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	<title>LicenseQuote.com Blog</title>
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		<title>Music keywording and description techniques</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This brief guide, contributed by Marina Garza of Tag Team Analysis, helps artists, composers and publishers understand proper tagging protocol so their music can be searched out from the sea of tracks presented for licensing. Marina says &#8220;after tagging music for Pandora and currently tagging and collecting metadata for licensing companies, I have accrued some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2013/05/music-keywording-and-description-techniques/</link>
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		<title>Live demo songs data file</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This demo will let you download and preview the songs meta data file used in our Live Demo store on the LicenseQuote site.  As a publisher, you can use this to get familiar with the songs data format in case you&#8217;re interested in adding many songs for importing to your catalog and appearance in your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/live-demo-songs-data-file/</link>
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		<title>Digitrax Entertainment library approaches 10,000 cover tunes!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Digitrax Entertainment online catalog now has 9,592 Covers of many standard and popular songs bridging all decades&#8230; from the early radio days up to the latest hits. The list now ranges from 1,2,3,4 (I Love You) on the first page, to Zip-Pa-De-Do-Dah on the last. Most of the songs (8,089) are Song/Vocal types, while [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2013/03/digitrax-entertainment-library-approaches-10000-cover-tunes/</link>
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		<title>Custom Catalog plans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LicenseQuote now offers a new line of Custom Catalog plans with monthly and yearly pricing options. This provides a new range of options for publishers and libaries that need an economical solution for their online music business repertoire organizing, cataloging and management needs. As with all standard and custom LQ Store plans, once a Custom [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2013/02/custom-catalog-plans/</link>
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		<title>Replace files with identical names</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently we added a new feature which lets publishers replace their audio recording (MP3, AIF or WAV) files which have identical names. In your LicenseQuote publisher account, you will find this option in the Catalog section on the Upload/Files admin page. When you click the Upload Files button, the File Upload dialog will appear.  Towards [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2013/01/replace-files-with-identical-names/</link>
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		<title>Promotion referral codes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We normally get some questions from newer publishers during their FREE trial period about the use of their account, setup and LicenseQuote powered store. Below is a question about applying a promotion code for licensing buyers to get discounts in your store, in case you wish to offer such option. Our answer provides a brief [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/promotion-referral-codes/</link>
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		<title>How to customize your music license contract</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article covers the basic information and steps to customizing the standard (default) licensing contract that comes with each LicenseQuote publisher subscription account. How the license contract is set up Your LicenseQuote publisher account starts with one standard license contract (online template) which is auto-populated at time of sale with the specifics of the licensed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/11/how-to-customize-your-music-licensing-contract/</link>
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		<title>What will generate money for artists?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article was contributed by Steven Cravis, a long time LicenseQuote publishing client who has learned from first-hand experience how to promote both his retail and commercial music licensing sales. CD Baby offers SoundCloud partnership feature Recently CDbaby announced it’s partnership and automatic send of CDbaby music to Soundcloud. All it takes is for each [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/10/what-will-generate-money-for-artists/</link>
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		<title>Subscription music licensing business models</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article explores some of the approaches music publishers and library owners can use to offer subscription &#8220;blanket&#8221; music licensing terms for the commercial use of their music catalogs. Since this discussion involves the nature of Royalty Free music licensing practice, lets start with a summary of the main principals behind royalty free music. For [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/09/subscription-music-licensing-business-models/</link>
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		<title>The facts on Ephemeral Music Use</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently one of our Music Publishing And Licensing group members, Ron Mendelsohn, CEO at Megatrax Production Music, posted an interesting discussion about Ephermeral Music Use. His leading question in the discussion title was: &#8220;Can shows like &#8216;Good Morning America&#8217;, &#8216;Today&#8217; and &#8216;Saturday Night Live&#8217; really use your music for free? Ron asked our members to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/09/the-facts-on-ephemeral-music-use/</link>
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		<title>Success criteria for music publisher licensing sales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This music industry business report, from a recent Music Publishing And Licensing group discussion, provides helpful tips and advice from a variety of  experienced music publishers and library owners. We&#8217;ll highlight some important keys to success for any kind of music publisher or library, regardless of the physical size of their catalog, mix of tracks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/08/success-criteria-for-music-publisher-licensing-sales/</link>
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		<title>Backing up your catalog data files</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Though all your files are safe in your LicenseQuote publisher account and backed up automatically on our dedicated server, it&#8217;s best for each publisher to occasionally backup their catalog (and related data) to quickly recover from any unexpected disaster which may occur, the most common being human error or expired accounts which may eventually (after [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/07/backing-up-your-catalog-data-files/</link>
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		<title>Clear music the right way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you plan to use anyone&#8217;s music compositions or recordings, other than your own music or songs which are now in public domain, you&#8217;ll need to clear music the right way before using them in any of your projects. This article describes how to get proper music clearance and licensing for the songs and tracks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/06/clear-music-compositions-and-recordings-the-right-way/</link>
