Alterhit.com - Revolutionary Music Download Store

Alterhits.com is a new London-based music download site aimed at helping the indie scene, and rewarding the individuals that promote it. Through this site, users can upload their own music and earn a bit of cash from other users downloading those tunes. There is no limit on how many songs users can upload, and there is no charge to post them. Musicians split the sales made with Alterhits, earning 10% on each song sold. Other users who do not have music to upload can create a friend account, which allows them to add the music they like to their profiles. This helps spread the word about new indie bands and labels. Users can browse the catalogue of artists, singles, albums, and labels to get an idea of what new music is out on the scene today.

“At Alterhit we give artists and labels choices with the music they make. Create music and sell it directly. Control your catalogue and reach your fans. In a world of free downloading we still value music and we want our artists to earn from the songs they create. Alterhit is a revolutionary music download community; new artists can create a profile, upload their tracks and have them on sale within minutes. We don't limit the amount of music you want to upload and best of all we don't charge. Alterhit is always completely free to use, whether you upload one track or one thousand. You know what your music is worth so you can set any price to sell it for and if you just want people to have it, you can make it free. If it's not quite ready to sell, just stream it so your fans can listen and comment on it should they wish to. We value the music you create and we're building a community that will value it too.”

Alterhits is another outlet helping to grow the indie music scene. Users are engaged and incentivized, and are encouraged to participate. However, Alterhits still has some glitches to work out, such as the lack of an abundant amount of postings in all categories.

Is the music download market too saturated for another new site? What partnerships can be established to increase content of the site? What social networks can be joined to spread the word about Alterhits?