This is a great concept for musicians, however I’m sure it took awhile to build up the user base. Cool to see more niche music communities floating around the web. I run a similar site www.synthshare.com except for producers to get feedback on their music.
This is very motivating. I am also running a site in the indie music industry as a one-man biz. (http://www.synthshare.com) It has been a challenge to build up the community, I'm sure leveraging Fandalism helped you kickstart your growth. Do you have any advice about user acquisition? Recently I've been getting feedback from music production communities which has all been positive and converted to users; however, it sometimes feels like the site isn't growing as fast as it should be considering all the positive feedback I've received.
Everyone wants to get feedback on their own music, but very few find the time to give others feedback.
Last month I launched SynthShare to help producers get constructive feedback on their tracks. The app is a 1 for 1 feedback exchange system. For every track you give feedback on, you will receive 1 feedback. The more feedback you give, the more you will receive. You can upload a mp3 file or stream directly from your Soundcloud page.
There are a few features to maintain quality feedback. First, users must provide at least 100 characters of feedback. Second, track creators can rate the quality of the feedback they receive which will affect karma scores. And third, I moderate all feedback.
Currently, you can obtain feedback from all experience levels. However, I am exploring ways to allow users to be matched to specific experience levels in the future.
Is there a support community yet for Stacker builders?
Also, here is a good place to submit tutorials if this takes off... www.stakk.co