Two of our favorite companies for musicians web hosting are joining forces – HostBaby has announced that they are partnering with Bandzoogle and will begin moving all of their sites to the Bandzoogle platform!
This month, HostBaby will begin to move some of their sites over to Bandzoogle. If this is where your website lives – there is nothing to worry about. The transition will be automatic and seamless. They are starting the migration in small, slow batches.
Bandzoogle is the #1 website design platform for musicians and one we have been advising artists to use for many years. They work hard to make sure they are offering the best tools for artists. From newsletters, to social media links to their Bandsintown Tour Widget integration, all bases are covered. All HostBaby domain registrations and email services will be integrated to Bandzoogle. Starting at this slow pace allows them to make sure that the migration is flawless before the full switch.
“Bandzoogle shares our focus on artists, with tools that help them wherever they are in their careers,” explains Tracy Maddux, CEO of AVL/CD Baby. “They have built the best hosting product for indie musicians, and they back it up with amazing customer service. Like us, they keep ahead of a fast-changing business and think hard about what tools will best support artists’ dreams and goals. I can’t think of a better partner in web hosting, and I’m glad we finally get to work more closely together to promote indie music as a whole.” – HostBaby
HostBaby users will notice very little change as the partners work closely to migrate the sites slowly and seamlessly. They’ll keep the same domain, inbox, and other assets, as well as all hosting time purchased and all deals with CD Baby. They will also have the same high level of customer service and responsiveness they have grown accustomed to with HostBaby and CD Baby. “We aim to make this move so effortless and easy for users, they barely notice,” notes Kevin Breuner, VP of Marketing at CD Baby.
In addition, users will discover a wide range of new, exciting tools for promoting their music and engaging their fans. These include highly customizable mobile-friendly templates, direct-to-fan eCommerce to sell music, merch, and tickets, as well as run crowdfunding and fan subscriptions, and integrations with popular platforms like Bandsintown and YouTube. As the transition occurs, HostBaby will not accept new sign ups.
If you are a HostBaby member and have a prepaid balance, it will automatically transfer to Bandzoogle. They will be honoring all of HostBaby’s current deals and agreements.
CD Baby distribution coupon codes will not be going anywhere. Migrated HostBaby users will be given unlimited CD Baby Standard single and album submissions.
And don’t worry, CD Baby will still be doing what they do best – distributing music.
Have more questions? If you are moving from Hostbaby to Bandzoogle they have put together a great FAQs Page which will help you get acquainted and off on the right foot!
HostBaby has halted their sign ups and are not accepting new accounts. But! You can click here to sign up for Bandzoogle through our partner link (15% off ;]) and immediately start using all of their wonderful tools.
And if designing a whole new website ain’t your thing we are here to help!
Are you needing to update your website for the new year?
We’ve been working with both HostBaby and Bandzoogle for years and can help you seamlessly create a new site, or spruce up a site that needs love – working under tight deadlines is our specialty!
So, what is the corporate backstory? Did CD Baby buy BandZoogle? Did BandZoogle pay a fee to get all these new customers? Are the companies now merged under the DiscMakers umbrella?
For CD Baby, our mission is to help artists and bands monetize and promote their music. In order to get better and faster at accomplishing that mission, we had to take a hard look at everything we were doing and ask ourselves if it fit into that mission moving into 2020 and beyond. Behind the scenes, we’ve always been huge fans of what the crew at Bandzoogle has created (and continues to create) with their website builder. It’s their core mission. We wanted to make sure that the thousands and thousands of artists that had trusted us with their websites would continue to get the latest tools to advance their music careers. With that said, we made the decision that moving forward, our artists that need websites and web hosting would be better served by our friends at Bandzoogle.
I’m very excited with this partnership as I think Bandzoogle is providing the best in website builders for musicians.
Thanks Ariel & team! This is very exciting news for both CD Baby and Bandzoogle, as two of the most musician-friendly companies are finally working together to offer best-in-class tools for artists.
Just to clarify (and to answer your question Charlie), CD Baby did not buy Bandzoogle, and Bandzoogle did not buy HostBaby. The companies have also not merged in any way, and remain completely independent of each other. (side note: CD Baby is also no longer under the Disc Makers umbrella: https://musically.com/2019/03/28/downtown-music-snaps-up-cd-baby-as-part-of-avl-acquisition/)
CD Baby and Bandzoogle are finally partnering in a comprehensive way, and as part of that new partnership, HostBaby members are being migrated to Bandzoogle’s platform.
It will allow CD Baby to put all of their focus into what they do best, including music distribution and helping artists collect royalties. The partnership also offers a good home for HostBaby members with best-in-class website service and direct-to-fan tools at Bandzoogle.
As for Bandzoogle, we can now offer CD Baby distribution to our members, as well as Publishing Administration, promotional tools like Show.co, and more. There will be more announcements in the coming months as we continue to strengthen the partnership.
If anyone has any questions about the migration or partnership, feel free to reach out to me directly at dcool[at]bandzoogle[dot]com
Thanks!
Dave
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Dave Cool
(Yes, that’s my real name)
VP, Business Development
Bandzoogle.com
So, what is the corporate backstory? Did CD Baby buy BandZoogle? Did BandZoogle pay a fee to get all these new customers? Are the companies now merged under the DiscMakers umbrella?
Hello! I am not sure about those details. Sorry – Just reporting on what I can see.
I can add some clarity.
For CD Baby, our mission is to help artists and bands monetize and promote their music. In order to get better and faster at accomplishing that mission, we had to take a hard look at everything we were doing and ask ourselves if it fit into that mission moving into 2020 and beyond. Behind the scenes, we’ve always been huge fans of what the crew at Bandzoogle has created (and continues to create) with their website builder. It’s their core mission. We wanted to make sure that the thousands and thousands of artists that had trusted us with their websites would continue to get the latest tools to advance their music careers. With that said, we made the decision that moving forward, our artists that need websites and web hosting would be better served by our friends at Bandzoogle.
I’m very excited with this partnership as I think Bandzoogle is providing the best in website builders for musicians.
Thanks Ariel & team! This is very exciting news for both CD Baby and Bandzoogle, as two of the most musician-friendly companies are finally working together to offer best-in-class tools for artists.
Just to clarify (and to answer your question Charlie), CD Baby did not buy Bandzoogle, and Bandzoogle did not buy HostBaby. The companies have also not merged in any way, and remain completely independent of each other. (side note: CD Baby is also no longer under the Disc Makers umbrella: https://musically.com/2019/03/28/downtown-music-snaps-up-cd-baby-as-part-of-avl-acquisition/)
CD Baby and Bandzoogle are finally partnering in a comprehensive way, and as part of that new partnership, HostBaby members are being migrated to Bandzoogle’s platform.
It will allow CD Baby to put all of their focus into what they do best, including music distribution and helping artists collect royalties. The partnership also offers a good home for HostBaby members with best-in-class website service and direct-to-fan tools at Bandzoogle.
As for Bandzoogle, we can now offer CD Baby distribution to our members, as well as Publishing Administration, promotional tools like Show.co, and more. There will be more announcements in the coming months as we continue to strengthen the partnership.
If anyone has any questions about the migration or partnership, feel free to reach out to me directly at dcool[at]bandzoogle[dot]com
Thanks!
Dave
—
Dave Cool
(Yes, that’s my real name)
VP, Business Development
Bandzoogle.com
Thanks Dave for the clarification!