Sell Songs Online Safely Through Your Blog - Finding a reliable, secured audio hosting provider and the download link
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The most recommended audio hosting provider suitable for a blog application is Windows Sky drive. It is free, reliable and secure. The URL for Windows Sky drive is here: http://skydrive.live.com/.
Basically the overall concept of the service is to offer a storage space where you can store songs online. It offers public and private folders. Remember that to enable streaming you should store songs in public folders. Public folders in Windows Sky drive can be accessed by anyone; it is why you need to encrypt the URL where your songs can be downloaded.
To store your MP3 files in Windows Sky drive, you need to have a Windows Live ID. Then you can login using the URL provided and start storing your MP3 files. To optimize and to keep a balance between audio quality and fast streaming, the most recommended bit rate is 128 Kbps MP3.
Just set the price at 60 percent of the normal MP3 download price, because it is encoded in a lower quality. For example ,if the normal price for a standard 192Kbps is $1, you can sell your songs for about $0.60 with 128Kbps MP3 bit rate quality. Streaming at 192Kbps is not recommended, as it consumes a lot of bandwidth and will slow down the streaming process.
One of the difficulties in using Windows Sky drive is looking for the download URL. The download URL is very important, because this is the path where your potential customers can download songs after purchase. To get the exact download URL, use the Mozilla Firefox browser only and refer to the following steps below:
Navigate to the song page.
Find the "Download button" as indicated on the screen shot below.
Right click on the Download button using the Firefox browser.
Click "Copy Link Location."
Paste it to notepad; the pasted URL is the exact download link.
Next: Finalize the Flash Embed Code and Encryption of the Download URL >>
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