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Haulix Weekly Update #83 – “Remember Alf? He’s back…in pog form!”

Hello, everyone. Welcome the our company blog. The first weekend of May 2015 is upon us, and I know everyone on staff is excited to see Avengers: Age Of Ultron just as soon as we can sneak away from our desks. Until that time, we will be jamming this song, which we recommend you make the soundtrack to your weekend fun:

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.

DEVELOPMENT NEWS:

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this week we do not have any substantial development news to share. Many of you know we are planning to relaunch Haulix later this year with a fully redesigned platform, but that is project is still many months away from completion. As big updates are made public we will fill you in on all the details, but to start we are making dozens of minor changes that don’t really warrant explanation. Don’t worry though, as I am sure we will have more to share soon.

BLOG NEWS:

If you were waiting for a recap last week and never saw one, we owe you an apology. Our time at Launch Music Conference was so incredibly hectic that we actually forgot to post a proper recap of all recent happenings around Haulix HQ. Since returning we have not slowed our efforts to better the quality of our content one bit, but we did remember to make room in our schedule to write this post.

As for new events, the podcast has been incredibly busy as of late. We have released three hour-long episodes in the last two weeks, as well as our first mini episode, which has a completely different theme than normal shows. You can find links to two of those episodes, as well as everything else we recently posted, below:

Inside Music #32 – Courtney Laplante (iwrestledabearonce)

Inside Music Mini Episode #1 – Montage Of Heck (with Jesse Richman)

Instagram Unveils @Music, Hopes To Break Artists

The Importance Of Community (and I am not talking about the show)

12 Music Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

Scenes from Launch Music Conference – Day 1

Scenes from Launch Music Conference – Day 2

Music Industry Job Board (4/27/15)

Our Friend Jonathan K Dick Needs Your Help!

That’s all the content and news we have to share today. Please be sure to have a safe and fun weekend. We probably won’t run anything tomorrow, but Sunday we will unveil a brand new Music Industry Job Board. Tell your friends!

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 #74 – “I Glued My Head To My Shoulder.”

Can you feel it in the air? The weekend is fast-approaching, or at least it was when we first sat down to write this, and in no time at all we will feel the freedom that comes with sleeping in on Saturday morning. Before we get there however, there are a few things we need to discuss. First and foremost, have you heard of the band Capsize?

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.

WE FINALLY HAVE A NEW DEVELOPMENT UPDATE TO SHARE!

Haulix promos have traditionally had a scoring mechanism and feedback box up top in the upper right corner. When a press contact submits a score or a review link, customers can privately view that information in their Haulix dashboard.

We now give you the ability to enable or disable that feedback on a per promo basis.

Promo feedback can easily be turned on or off when editing the promo. Your changes are instant; no need to re-send email invitations.

If enabled, the promo view will show a “Submit Feedback” link. When clicked, it will open a window where the contact can submit a score, comment or review link. The mobile view will hide or show the feedback interface as well based on the promo’s settings.

If you have any questions, please contact us at support@haulix.zendesk.com.

As far as the blog is concerned, our content production efforts hit an all-time high in recent days. We’ve run more articles this week than in any prior seven-day period and it is our hope that you enjoyed the changed. We want to continue sharing more and more content, but only if we feel such material can be created without jeopardizing the high standard of quality we expect with each post. 

In case you missed anything in recent days, here’s a quick rundown of all our recent posts:

Haulix Guests On The Conversation Of Art

Bands: Don’t Be Afraid To Try Something Old

Advice: Using Your Live Show To Sell More Albums

My Favorite Photos Of 2014: Connor Feimster

Inside Music Podcast #19 – Brandon Pagano (Handguns)

Music Bloggers: The Preservation Of Your Work Is Your Responsibility

A Tip For Creating Original Content Around Valentine’s Day

Music Industry Job Board (2/1/15)

That’s all we have for this week. If you’re going out this weekend, please have fun and be safe. We’ll return over the weekend to share additional content.

Best,

Haulix

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Haulix Weekly Recap #73 – “Purple Is A Fruit”

It’s that time of week once again! Just as you were starting to feel like the office would consume your entire world, the weekend has arrived with the hope of freedom and relaxation. We’re not quite there yet, but in a few hours we will all be free to kick back and see what kind of trouble we can start. Before we get there, however, I wanted to provide you with the perfect soundtrack for whatever you plan to do in the next few days:

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.

You may be tired of hearing this bit by now, but for the third consecutive week there are essentially no development updates to share. This will change next week, or so I am told, but right now our developers are hard at work on some major advancements that we plan to reveal a bit later in 2015. The Haulix you have come to know and trust will always be here, but we’re planning to expand the services we offer in a way that is both exciting and-at least in our opinion-very much needed in today’s industry. More on that soon.

