From 2004 to 2005, Online Music Downloads Tripled
Over 300 sites offered legal music downloads in 2005 — a Threefold Increase Over 2004
The growth on online music sites continues, and entrepreneurs are finding ways to cash in on the demand for online music downloads, news and community.
The web has helped not only "prime time" artists from top labels, but has served niche markets effectively — helping to drive sales for lesser-known musicians. At $0.99 per download, there is minimal risk in trying new music, and many sites offer free preview tracks to introduce new artists.
The proliferation of the iPod since its introduction in 2001, and the integration of video capabilities in 2005 has kicked up the demand for music and music-related news and services.
Networks like ArtistDirect, whose main site is ArtistDirect.com, pull in more than 40 million unique visitors per month and rack up over 600 million page views. The network is a hub for community news, sharing of common music interests and a central listing place for thousands of bands.
There is still room for savvy entrepreneurs to capture audience, and associated revenues, with new twists on current music sites, as there is strong growth predicted in music downloads for the foreseeable future.
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How Much Music-Related Traffic Is There on the Web?
In October 2006 there were 4,505,914 searches on the term "music".
Related searches numbered in the millions also:
- "music download" was searched 5,374,322 times
- "hip hop music" was searched 990,915 times
- "free music downloads" was searched 712,997 times
- "music video" was searched 929,965 times.
Are you considering a domain purchase? Are you thinking about starting an online music-related business?
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