Song Contests Are A Scam
December 31st, 2009 by Lior ShamirDerek Sivers, Founder of CD Baby, wrote on his blog:
I’m thinking about song contests, what a scam they usually are, but don’t have to be. By song contests, I mean all those ones that want a submission fee to enter, promising big prizes if you win, and whose judges are a small group of insiders.
And who am I to argue? The man is a legend.
Entering a song contest is no different to buying a T-shirt, booking a room in a hotel, or starting a business.
You want to know who you’re buying from, what customers are saying, and whether your investment will pay off.
You want to know what you’re buying into before you buy.
If you don’t perform some due diligence, you’re likely to be disappointed: Your T-shirt unravels, your hotel is dirty, your business fails. Or you enter a song contest and don’t win. It’s disappointing.
Wouldn’t you like to know what you’re getting before you spend money entering a song contest?
For this reason, we developed our song critique service.
We did it so you can find out if our song contests are right for you, help you set realistic goals and expectations and, most of all, become a better songwriter.
Before you spend $30 on our song critique service, do this:
1. Google “Songwriting Critique”. See who else is providing this service before purchasing ours.
2. Don’t just read our reviews, Google the reviewer and even contact him or her to get more information.
3. Read our FAQ and review our terms of use so you know what to expect.
And learn everything there is to know about song contests:
8 Reasons Not To Enter A Song Contest
7 Reasons To Enter A Song Contest
10 Reasons To Enter A Song Contest Again
10 Most Popular Song Contests
January 14th, 2010 at 9:43 am
The problem with song contests is that they are too expensive. There are many talented songwriters out there who are just plain poor and don’t have “extra” money for entry fees and the like. How do poor people get to have their talent judged on that same playing field?