Indieheaven. They receive many perks of extended membership, including an exclusive 1 week featured artist spot on our main front page, unlimited Rush service on digital distribution, and a 1 hour phone condultation from the president of Indieheaven. (thats me!)
What if I am on other sites, can I still join Indieheaven?
Of course you can, you're independent, which means you can do whatever you want, however you want! And that is a beautiful thing! Once you join Indieheaven, you'll want to use Indieheaven because of the incredible value we bring to your music mission!
Do I need a CD to join?
No, you do not need a produced CD to join, our members can upload single songs, music in development, or whatever you want on your profile. You are in complete control!
Who operates Indieheaven?
We like to think the Lord runs this show. Indieheaven is owned and operated by a guy who felt the time was right to help artists wherever they are at. For more info on who runs Indieheaven, click Here.
Mentor, motivate and multiply is the mission. The Indie Heaven website is the vehicle, the artists are the gas, and the Lord is the engine.
How do people preview songs?
We stream MP3 files through our custom flash player. Members add their own song previews and can make them any length they want, and update their song previews at any time. There is no file size limit for song previews.
Do you sell CDs for artists?
We don't like to think of artists and their music as commodities. We are partners with artists in providing a convenient way of ordering through a reputable company. We are a fulfillment center (we ship your CDs and pay you) for orders that come to us via consumers we drive into the site who come in by way of promotions and word of mouth, and through our kind and loyal artists.. This is just one of many services we offer artists who join our site. Bottom line is we take care of our customers, both artists and consumers.
Can people purchase single song and album downloads?
YEP! Surfers can purchase single songs as 192kbs MP3 files with no DRM. These files will play in ANY MP3 player or i-pod. We also offer full digital albums if the member makes all of their songs available for sale from an album. (an album can be a CD, or simply a collection of songs). Customers download one .zip file with all the songs in the file. We also have a great Flash Music Player/Sales Widget for members who make their songs available for sale on their Indieheaven profile. This player can be placed on other websites.
How much do you charge to sell my music?
You can have as many CD projects listed on your profile for no charge. If you want to offer your single songs, Digital Distribution setup on Indieheaven is FREE! Songs are added for sale on a first received, first added basis. If you want to make your songs available FAST, We offer RUSH DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICE where your songs are made available for sale within 48 hours of receiving your music for a one time, $5.00 per song fee. Sell just 5 singles at a buck each, and you have recouped your cost! Remember.. YOU get 100% of the GROSS sale of your music. NO ONE else offers this to independent artists. NO ONE! (We also offer FREE unlimited Rush Digital Distribution Service if you sign up for a year in advance after joining, plus other perks!)
Do you stock product and how much?
We require members to mail us 6 CDs to start. We'll see how it goes the first few weeks on the site and if we need more product, you'll be notified via email. We have an excellent artist administration section that is password protected for each artist where you can keep track of your orders, customer informtion, payouts and much more.
When do I get paid?
If you participate in selling CD's, digital downloads, refer artists and place banners on other websites, you can earn income on Indieheaven! Every 30 days from the date you joined us, we'll reconcile your account. We start with our membership fee of $19.95 per month. If you have music sales, we'll deduct sales income from our membership fee. ie; if you have $15.00 worth of income for the month, you will only be charged $4.95 for the next 30 days, and your next due date will be 30 days later. If you have more than $19.95 in income in your account, we'll apply that to your membership and carry over the positive account balance for the next month. Your credit card is not charged for that month. Same goes for income generated from our banner program or referral income. We'll apply any income to your membership fee. Conversely, if you have bid for a Premium Listing slot in our search engines, the activity will be charged against your account. It's up to you! We pay artists when their income level reaches $25.00. We'll pay you via Paypal or send you a check. It's that easy!
How have you stayed online, non-stop for the past 13 years?
Lord knows! He always makes a way for Indieheaven to survive. When others have come and gone, Indieheaven remains. I believe He calls the equipped and equips the called. We cannot do this without artists seeing value in our mission, and having a desire to be aligned with something they believe in. There is a change coming in Christian music, we don't want to ride the wave, we ARE THE WAVE!! The more members we have the larger the wave!!
SIGN ME UP!
If after reading our information you are ready to join Indieheaven, click HERE to signup! I will be in touch after you signup and we'll get going with our relationship! Your first month's membership is only 1 PENNY!
Blessings, and Let's be Independent... TOGETHER!
keith mohr
president
Indieheaven
