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Haulix Weekly Update #76 – “Me fail English? That’s unpossible.”

Hey there, everyone. Welcome to our website. If you’re a regular visitor then you already know this week has been like any other. If you’re new, we’d like to thank you for giving us a shot. This post is meant to summarize our recent creative efforts, so it’s a bit different than the content we typically post. That said, there’s still a lot you can learn.

Each and every weekend we like to take a brief break from our regularly scheduled programming to update and reflect on everything happening at Haulix HQ. We are far more than a music blog, as many of you already know, and posts like this give us an opportunity to share more our efforts with all of you.

We do not have any development updates to share this week, but we did want to pass along a reminder about last week’s big reveal.

‘Public Promo Groups’ is our latest release. Here’s how it works:

Promo groups are containers used for organizing your promos on various screens that you and your coworkers view.

Every one of your contacts has a “My Promos” screen where Haulix compiles all promos from all senders who sent an invitation to that contact.

You can now control how your promos are organized on that screen by making one or more of your promo groups “public.”

From your Promos screen, click on the Groups button.  Checking the Public checkbox will make the respective group appear on your contacts’ My Promos screens.

This feature is only a visual enhancement. All permissions that you previously established work the same way.

The promo order you establish in the group (drag n’ drop) on your Promos screen will get mirrored on the contact’s My Promos screen.

As for the blog, I think it’s safe to say this has been our slowest week to date. There is good reason however, and that is the launch of our ‘Haulix Live’ 2015 tour. Ferris State University welcomed staff member James Shotwell to their campus this week, and while he was on site James’ time online was extremely limited. He had a blast though, and the students he met were incredibly excited to discuss the state of our industry today. We’ll next be at Launch Conference in April, and we’re hoping to see more schools not long after that!

We did still manage to get some great content out this week, even if our quantity dipped. Here’s everything you missed:

17 Reasons You May Consider Firing Your Publicist

Inside Music Podcast #22 – Jeff Rosenstock

Going ‘Full Frontal’ With Alex Garskath of All Time Low

Music Industry Job Board (2/15/15)

That’s all we have for this week. Expect MUCH more content in the days ahead.

Best,

Haulix

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Haulix Weekly Update #75 – “Inflammable means flammable? What a country!”

Hey there, everyone. Welcome to our blog. If you’re reading this post the day it goes live then you are no doubt aware of the fact Valentine’s Day weekend is only a few short hours away. We don’t know if you will be with someone special tomorrow, but regardless you should set a little time aside to tell those who mean something you that they are indeed special. We don’t really have a soundtrack for such an occasion, but this song has been on repeat around our offices this week:

Each and every Friday we like to take a brief break from our regularly scheduled programming to update and reflect on everything happening at Haulix HQ. We are far more than a music blog, as many of you already know, and posts like this give us an opportunity to share more our efforts with all of you.

NEW DEV UPDATE! NEW DEV UPDATE!

We know the beginning of the new year was slow for updates, but after receiving responses to our 2015 client survey we quickly developed a list of goals our development team has been diligently working to reach. Today we’re thrilled to unveil ‘Public Promo Groups.’ Here’s how it works:

Promo groups are containers used for organizing your promos on various screens that you and your coworkers view.

Every one of your contacts has a “My Promos” screen where Haulix compiles all promos from all senders who sent an invitation to that contact.

You can now control how your promos are organized on that screen by making one or more of your promo groups “public.”

From your Promos screen, click on the Groups button.  Checking the Public checkbox will make the respective group appear on your contacts’ My Promos screens.

This feature is only a visual enhancement. All permissions that you previously established work the same way.

The promo order you establish in the group (drag n’ drop) on your Promos screen will get mirrored on the contact’s My Promos screen.

As for the blog, things have been typically busy. We were supposed to run a special Inside Music this week with Stick To Your Guns, but unfortunately those plans had to be scrapped at the last minute. We plan to make it up, but right now we don’t know when that will be.