On the blog end of things, I believe this week was our strongest so far in 2015. We featured some killer content, ran an incredibly podcast, and laid the foundation for more than two dozen new articles that will find their way onto the blog sometime in the months ahead. This required a lot of hard work and long hours, but the reactions from you make every second worth it. If you missed anything, you can find links to our all recent posts below:

Podcast Spotlight: Your Favorite Album
Please Think Twice Before Launching Your Own Music Blog
Blogger Spotlight: Jonathan K Dick
Inside Music Podcast #17 – Sledding With Tigers
There Really Is No Excuse To Steal Music Anymore
5 Questions Artists Should Ask Themselves Before Attending SXSW 2015
Music Industry Job Board (1/18/15)

That’s all we have this week. Thanks for your continued support. We’ll be back soon!

Best,

Haulix

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Haulix Weekly Recap #72 – “Cows Don’t Look Like Cows On Film.”

Hey there, everyone. It’s the end of yet another work week, which means it is time once more to recap our recent activity and tease what the future might hold. Before we get there, however, I wanted to introduced you to Thugli. They’re an incredibly production outfit, and earlier today they shared a Drake remix that is destined to be a highlight of your weekend. Check it out:

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.

Kicking things off with development updates, I have to be honest and say there is nothing major to report this week. Our dev team has patched a few minor bugs in recent days, but otherwise they have been hard at work on some longterm projects I’ve been asked not to discuss just yet. I will say, however, that we are evolving. The Haulix you have known and loved will always be here, but we’re currently working on rounding out our growing arsenal of anti-piracy tools in hopes of redefining digital security in 2015. I’ll tell you more when I’m allowed to do so.

Before we get to the blog updates, there is one company-wide promotion I need to tell you about. This April, just after the cold from winter has left your bones, the Haulix team will be hosting a panel at LAUNCH music conference in Lancaster, PA. There will be a ton of great guests, including nightly performances by some of the biggest bands in music today. It’s our first real conference appearance in over half a decade of existence, and we would be thrilled if you could make it out to join us. Here is a recently released poster revealing the first round of conference talent:

On the blog end of things, this week was a wild one. We ran this incredible podcast with Clinton Sparks, which over a 1000 of you already listened to (Thanks!), and I think the longform content really held its own. I also put five reviews in the can for future blog updates, but for the sake of promotion I’m not going to reveal their identities at this time. Sorry!

If you missed anything, take this as a sign you need to catch up and click these links:

Breaking Up With Analytics

Journalism Spotlight: Penelope Martinez (Focus Magazine)

Inside Music Podcast #16 – Clinton Sparks

Tests: Facebook Video vs YouTube

Music Industry Job Board (1/11/15)

My God, It’s Full Of (YouTube) Stars

That’s all we have this week. Stop in over the weekend for a little bonus content.

Best,

Haulix

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Haulix Weekly Update #71 – “Sit perfectly still. Only I may dance.”

Hey there, folks. Welcome to the end of the work week. It has been bitter cold outside HQ walls, so we’ve been working long hours to avoid facing the dropping temperatures, but even our team is ready to go home and relax. Before we get there, however, we need to reflect on the week we’re leaving behind. We also need to listen to music, like this recent hit from Blood And Ink Records artist Household:

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.

To start us off, I want to first say that we are hard at work on new development updates. I know it has been a few weeks since our last release, but we have used that time to reevaluate our platform and discuss what changes should be made in the months ahead. We also listened to you, our clients and friends, and the requests you have shared. All of this was poured over by our entire team and, in the end, several goals were set for 2015. We’ll have more on all that soon.

On the blog end of things, we picked up the pace just a bit this week by adding an additional feature highlighting the efforts of Semplice Lessons. We have been churning out six articles a week every week for about a year, so now it’s time to expand our efforts once more. If you missed anything in recent days, here’s a quick recap of our best new content:

Industry Spotlight: Adam Zeuske (Semplice Lessons)

Music Industry Job Board (¼/15)

Journalism Tips: ‘Almost Famous’ Is A Lie

Inside Music Podcast #15 – Scott Heisel

Blogger Spotlight: Jeese Speelman (Real Feels TV)

My Workflow: How To Stay Sane As A Tour Photographer

That’s all we have this week. Have a safe and productive weekend.

Best,

Haulix

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Haulix Weekly Update #70 – “In This House, We Obey The Laws Of Thermodynamics!”

Hello, everyone! Welcome to the very first Haulix company update of 2015. We have had a bit of weird week with the holidays and all, but it will still quite productive around HQ. Before we get to all that however, we typically start these things with some music. Take a few minutes and familiarize yourself with the immense talent of Eden The Cat:

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 discuss a number of big ideas for the year ahead we think you will love. We have a lot of goals for 2015, and with your help we know we can craft a better, more versatile platform than anyone else is able to provide. We should have a few updates soon, but this week we simply don’t have anything far enough long to discuss it. Sorry.

