tumblr posts (linear love)
by TumblrCamp
Sample Chat (with a Hater) Post
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Me:Seriously, this platform is exactly what up and coming artists need
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Hater:What they need is some talent
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Me:What they need is consistent branding and exposure...
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Hater:What they don't need is another "tour diary" on youtube
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Me:What they need, is to spend their cash on Merch instead of dropping 2k on a website
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Hater:No one buys band shirts
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Me:Wrong. Fans buy everything... except music
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Hater:So why do they need a website WITH a music store?
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Me:So fans can stream and download the music online, WITH album artwork, WITH the correct song titles and track order, and WITH the lyrics right there so they can read along
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Hater:No one reads lyrics
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Me:Mostly because CD booklets don't even exist anymore
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Hater:I only look at pictures and watch videos online
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Me:Well, because these websites are built on tumblr's platform, you can post pictures and videos straight from your phone, and they will not only always show up on the homepage of the website, but will also show up in their followers newsfeeds in 3 places... tumblr, facebook, and twitter. *waits for hater's head to explode*
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Hater:Too bad they'll have to hire a web designer every time they want their website to look different
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Me:Wrong again. the colors, header, and background are all customizable.
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Hater:I hate you
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Me:I know
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The Stars and the Moon
by Clifton Jennings
CHORUS
You shot me from a cannon now I’m walkin’ on the moon
My heart is so heavy the earth is so blue
Handprints on my life footprints in your sky
Aligned like the stars and the moon, the stars and the moon
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The Stars and the Moon is a remix by Clifton Jennings of the popular rap song HiiiPower originally produced by JCole for Kendrick Lamar.
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Sample Link Post
http://youtube.com/livebigrecords
The Music Video Dressed to Kill was shot over 2.5 days across hundreds of miles in multiple locations throughout Georgia, — Dressed To Kill — features speed boats, helicopters, secret agents, a love interest, and more than one blacked-out Jeep. The video also features a cameo by recording artist Chloe Cahill and the acting talents of the lovely Chelsea Mack.
A Typical Exchange
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Q:What is TumblrCamp... and why is it $49?
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A:Well, a lot of artists use it as their website… because it doesn't cost upwards of $1,700 (like the first one I paid for built on a pretty basic wordpress theme).
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And frankly, it gives you all the options of a regular website plus the huge advantage of leveraging direct access to your tumblr followers as well as leveraging bandcamp's streaming and download services.
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Q:Yeah, but what IS it actually?
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A:Oh. Right. It's a premium tumblr theme that transforms your blog into a fully functional website for recording artists by seamlessly connecting it to a bandcamp music page.
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Essentially, it gives recording artists a way to get their followers to their music, and vice versa. Oh… and it's loaded with features, super-easy to set up, supported by video tutorials, and fully customizable in a few clicks with no coding.
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Q:Ok, I'm interested, but what if I don't use bandcamp?
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A:Well, first of all, you should definitely consider it. It's by far the best music sales tool available to recording artists. Now… all that said, the knock on bandcamp pages has usually been that they're sort of floating on an island and getting your fans to actually go there and check out your music is difficult. We've solved that problem. With TumblrCamp, your full bandcamp page is seamlessly built into your tumblr site.
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Ok, but let's say hypothetically that you've already got tens of thousands of soundcloud followers or maybe you've just released a single on itunes and you want your followers redirected there instead. No problem. Changing the Music link on the header of your TumblrCamp theme to point to itunes, or soundcloud, or anything else you can think of is as easy as checking one box and typing in a new Recent Release URL.
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Q:Alright, so what about getting the music to non-tumblr users?
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A:Good thinking. TumblrCamp is stacked with options, literally. Like buttons, tweet buttons, +1 buttons… even pin it buttons. We packed a ton of social sharing options into each post and made them available from the main page of your tumblr blog (instead of only available inside individual posts… can you tell we're proud of this!).
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TumblrCamp also allows you to take full advantage of social syndication where you can choose to have your posts auto-update your Facebook fanpage and your twitter account.
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Here are some screen shots of the tumblrcamp site being built around Heroes and Villains tumblr, which is maintained by Daniel Disaster.
