According to e-junkie, through this site you can sell products on your own website, eBay, MySpace, Google Base, Yahoo Stores! and other websites. Products and services offered for sale can include e-books, mp3 tracks and CD releases, software, icons, fonts, artwork, phone cards, event tickets, posters, books... in fact, almost anything.
There is a cost if you want all this, a monthly fee ranging from $5.00 per month to $125.00 per month depending on the amount of hosting space your products will require. If your products will need more than 999 mb, then there's an additional fee of $20.00 per gb per month. Given what e-junkie has to offer, these rates seem quite reasonable.
As with everything in life, you don't get nothing for nothing. To use a service such as e-junkie, you have to be a dedicated marketer and self-promoter. You have to put in time and energy and probably invest a bit of money at your end. If you just sign up, add a product or two, and then wait for the sales to roll in, they won't. The tools are there, but you'll have to use them effectively for this service to work to full potential. This could use up a lot of your time and energy, but it could also be worth it in the long run.
Independent musicians should know that this is not like many music sites that have preformatted pages where you just paste in your album cover art and a list of songs with mp3 playback. It's essential that you take the time to learn how to use the features on this website effectively and it would be a good idea to also develop a strong band website to complement your efforts. Reading a good book on effective marketing will also help you a lot.
I think that's about it. No, wait! It's evolving again...
If you'd like to evaluate this service for yourself, go to e-junkie.com. Even if you decide not to sign up, you'll find it an education in what's available to the independent marketer these days.
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