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		<title>Most common kinds of music licensing buyers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After doing some research, asking publishers and checking some stats, I was able to compile a list of the most common kinds of music licensing buyers. Some of are actual (specific) titles, while others are merely general descriptions representing broader categories. Identifying the most commons kinds of music licensing buyers In answering the question: &#8220;Who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/05/most-common-kinds-of-music-licensing-buyers/</link>
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		<title>Adding different track versions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This tutorial provides some examples and tips how to add different track versions of the same basic song to your catalog and store. This is a common way for production music libraries to offer various track mix versions for their clients to preview, select and license for their project needs. Currently the best way we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/05/adding-different-track-versions/</link>
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		<title>CalcMatrix rate card modules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently we&#8217;ve created a series of standard and custom CalcMatrix rate card modules. As a registered publisher, you can download these to import, review, customize and test for your own LicenseQuote powered licensing management and sales (widget or store) usage. Download and usage The CalcMatrix files (in JSON text format) are zipped together for convenient [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/05/calcmatrix-rate-card-modules/</link>
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		<title>Getting started with music licensing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are interested in publishing and licensing your music, follow the basic steps in this guide to start setting up and promoting your own music licensing store and keep 100% of all your licensing sales! 1. Register your songs First you should register your songs with your country’s copyright office (most now offer online [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/04/getting-started-with-music-licensing/</link>
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		<title>Music licensing marketing and promotion discussions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the years our Music PAL (Publishing And Licensing) industry group has had many discussions about songwriters, composers, publishers and libraries marketing and promoting their music licensing sales. These discussions started in April 2008 when the group first launched. Since then we&#8217;ve grown to 10,940 members (to date) which includes music copyright owners and publishers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/04/music-licensing-marketing-and-promotion-discussions/</link>
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		<title>Type and Source filters on Find Music page</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two new filters, Type and Source, have recently been added to the &#8220;Find Music&#8221; page for music supervisors, buyers and the public to use.  These new filters have now replaced the Catalogs/Brands filter for the following reasons: 1.  Many catalog and brand names sounded more like genres instead of strictly artist, composer, catalog, collection or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/03/type-and-source-filters-on-find-music-page/</link>
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		<title>Pricing matrix import feature</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article describes the new pricing matrix import feature which makes it possible to import various licensing profiles into the Pricing Matrix Edit console in your publisher&#8217;s account. To find this new feature, go to the Sales &#62; Licensing Profiles admin page and then select any Licensing Profile you already have there. If you haven&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/pricing-matrix-import-feature/</link>
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		<title>Tags and metadata management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article gives music publishers and library owners an orientation for setting up and managing either standard or custom tags, and related metadata, for each of their tracks. At top of the Tracks/Songs admin page (in your LicenseQuote publisher account), click Configure (text link) to open the Catalog Configuration console. You&#8217;ll also find the Edit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/tags-and-metadata-management/</link>
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		<title>Type and Source metadata for catalog organization</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article provides a list with descriptions about the new Type and Source metadata used for the publisher&#8217;s own stores and the LicenseQuote and some new (upcoming) global search filters to be used on the Find Music page. Use of these filters in your own licensing store is optional (go to Tracks/Songs &#62; Configure &#62; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/12/type-and-source-metadata-for-catalog-organization/</link>
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		<title>Keys to music licensing success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article highlights some of the most important keys to music publishing and licensing success. It also shows how LicenseQuote helps music creators, publishers and libraries get the most from their music publishing, sub-publishing and licensing success. First, some important criteria which are the full responsibility of each publisher and library owner. Music composition, production [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/11/keys-to-music-publishing-success/</link>
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		<title>LicenseQuote activity report Nov 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This report is of interest to our publishing clients and any interested music supervisors and licensing buyers. We&#8217;ll provide an overview of the current LicenseQuote site activity, trends and provide some related commentary. Primary content providers Number of active publishers &#8211; 97 (includes library owners) Accounts with storage plans &#8211; 57% (LQ integrated storage) Accounts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/11/licensequote-activity-report-oct-2011/</link>
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		<title>New features and updates – Oct 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This month, October 2011, several new features and options were developed and updated to the LicenseQuote site for all our publishing clients to discover and use. This article highlights several of the most important and frequently requested new features. Custom metadata fields On the Tracks/Songs admin page, you can now add and manage up to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/10/new-features-and-updates/</link>
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		<title>The LicenseQuote business model</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The LicenseQuote business model started and evolved from a focus on the ability for music publishers and their clients to easily calculate licensing costs and negotiate various licensing deals. This article explores some of the history and current trends that have shaped our music licensing solutions business model and service platform. Free calculator widget launched [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/10/the-licensequote-business-model/</link>
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		<title>Promoting and growing your music catalog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally we get questions from our newer publishing clients how to best manage their music catalog growth, marketing and sales promotion.  If you are a publisher with an interest in promoting and growing your music catalog and licensing store, this article will give you an outline of tips and suggestions to help you get started, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/09/promoting-and-growing-your-music-catalog/</link>