Failed attempts at bonus content aside, we’re incredibly proud of the week we’ve had. Please take a moment and catch up on all our latest content offerings:

Intern Life

5 Seconds Is Too Long

Inside Music #20: Nick Karp

5 Unlikely Connections Every Musician Should Have

What To Do When Your Interview Disappears 

Music Industry Job Board (2/8/15)

That’s all we have for this week. Actually, that’s a lie. We have some extra special content planned for this weekend. STAY TUNED!

Best,

Haulix

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Haulix Weekly Update #69: “Television! Teacher! Mother! Secret Lover.”

Good afternoon, everyone! We hope the holidays have treated you well so far, and that wherever you find yourself now is somewhere both fun and relaxing. The music business never stops, but this time of year it does tend to slow just long enough for everyone to catch their breath. We do not advise taking this time for granted, and have prepared the following soundtrack to help you enjoy your remaining free time:

Each and every Friday we like to take a brief break from our regularly scheduled programming to update and reflect on everything happening at Haulix HQ. We are far more than a music blog, as many of you already know, and posts like this give us an opportunity to share more our efforts with all of you.

This week has been a relatively quiet one as far as developments are concerned, but we did roll out the following updates at the tail end of last week:

Clients have always been able to send multiple promos in a single email. If it’s a one-promo email and the contact clicks the link, it goes directly to the promo screen — no passcode required. From there, if they click on Promos, it prompts for the passcode. If it’s a multi-promo email and they click the main link on the bottom of the email, it USED TO prompt for the passcode. We updated the system so that it passes them through — no passcode. They go to a screen that has all of the promos from the email. They can then click the one they are interested in, thus streamlining the process for everyone involved.

While our development side laid low this week, our blogging efforts continued as if it were any other work week. We released a new podcast, a great interview with one of our favorite clients, and an in-depth editorial on overcoming traffic slowdowns associated with the holidays that we take a lot of pride in. If you missed any of this, or the other content we recently ran, use this list of links below to catch up:

A Christmas Message from Haulix

Industry Spotlight: Curran Reynolds

Inside Music Podcast #13 – Thomas Nassiff (Bad Timing Records)

Journalism Tips: Overcoming The Holiday Slowdown Without Going Insane

Music Industry Job Board (12/21/14)

That’s all we have for this week. We have interviews with Tantric and The Banner going live early next week, as well as a great photo feature that will help us say farewell to 2014 in style. Have a safe and adventurous weekend.

Best,

Haulix

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Haulix Weekly Update #67 – “You Don’t Win Friends With Salad”

Hello, everyone! It is Friday once again, which means like many of you we are trying our hardest not to watch the clock tick away the final hours of the work week. Some of us do this by burying ourselves in work, while others try and get as far away from anything resembling a timepiece as possible. For me, it’s music that kills time, and this week nothing as consumed more of my free time than the awesome talent of Chela. Check out “Handful Of Gold” and feel the hours melt away:

Each and every Friday we like to take a brief break from our regularly scheduled programming to update and reflect on everything happening at Haulix HQ. We are far more than a music blog, as many of you already know, and posts like this give us an opportunity to share more our efforts with all of you.

AN UPDATE ABOUT UPDATES

We have been releasing a series of minor platform updates throughout December, but this week our releases were kept to a minimum while our development team put in long hours toward completing a new email release we hope to have out early next week. This may very well be the last product update of 2014, and it will be released alongside a rundown of every major advancement made over the past twelve months. 2014 was a wild year for us, and we hope you will join us in celebrating everything we have accomplished.

On the blog end of things, a trip to the midwest kept editor James Shotwell’s ability to conduct and edit interviews to a minimum. Still, we put together a slew of great original columns, as well as a one of a kind podcast about the struggles of raising a child who wants to work in entertainment. We’re incredibly proud of this content, and we encourage you to experience it all. Here’s a quick rundown of everything produced in recent days:

Must Read: ‘In Defense Of The Fangirl’

Journalism Tips: Keep Going

Inside Music Podcast #11 – James Shotwell X

Journalism Tips: Be Prepared To Lose Your Job

7 Reasons Why A PR Campaign Can Help Your Career

Music Industry Job Board (12/7/14)

That’s all we have this week. Stop by in the days ahead for a new job boards, as well as interviews with The Banner and the founder of Pure Noise Records.