On the blog end of things, we did not let the many parties we weren’t invited to on New Year’s Eve distract us from creating awesome content. We did not run an article a day, but we came close, and we’re incredibly proud of every piece of content we produced. In case you missed anything, here’s a quick review:

From The Bottom Of Our Hearts, Thank You. (A Letter from us to you)

My Favorite Photo Of 2014: Andrew Wendowski

I Like My Music Ugly: A Conversation With THE BANNER

Inside Music Podcast #14 – Zack Zarrillo

My Favorite Photo Of 2014: Thomas Falcone

Music Industry Job Board (12/28)

That’s all we have for this week. Stop back by tomorrow afternoon for a new column!

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 #65 – Listen To More Front Porch Step

Good afternoon, everyone! Many of you have the day off thanks to America’s love of turkey, but the growing number of press releases in my inbox tells me there are several industry vets hard at work. This post can help fill your free time and distract you from another day at work. A little something for everyone, if you will. For example, we bet everyone can find a reason to love this:

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.

The holiday kept us from completing any new platform releases this week, but we did inch closer to another round of development updates. I’m not allowed to tell you exactly what we have in the works, of course, but it will simplify the lives of clients and press alike. While we wait, why not make use of these recent updates:

Bandwidth Usage Alerts

The system will now send you an email alert when you hit 80% bandwidth usage for the month.

Bandwidth Usage Graphs

The bottom of your dashboard has a new function, “Show Promo Bandwidth”. Click the link and yellow bars will appear showing how much bandwidth has been used per the lifetime of each promo measured in gigabytes.

Plan Change Alerts

Anytime you upgrade, downgrade, hibernate or cancel your account, you will now receive a confirmation email.

On the blog end of things, the past seven days saw a nice bump in content creation. We have been trying to better our output without jeopardizing the overall quality of our content, and I believe we have found a way to do just that. A lot of it is owed to our friends Andrew Jones and Lueda Alia, two influential industry stars on the rise who have dedicated time to contributing content to this site. We love them, and it’s clear from your response to their work you feel the same. I (James, the guy who writes 99% of what you see here) have a few additional industry friends I hope to bring into the fold in the months ahead. If you’d like to join that group, please contact me through social media.

In case you missed anything important this week, here’s a rundown of our most recent posts:

Six Tips For Improving Your Black Friday Sales

An Introduction To Evaluating Music Publications

One Great Way Artists Can Avoid Annoying People On Facebook

Why Modern Journalism Sucks

Six Tips For Lowering The Cost Of T-Shirts

Music Industry Job Board (11/23/14)

We have a TON of killer content planned for December, and we hope you’ll stick around to see what we have in store. For now, stay warm and enjoy any time with family you’re able to find. We’ll return on Sunday with an all-new job board.

Best, 

Haulix

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Haulix Weekly Update #64 – Getting Back On Track

Hello, everyone! We are thrilled to learn that you were able to find time amidst your busy schedule to spend a few minutes with us. It’s Friday, which means it’s time to review everything we have accomplished in recent days. Before we get to that however, I wanted to take a few moments to introduce you to a fast-rising rock band we cannot get enough of around HQ. Ladies and gents, please take a listen to New Years Day:

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.

We’ve been promising new product releases for the last two weeks, and it make us immensely happy to report we released not one, but two new updates to share. Neither one is necessary a reinvention of our system, but we do believe these changes will simplify our clients’ experience. Here’s a quick rundown:

Bandwidth Usage Alerts

The system will now send you an email alert when you hit 80% bandwidth usage for the month.

Bandwidth Usage Graphs

The bottom of your dashboard has a new function, “Show Promo Bandwidth”. Click the link and yellow bars will appear showing how much bandwidth has been used per the lifetime of each promo measured in gigabytes.

Plan Change Alerts

Anytime you upgrade, downgrade, hibernate or cancel your account, you will now receive a confirmation email.

We are tentatively planning a few additional updates before the end of 2014, but at this point we’re keeping all details associated with those efforts at a bare minimum.

On the blog end of things, you may have noticed a slight upswing in the amount of content created compared to a week ago. Our hearts are still very heavy from the loss of our close friend Justin, but life goes on and we are doing our best to push forward. The content created this week was largely dependent on help from a number of influential music writers, but we contributed quite a bit as well. 

In case you missed anything in recent days, here’s a rundown of our newest content:

Industry Spotlight: Chad Verwey

A Few Thoughts On The Post-College Job Hunt

Three Reasons Artist Should Consider Creating A BitTorrent Bundle

Let Writers Know When You Appreciate Their Work

Journalism Tips: 3 Tips To Prepare For The Big Interview

Music Industry Job Board (11/16)

That’s all we have this week. Again, thank you so much for finding time to spend a little time with us. We love how this site has evolved up to this point, and to be perfectly honest we very anxious to see what happens next. For now, be sure to have a safe and fun weekend. We’ll be back on Sunday with a new Job Board.

Best,

Haulix

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