While so many other media sites are trying to rely on advertising to fund their operations, Apple and other companies have pioneered the micro-payment economy by letting people pay small amounts for digital products. Now, with the latest version of Volume you can take advantage of this micro-payment boom by letting your artists upload tracks and sell them for a small fee - artists can even set individual fees for different tracks and a separate fee for the entire album (or compilation of songs). You can set how much the artist will earn and how much commission you will take from each sale.

Your site will have a shopping cart functionality built in so your visitors can simply browse your site and add whatever music takes their fancy. With the incredible ability to sample the music before downloading, the music fans can literally try before they buy.

Allowing visitors to actually pay you for content brings a whole new dimension to your site revenue potential and gives you an enormous amount of scope to cash in on people's love for music. Imagine being able to scout the local music scene for unsigned talent and being able to offer them cash in return for uploading their songs to your website - the possibilities are endless! Read more