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Ari's Take
Personal blog · aristake.com/postbusinessculture
Ari's Take is a personal blog at aristake.com about business and culture. Since 2013, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-28, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Ari's Take for practical advice for musicians, including comparisons of music distribution services and ways to earn from fans. One commenter praised its forthcoming book.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Dedicated to bringing you thoughts on the New Music Business, including TikTok strategies, streaming growth and album release strategies, sync licensing, & more
What Hacker News says?
Soundrop and Amuse.io are 2 free alternatives that distribute to a range of platforms. And this is a pretty comprehensive and objective overview of them all: https://aristake.com/post/cd-baby-tunecore-ditto-mondotunes-...
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on “Spotify shuts down direct music uploading for independent artists”Submitted Carry Your Instrument On The Plane – It's The Law as a story · 77 points
HN discussionCool. Thanks for the Michael Nelson tip. In return, I think the musician I've found that has the most helpful advice for fellow musicians is Ari's Take: http://www.aristake.com/?post=all#sort=newestFirst&filter=Al... Keep an eye out for his new book, coming out in a few months. I read the advance copy, and it's the best book for musicians I've seen in many many years.
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on “Is Bandcamp the Holy Grail of Online Record Stores?”You can do that on bandcamp https://aristake.com/post/turn-your-fans-into-paying-subscri...
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on “How Musicians Make Money, Or Don’t, In 2018”