I've launched my first public test for DropTracks! Everyone can go to the first beta test at test1.DropTracks.net and try it out from the fan's point of view.

Before I continue, I wanted to mention briefly that I was just recently asked by a reader of this article of when should a writer expect to be paid his/her royalties.  The music publishing industry works on a quarterly basis when it comes to getting paid.  So for all royalties generated by the use of the song, the music publishers will receive royalty payments every quarter.

An update from the previous post dealing with online music distribution. Things to think about when choosing a digital distribution service: