Fresh off our first artist signing and after a month of testing and feedback, we’ve integrated free profiles into the site logic on iCraftSingles.com. So now you can create an artist account and play round with site features without dabbling in any payment structure.
Afterwards, you can then upgrade to a feature-rich premium account at any time!
We’d like to thank all the “ghost-testers” out there who tested the site and helped us maximize ease of use and the fine tuning of site functionality. Now let’s get some real artists in there to let us know what the real deal is.
Learn more about the feature differences between iCS Free & Premium Artist Accounts:
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We are happy to announce that iCraftSingles has signed up its first artist!
Jon Boi is an unsigned Hip-Hop artist hailing from Killeen, TX, by way of Bryan, TX. Some of his major shows include openings for Ginuwine, Chalie Boy, Lil Flip, GS Boyz, Big Tuck and Swisha House. With a smooth southern timbre, Jon Boi’s versatile delivery means he can be high energy or laid back, allowing him to cater to a wide array of instrumental styles.
So check out his slices, leave him some comments, rate his music and expect more great things to come!
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The first 25 artists who apply to iCraftSingles.com will be eligible for a free 1st year of membership (a $25 value). We are looking for artists to “test drive” the site and provide invaluabale feedback over the course of their free first year of membership, so take advantage. We plan on making a slew of improvements within the first year!
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January 10, 2010 · 1 Comment
The iCS Commune is a place where all iCS Social members can post blog entries or “Tweeging” (twee-ging). So if you have an event, album release, product, service, or word of encouragement that you would like to share with the iCS Social Community, the iCS Commune is the place to do it, especially if you don’t have an iCS Blog.
Just head over to iCS Social and get an iCS Social account to start posting to the iCS Commune!
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After years of planning, research, testing, more research, more planning, and starting from scratch, iCS Social is finally here!
iCS Social is a FREE extension of iCraftSingles.com, where you can get the latest iCS news, events, more content from your favorite iCS Artists, Sponsors, & Industry Experts….But wait, there’s much more.
ANYONE interested in music or the music industry (artists, fans, DJs, audio engineers, photographers, graphic designers, videographers, choreographers, etc.) is encouraged to join. Our goal is to make this THE place for musicians & other music industry professionals to socialize online.
- 1. Make friends
- 2. Send messages
- 3. Post to your wire
- 4. Post status updates
- 5. Join groups
- 6. Create photo albums
- 7. Embed video from video hosting sites like YouTube
- 8. Adjust privacy settings for your account
- 9. Get your own highly customizable blog
- …and more
So sign up, give us feedback (Rone is working on it daily, so bug him), and spread the word. Enjoy!
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One of the things that we were most disappointed by during the development phase of iCraftSingles.com, was the inability to conveniently allow our artist members the ability to upload video of varying file formats and have those videos “automagically” converted into the required format for Web play (i.e. like YoutTube does). However, we have found a workaround that should not only satisfy multi-format video upload and conversion on icraftsingles.com, but also help iCS music artists extend their social networking base. In January 2010, we will be adding the ability to import (or link) your YouTube videos to your iCS Slices (via the video’s YouTube id)! Why is this so important and groundbreaking for us? Glad you asked:
- Being able to indirectly harness the resources of quite arguably the best video hosting service on the web, YouTube, is great!
- While we would love to be able to convert 10+ different video formats, allow for 2GB files size uploads, and HD video, its simply not feasible for us and our server space/configuration at the moment.
- All music artists with music videos should have YouTube Profile anyway! If you don’t, you are behind the times.
- As a music artist, having a YouTube account is a no-brainer. If you have a Twitter page and Facebook, both can “automagically” be connected to your YouTube profile and will update whenever you post a new video. So in a sense, YouTube can be the “online video hub” of your social networking campaign, regardless if you are an unsigned, indie, or major label artist.
Check back later this month for the update!
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Here’s a quick video tutorial on how to use the iCS Boards on iCraftSingles.com. The iCS Boards are what we consider the “meat & potatoes” of iCS. Simple, but with the ability to get complex, refined, but very flexible, the iCS Boards can give you a quick snapshot of the music artists featured on iCS, but also allow you to get down to the “nitty-gritty,” so to speak, and really dig through slices based on numerous criteria. What’s even better is that the criteria fields & filtering/search methods can be used collectively or individually to return search results!
We are always looking for ways to add functionality to the boards and already have a couple of things planned for the very near future…so keep it N’effect!
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While we here at iCS are not currently accepting artist account registration, please contact us by using our web form if you would like to be considered for an artist account prior to launch.
Any artists who apply prior to 1/14/2010 will be eligible for a free 1st year of membership (a $25 value!) once artist registration is opened. We are looking for music artists to be BETA testers throughout the course of the year and give us coveted, end-user feedback so we can continue to make improvements to the web site.
Be sure to include a link to a page where your music can be heard and you may just receive an invite to be an iCS Flagship Artist prior to BETA Launch!
Register for a Free iCS Account and get a sneak peak at site features as well as gain the ability to add up to 10 Artist accounts and up to 3 Sponsorships
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Want to sell your music from your artist account @ iCraftsingles.com? Look no further than the Sound Station Music Store from the peeps over at SoundLoud.com. Sell singles or albums instantly to your fans and followers by allowing them to hear your music then pay via credit card or Pay-Pal. Your Sound Station Music Store is ”also social-network -ready” with widget components that hook up with your other profiles, like Facebook. Harness & Enjoy!
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