Self Promo: Mixtapes/CDs or Business Cards?

[wrong chris]

Just a question for some of our seasoned pros...

do you still hand out your mixtapes on CDs for self promo, or do you just stick to a business card with links to your myspace/soundcloud/facebook ???

I'd like to rip up a bunch of CDs of my upcoming mixtape for self promo, but not sure if it's a waste of money or what... i mean obviously it's an outdated format, but on the other hand it's big and physical and more of reminder than a business card...

thoughts???

[HerbStrike]

you can get little usb card things with stuff printed and you just plug it in put your deets and a mix on it 2 birds one stone and all that
http://www.flashbay.com/branded-usb-...FU1h4wodgDRY8Q

[wrong chris]

you can get little usb card things with stuff printed and you just plug it in put your deets and a mix on it 2 birds one stone and all that
http://www.flashbay.com/branded-usb-...FU1h4wodgDRY8Q

ahh it's one of those annoying sites where you have to fill out your details and wait for a quote...

have you dealt with them? how much say per 512mb or 1gb drive cost?
does it compete with prices for CDs?

cheers

[JesC]

I still pump out cds and I just stick a business card in the cd sleeve.

[GPS]

business cards with ur soundcloud link (if any) seems the best for me

[completej]

you can use Google Goggles to scan a business card now.

include a fancy barcode on the business card and it can take you right to your soundcloud account.

e.g. http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

[rvltion909]

you can get little usb card things with stuff printed and you just plug it in put your deets and a mix on it 2 birds one stone and all that
http://www.flashbay.com/branded-usb-...FU1h4wodgDRY8Q

:eek: thats effing genius! I can just image the cost though and the fact I have to fill a form out tells me its not cheap.

[wrong chris]

to elaborate on the promo cd thing....

any ideas on including other attention grabbers with the disc... something like stickers or whatever? you know a little bonus to say "hey remember me? well you will now bitch."

[photojojo]

I requested a quote from them a 128 mb stick would be enough to get an hour mix at 192k probably.

[photojojo]

Just talked to them, your looking at $8.96 each for the 128 mb wafer card if you order 25. If you order 50 it drops down to $6.00 each. The regular USB sticks are just a few cents less each.