There have been many changes at Music Forte and many more to come.  What you might have noticed already is that the shop has been dramatically changed.

Shopping:
You’ll notice that the shopping area of the site is being improved in layout and design. There is still more to come. However, at this point artists have a much better presentation page, and shoppers have much more ease in navigating to your music.

MP3 songs are presented as digital albums. CDs of artists are also presented on the digital album pages.

Have a look at the example:

Some of the notable improvements that may interest you are:

  • Multiple MP3s are added instantly in the buy now buttons
  • Musicians get 100% of the profits, but you must have a PayPal account in order for Music Forte to allow that distribution offer
  • 30 second preview tracks are available for each presented song
    - If the artist has a CD listed at Music Forte, it will be presented on the mp3 pages with a mouseover effect (as shown in picture).
  • Better organization and navigation for customers
    - More to come

Feel free to give it a try. Here is the link to the production page as shown in the above image.

Every area of the site is being redesigned and improved with a fine-toothed comb. The new layout and simplified navigation will create a much better presentation of you, as an artist, and will also provide many additional features for all members of Music Forte.

Also updated is the home page design and new portal page:

 

Home page and Portal:
The new home page has a strong sales approach.  However, that does not mean that you are forced to see that each time you come to Music Forte.  Basically, there are two indexes:

One for current members and the other for members who are coming to the site for the first time.  If you are already a member you have your choice of being taken straight to your account where there is some updated information such as forum topics, charts, spotlight artists, and blogs.  

You might also choose to try the new portal (BETA version).  Simply login to your account (check mark the box to "remember me" and go to http://www.musicforte.com/home

This area of the site will allow you to design your start page of Music Forte as you see fit.  Put the information on the site that matters most to you!  You’ll also find useful tools such as weather, guitar tuning, chord finder, music news, sports, and many things that you might like to start your day with.

Why Taxes?
We’re looking forward to a continued and successful relationship with you.  As part of our current development, we are collecting all relevant tax information from members who are required to file. Without a doubt, Music Forte is poised to double or triple traffic within the next three months.  As we have hired additional staff, the expertise at Music Forte Inc. is flourishing in ways that will truly benefit you and the entire membership. This is a very exciting time for us, and we’re happy that we can move forward with your complete confidence.

If you are a Platinum Plan member and ready to get started, please login to your account, and click on "Tax Information" in the left-hand Platinum Plan menu.

What’s Ahead?
The future of Music Forte is incredible.  Every thing that you see at the site right now, is going to be revised and improved.  The functionality, and layout will make much more sense.  Navigation will improve, and effectiveness of every area of the site will be perfected.  Not one page will be skipped.  But as you can imagine this is a large process.  Music Forte has well over 300,000 pages.  Luckily for us, many of them share a common template.  However, even these templates will be revised and improved.

In short, Music Forte is on the way to becoming everything that you’ll want from a perfect website for an Independent Music Community.

We’re excited to be able to present to you the changes, and will certainly update you often in regards to new features, and tips to help you get the most out of Music Forte!