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    Posted: March 18 2009 at 08:52
On the frontpage we can currently read: Latest 50 Free Mp3 Download (stream)
 
This description is not correct anymore (the tracks are not downloadable), and should be replaced by something somewhat closer to the truth. "Latest 50 additions to the progarchives mp3 player" or something similar. Thoughts?
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Points: 17627 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2009 at 09:07
Hmmmh - download is true from a strong technical point of view - but as most of the people will expect a download button or link then the text could be changed by all means ... 


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Points: 11401 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2009 at 09:30
Yeah, technically speaking it is; but as for how the expression is understood and used it isn't. And I suspect that description may partially be to blame for some artists and labels being sceptical when it comes to having selected works made streamable here - as they may think that whatever is listed here in fact is downloadable.
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Points: 5195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2009 at 09:59
I think it still says "Download" because it is a strong keyword and attracts more users (through search engines).
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Points: 17627 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2009 at 13:49
I made a simple google search for this string: Free Mp3 Download
and I had not any hit for progarchives in the TOP 100

even the string Free Mp3 Download progarchives came on rank 45 first ... Confused


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Points: 5195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2009 at 13:55
^ search engine optimization ... I love it.

The key is to not optimize for such commonplace combinations like "Mp3 Download" or "Free Mp3 Download". But try to search for "Gentle Giant Mp3 Download" in Google ... page #1 is the progarchives artist page for Gentle Giant.
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Points: 17627 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2009 at 14:08
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Points: 4028 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2009 at 14:26
Mr Progfreak is right ;-)
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Points: 11979 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2009 at 14:47
Well I dont mind saying that I dont like it saying "free download", though I have always understood why.
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Points: 5195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2009 at 14:56
^ it's the combo "free mp3 download stream" that makes it so powerful. And technically it's true ... the streams are technically downloads of mp3 files, and even on the pages without streaming files the heading is where the downloads *should* be.Wink
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