Best,

Haulix

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Haulix Weekly Update #45 – “Dude, Where Was Last Week’s Update?”

Happy 4th of July, everyone! I know not every Haulix client lives in America, but it’s still Friday and that’s reason enough to celebrate. We have been working tireless this week to bring you the absolute best digital distribution platform on the planet, and as you’ll soon learn we’re taking steps THIS WEEKEND to secure that very title.

Each and every Friday we like to take a brief break from our regularly scheduled programming to update and reflect on everything happening at Haulix HQ. We are far more than a music blog, as many of you already know, and posts like this give us an opportunity to share more our efforts with all of you.

So, what happened last week?

Good question. To make a long story short, James, the editor of this blog, was very sick. He’s recovered now, and coincidentally he’s done so just in time to bring you this update. He’s also going to stop writing about himself in the third person at this point.

ANYWAYS. Today we are pushing out a new profile system for Haulix clients. This will make creating and maintaining your contacts easier than ever before. You can look for a full rundown of the feature to appear on this very blog in the days ahead.

We are launching the first-ever Haulix podcast next week. It’s a music industry show with a focus on the individuals behind-the-scenes, which is the very same idea that brought this blog to life. We will be interviewing industry veterans and newcomers, sharing stories, and discussing this crazy business we all love to frustrate ourselves over.

In other news, we have been quietly developing a promotional video for Haulix. It’s a colorful and animated clip explaining who we are and what we do to help publicists, records labels, and members of the press. You can view a screenshot below:

In case you missed anything this week, here is a roundup of our latest content offerings:

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Haulix Weekly Update #42 – “It’s Almost Here!”

“The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend.” – Chuck Palahniuk

Hello and welcome to the very last blog post of the work week! If you are joining us on the afternoon this post goes live then you are no doubt glancing back and forth between this page and the clock in the upper right hand corner of your computer screen. That’s okay, some of us are probably doing it too. The weekend is right around the corner and you probably have plans. Are they awesome? I bet they are! Feel free to tell us about them in the comments below.

Each and every Friday we like to take a brief break from our regularly scheduled programming to update and reflect on everything happening at Haulix HQ. We are far more than a music blog, as many of you already know, and posts like this give us an opportunity to share more our efforts with all of you.

NEXT WEEK IS THE WEEK WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!

After more than a month of promotion we will finally be able to unveil our highly-anticipated and automated DMCA takedown service. This completely optional service will help clients by scrawling through the internet, recognizing leaks, tracking sources, and automatically issuing DMCA takedown notices for the remainder of the client’s membership with Haulix. We hope to push everything live on Monday, but it may take a few extra days to get things just the way we want them. Keep an eye on this page for additional updates.

Speaking of new things, you may have caught this in yesterday’s post, but we will soon be launching our first-ever podcast! We are lining up guests now and hope to have the first post live within the next week or two. We are going to keep our guest list under wraps for now, but if you would like to appear feel free to email james@haulix.com.

On the blog end of things, we used this week to reintroduce our readers to our Artist Spotlight series, while also making time for a wealth of new Advice articles. In the weeks ahead we have a very special announcement regarding our lawyer friend, as well as guests from No Sleep Records, Tiny Engines, and more. You can find a link to every article we have featured in recent days below:

Journalism Tips #17: ‘The Irrational Fear Of Going On Vacation’

Music Industry Job Board (6/1/14)

Here Is Why Your Band Needs An Attorney

3 Ways To Increase Engagement With Your Haulix Promo

Advice: Where Music And Bitcoin Collide

Savage Art: A Conversation With Tombs Founder Mike Hill

4 Ways Artists Should Embrace The World Of Podcasting

That’s all we have on the update front this week. Before I let you go, however, I want to present a challenge. While reading about Elton John this week I learned his mother made it a point to always buy a new record every Friday. I know not everyone has the financial means to buy an album a week, but I would like to see everyone make a conscious effort to regularly buy music – even just a single – at least a couple of times every month.

Okay, that’s really all we have for now. Have a great weekend!

