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In light of the digital music revolution, Web music stores are promptly locating themselves irrelevant. Now that customers are able to simply purchase individual songs from I-Tunes and other sellers of digital downloads, customers need a really nice reason to purchase an entire CD. After all, if you only prefer one song, why pay for everything else? The following article will suggest some creative examples that Web music stores can use to ramp up their sales.

1. provide Sample Music Clips: This seems obvious, but it is amazing how few stores actually provide this. Many people want to try it before they buy it, so offering a 30 second sample of songs will greatly increase sales.

2. Search by Song Title: many Web music stores discover that customers usually search by song title when they can’t remember the performer or album name they are looking for. Adding a search by song feature (or better yet, search by lyrics) can dramatically increase the opportunitys that your customer will find what he is looking for.

3. Visitor Reviews & Ratings: A short paragraph written by a professional music reviewer is simply not enough. Customers want to know what other “normal” people contemplate the CD. Let them rate and write their own reviews of a CD. This will empower your visitors and establish a sense of Web community.

4. Show Them What’s New: Don’t make your visitors sort through tons of pages just to find a new release. Show them what’s new from the start. many visitors don’t know exactly what they are looking for, so a suggestion would be much appreciated. For instance, C28’s Christian Music store shows highlights of a CDs of Christian Music on their home page.

5. News Section: Keeping your customers informed about what’s new and upcoming will establish a buzz around your new releases. Having a news section is a amazing way to get your customers excited about upcoming music. prefer it or not, digital music is here to stay. World Wide Web music stores must find a way to evolve or they will promptly find themselves irrelevant. If properly implemented, the pointers above will serve as a nice starting point for starting this evolution and in the end, will hopefully increase sales.