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Hi,
humbly said: I am the maker of Unminus.
I’m working on it beside my job and three children - towards a dream I had 3 years ago.
I am aware that "Unsplash for Music" is a very high goal and I know it's still a long way from here.
Nevertheless, I believe in being able to get closer to this "together" :-)
That's why I'm looking intensively for your qualified feedback like:
• what are main issues to solve from your perspective?
• what are basic features still to provide?
• is staying "ad-free“ a must?
• what are suitable paths for funding to get to the next level?
... would be so excited to get your response here.
Here is a new free song special for Hunters (private link early access)
https://www.unminus.com/private/...
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As a Music Artist I found out early, that Music-Copyright is not trivial. So in the beginning of Unminus I decided to give my own music away for free as I can assure the rights.
Today, after some steps of improvements and contributions, I am looking for like-minded people to follow the creation of a go-to place for free premium music.
I'm really looking forward to your feedback & support to maintain and extend the project while keeping it ad-free.
Thanks so much.
Wowa from Germany
@wowa bro u had me at "job + 3 kids" lol!
1st off, congrats! You are now the #1 Product of the day on PH, so let's change that on your home page. :)
Would be good to see the tags within each track vs just having them as headers.
Make the "Submit" option more visible - I almost missed it.
Ad-free shmad-free. If you can make extra cash from our eyeballs, go for it. Most boot-strapping entrepreneurs won't truly care.
Rock on. I'm a fan.
@stephenalan ooo yes bro - thank you! big encouragement for me - especially in the moment I got a notification of your comment paired with your great dad-picture!! 😃
- you're right - badge changed 💪🏽
- "tags within the tracks" - great idea - always have to balance - I love it so clean as possible but also understand the benefit - I'll try :)
- "submit" - ok will do :)
you are awesome and made my day! keep doing as a great dad and take care.
thank you
Best of luck with this, I think the tagline 'Unsplash for music' is great as I instantly understood the product/service offering. There are a few annotated comments I left here on your landing page that should help improve usability - https://app.usebubbles.com/f8677... cheers!
@tom4 N🍦 Tom, thank you, great feedback, I will get all 3 points done asap. I was also thinking of a sticky header navigation and maybe endless scroll with no-footer anymore.
And great tool "bubbles".
have a nice day.
This is such a nice idea :)
To answer some of your questions, I don't think the service has to stay ad-free at all. The way I see it; if you successfully monetize the platform, I'll be able to continue having somewhere to go for royalty-free music. That's a win-win in my book.
Secondly, the main "issue" for me is that with a new platform like yours, I don't know how I can trust that all songs have been uploaded by the actual artist and not just someone distributing tracks illegally. Is there any way you can reassure me that you have looked into the copyright of each song individually before allowing them onto the platform? :)
And then lastly, a quick thought:
- You might have to eventually add a second licensing type if you want to expand the catalogue more aggressively. This second licensing type could force users to credit the artist when using the song - even some tracks on YouTube's audio library sometimes have such a license. So don't be afraid to go the same route, unless it's part of your vision to only have a single licensing type.
@sune_thorsen thanks so much for your valuable feedback and your appreciation. I take your thoughts into account. Especially your 2nd point - maybe someone has some ideas what could be a way here?!
If I look over to unsplash - is there such a proof for real "freeness" (except the brand itself)
Thank You!
@sune_thorsen@wowa For new brands, you can make sure you are communicating straight from the artist. If artist has a verified instagram, twitter or other profile out there. Other than that, unsure how you will verify all.
The idea is phenomenal. Music is always so hard to find for free, and we don't all have access to monthly subscriptions as it's quite costly. Thank you so much for creating this platform, I hope more artists are going to share their music there!
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