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Haulix Weekly Update #38 – “Lana Del Rey Is The Soundtrack To Our Day”

Hello, everyone. If you are reading this post the day it goes live then you are no doubt trying your hardest to look busy while slacking off in the final hours before the weekend arrives. That’s fine with us, but if you get caught just don’t go pointing the finger in our direction. Should you get fired however, we do have a job board ready and waiting to help you find a new career in music.

Each and every Friday we like to take a brief break from our regularly scheduled programming to update and reflect on everything happening at Haulix HQ. We are far more than a music blog, as many of you already know, and posts like this give us an opportunity to share more our efforts with all of you. If you have any questions about the content of this post, or if you are interested in learning more about the secure music distribution services offered by Haulix, please email james@haulix.com and share your thoughts. We can also be found on Twitter and Facebook.

This week’s biggest announcement is really only a pre-cursor to what we hope will be a much larger unveiling in the near future. As many of you already know, we have spent the past several weeks prepping a new tool that will automate the process of issuing DMCA Takedown Notices to blogs and other sites illegally sharing music serviced through Haulix. This week we completed the initial setup stages and we will soon commence testing. As soon as we make sure everything is fully functional we’ll roll the completed product out to you, our clients. 

On the blog end of things, we first want to give a special thanks to everyone who reached out to editor James and asked about his health. He is not quite back to normal, but definitely on his way to being his typical overworked self in no time at all. He worked on over a dozen new interviews this week, as well as several new features. The biggest of those, our upcoming ‘Ask A Lawyer’ segment, will debut at the beginning of June. 

If you missed any post this week then you should probably take a few minutes and catch up with our content using the links below. We are usually pretty proud of the work we do, but the past few days have felt a little extra special. Click around and see if you agree:

That is all we have for this afternoon. We will return tomorrow with an all-new Journalism Tips segment, so please check our Twitter for update. Have a great weekend, everyone!

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Haulix Weekly Update #35 – Batman Has Nothing on Trapman

Good afternoon, everyone. If you are reading this the day it goes live then you’re probably also joining us on the bandwagon of people counting down the final minutes before the holiday weekend. We don’t have any extra days off, of course, but Easter does give us an excuse to spend time with those we care about and that is reason enough to celebrate in our book. 

Each and every Friday we like to take a brief break from our regularly scheduled programming to update and reflect on everything happening at Haulix HQ. We are far more than a music blog, as many of you already know, and posts like this give us an opportunity to share more our efforts with all of you. If you have any questions about the content of this post, or if you are interested in learning more about the secure music distribution services offered by Haulix, please email james@haulix.com and share your thoughts. We can also be found on Twitter and Facebook.

Reminder: We will be performing general patch updates in all of our servers this Saturday, April 19, from 5PM to 9PM (GMT). There will be some minor downtime during the process and services will be unavailable.

This week was a pretty crazy one at Haulix HQ. We have been preparing to launch our automated takedown service, but still need a few weeks before we will be ready to share details about the release and its ability to help us further protect your media. We should be ready in time for summer, but until then we must keep our lips sealed.

The blog has had a crazy week all its own. We ran more posts than usual in recent days, and a number of the features were embraced and shared by people who had never previously engaged with our brand. It’s always exciting to see your creation take off, but there is something extra special involved when you know how much that creation will help others down the line.

In case you missed anything this week, we have collected links for every recent post below:

Advice: Be Your Own Publicist

How To Kill Your Band #6 – Nightmares

Blogger Spotlight: Nina Corcoran (WERS, DigBoston)

Advice: The Advantages To Focusing On Music Over Image

Industry Spotlight: Seth Werkheiser (Skull Toaster)

Music Industry Job Board (4/13/14)

Journalism Tips #10: ‘Making The Most Of Email Interviews’

With this being a holiday weekend we decided to keep this update short and to the point. Have a fun and safe weekend, everyone. If you go to RECORD STORE DAY, make sure you tweet pics of your haul to @Haulix.

Oh, and for those of you wondering what the story is behind the title of this week’s post, meet Astro Safari USA:

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