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		<title>LicenseQuote activity report – August 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This report is of interest to our publishing clients and any/all interested music supervisors and licensing buyers. We&#8217;ll provide an overview of the current LicenseQuote site statistics, trends and provide some related commentary. Primary content providers Number of active publishers &#8211; 95 (includes library owners) Number of accounts with Monthly plan &#8211; 25 Number of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/09/licensequote-activity-report-august-2011/</link>
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		<title>How experienced music creators can increase their sales revenues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are an experienced music creator (songwriter, composer, producer, etc.) with a successful music licensing sales history from other music library services, this article will explain why and how you can increase your music licensing sales revenues and future income profits. Experienced music creators (see our Gallery) are using LicenseQuote to increase their existing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/08/how-experienced-music-creators-can-increase-their-sales-revenues/</link>
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		<title>New plans, pricing and updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week LicenseQuote released several new and updates which effects (mostly) our LicenseQuote publishing and library clients. Please review the items below for an overview plus an important reminder about completing the song/tracks Descriptions field. New plans and pricing There are several new standard plans starting with LQ 75 and ranging from LQ 2000 up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/08/new-plans-pricing-and-updates/</link>
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		<title>Interview with a music supervisor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article features some excellent advice for music creators from professional music supervisor Wendy Levy about placing music in television, which can also be applied to film and other media. This expert testimony Q &#38; A interview article was published on the Berklee College of Music site under the title: Advice from a pro about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/08/interview-with-a-music-supervisor/</link>
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		<title>Music Publishing And Licensing group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article gives an introduction to the Music Publishing And Licensing group, it&#8217;s purpose and a survey of some of the Discussion topics among our professional members. LicenseQuote founded and manages the Music Publishing And Licensing group on LinkedIN with the following general description: Music PAL is a professional group for music publishers, music supervisors, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/07/music-publishing-and-licensing-group/</link>
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		<title>Dick Dale music business advice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This LicenseQuote article includes a YouTube video and transcript of an interview (by Tommy Liberto) with the legendary king of surf guitar about the music publishing and commercial licensing business. The basic principals of Dick Dale&#8217;s advice can be applied to most music composers, singer-songwriters, bands and record producers, etc. There&#8217;s lots to learn in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/07/dick-dale-music-business-advice/</link>
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		<title>Find Publishers feature</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new Find Publishers search page makes it easy for music supervisors and licensing buyers coming to LicenseQuote to find your publisher listing to learn more about your music publishing and licensing business. The new features and updates described below will help you get familiar with these powerful new search engine tools that help promote [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/07/find-publishers-feature/</link>
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		<title>Sold licenses: typical license types, terms and pricing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article lets you explore a sampling of typical music licensing deals which have been transacted via the LicenseQuote global stores used by our member publishers, library owners and their clients. For each transaction we list the license type, selected usage terms and sold license price.  For convenience the sampling of typical sold licenses (listed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/07/sold-licenses-typical-license-types-terms-and-pricing/</link>
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		<title>Additional FAQs about LicenseQuote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We frequently get new and different kinds of questions from music industry people, publishers and libraries about how our LicenseQuote subscription service works and how it will benefit them. This article provides a list of typical questions, some which have not been covered yet, or completely, on our FAQ page. If we get more we&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/06/additional-faqs-about-licensequote/</link>
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		<title>Evil vs Good new music industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article explores some of the bad, questionable and evil practices and elements of the music industry. As an active long-standing member since 2002 of the Just Plain Folks music organization, I and many JPF members have seen nearly every kind of music industry sharks and scams imaginable surface for &#8220;discussion&#8221; (i.e. blatant self-promotion and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/06/evil-vs-good-music-business/</link>
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		<title>Sound effects can promote your production music library</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LicenseQuote has found that publishers offering free sound effects could effectively increase both their website traffic and music licensing sales. For music licensing clients that will need a variety of production music tracks, it can increase SEO value as well as customer relations and service value. By using popular music industry keywords on your website, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/06/sound-effects-can-promote-your-production-music-library/</link>
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		<title>Starting your own successful music licensing store</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year we&#8217;ve been getting an increasing number of inquiries from various music industry people who&#8217;d  like to start an online music licensing store to help musicians (artists, bands, composers, songwriters,  etc.) license their music. Often they are songwriters who already have a small catalog, but would like to grow it more rapidly, and sometimes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/06/starting-your-own-music-licensing-store/</link>
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		<title>Welcome music licensing buyers!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for visiting LicenseQuote! Recently we launched our global stores search feature so you can easily find music for your advertising, audio production and any other media projects. Get instant quotes, place bids, request pricing, negotiate custom deals and license directly from a growing network of hundreds of music publishers, brands and catalogs. LicenseQuote [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licensequote.com/blog/index.php/2011/06/welcome-music-licensing-buyers/</link>
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