Top Tips To Help You Download Music And Game Effectively

December 6, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Alex Miller asked:


It is common knowledge that if you are connected to the Internet, you are able to download music and game.

However, finding sites that are actually legit and also deliver what they claim to offer is not an easy task. I have personally spent quite a lot of money on these sites and it took me about 6 or 7 attempts to find a site that delivers quality.

The most popular places to download music and game are the peer-to-peer networks. Some peer-to-peer networks are free, like limewire, and they are generally quite good especially as they are free, but they do lack overall quality. Furthermore, they are laden with viruses and Trojan horses that are designed to completely wreck your computer.

It is not a surprise that there are many negatives of such sites because they are not charging you anything for it.

If you are looking for added quality and a more extensive range I would personally recommend the paid peer-to-peer networks that are on offer. They usually charge a one-time fee, and from there you can download as much music and game as you like. No extras fees will be demanded from you in the future.

The quality is far higher than on the free sites, especially when it comes to downloading games. When trying to download games on the free sites, it is common to actually download something completely different to what the file name says. This is extremely frustrating when you have waited hours for the download to complete.

Furthermore, the download speeds of the paid sites are much quicker, and if you have a decent broadband connection you will be flying!

However, even though the paid sites are far better than the free ones to download music and game, you must still be very careful which ones you select.

As I stated earlier, I have done quite a lot of research into this field. I would like to offer you some tips on spotting those sites which are more likely to be dishonest ones:

1. Paid sites should only charge you a one time fee. If they are demanding regular payments from you then this is a very good sign to steer clear of them.

2. A web site called alexa.com checks traffic rankings of all sites on the Internet. When I am looking at a new site that I might wish to pay a service for, I always check its rankings.

If the site is in the top 100,000 most popular sites, then this is a good sign to me. This is because it shows me that the site is receiving regular traffic, and so people will be uploading and downloading files regularly.

If you find that the site is ranked at 750,000 for instance, I can tell you that they are only receiving a few visitors a day. Consequently, what are the chances that they own a popular download site that you can download a wide range of music and game from with such few visitors?

Not many people know about this trick, and I have found it extremely useful in the past to judge a sites value.

3. My final tip is to actually type the sites name into Google followed by the word review. Google will display a bunch of results, mostly from forums, giving peoples views and opinions on the site based on their experiences.

Clearly, if words like scam are being posted on these forums in relation to the site, then again this is a good reason to steer clear of them. On the other hand, the site might have received praise and this would encourage you to invest.

These are my main tips that I offer when looking to download music and game



Downloading Music Online – Stop Wasting Money!

July 10, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Davion W asked:


Downloading music online used to be a dream on the coffee table. People even talked and fantasized about the imaginary music jukebox that can play music on order and anyone can just download whatever music they want from an inexhaustible jukebox. Today, downloading music online is a piece of cake. And you have a few options. Anyone can be downloading free or paid music online. Before you get too excited, we shall take a look at both options to download online music and how you can save your money while downloading music online.

Free Music MP3 Downloads

Now, downloading online music can be free but you need to know where to go to. Here are just a few places you can go to on the internet to find free music MP3 downloads.

Indy.tv – Indy makes it possible for you to find new independent music. Go ahead and download Indy. It allows you to rate the songs you listen to. What I love about Indy is the artificial intelligence is quick to pick up what kind of music you love and would keep sending you music that you would find enjoyable.

Epitonic – Epitonic gives you a chance to listen and download music online of independent and underground artists in US. They are normally in MP3 or WMA format and generally playable on our computer.

Paid Music MP3 Downloads

Downloading paid music online should not be unfamiliar to you. These are several established places to download music for a fee.

iTunes – iTunes is synonymous with iPod music. You can find a whole range of music genres there. Each music MP3 download costs 99 cents. Downloading is fast and easy and the search function is sophisticated.

Connect – Connect is Sony’s pay-per-track service. It serves many different brands of music from a large network. But the problem is it is not so user-friendly. The music files are in ATRAC3 format, a proprietary audio format which can be recognized and played only on Sony MP3 players.

There are also other online music stores that offer similar downloading services. Each site can vary in the number of music MP3 downloads they have, the music genre, the customer service and so on. These sites allow downloading music online for a membership subscription fee. Most nowadays charge you a one-time fee for unlimited access. For more details on how downloading music online can be done cheaply, check out my music download blog.



How to Download Music Online Without Hurting your Wallets

June 30, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Davion W asked:


Let us face it. Music lovers normally own many CDs, download music online and will not stop buying music. That is why the music industry has always been vibrant and new singers are born, and new songs are written. The trouble is music lovers have an insatiable desire for new music all the time and it can be really painful on the wallets and the credit cards if you are building a music library. Ask a teen how many songs he or she has in the collection and chances are there are at least a few hundreds and they are still downloading music online everyday. Imagine paying $1 for each piece of music they download online. Is there a way to download music online without hurting your wallet?

There are tons of music online stores nowadays. Ever since music becomes downloadable online, more and more are going to these stores to download music online. Trouble is many kids and teens are downloading music from free places. It is great news for parents who are paying the bills for our kids’ needs every month. But there is no free lunch really.

Downloading from free sites would expose your computer to unnecessary harmful attacks by viruses and malware like adware and spyware. The damage may be light and only your computer speed is slowed down because of the drain the malware is putting on your computer resources. In worst case scenarios, your computer hardware suffers from permanent damage and you lose all your important documents and information.

For those who are downloading music online from free resources, be prepared for slow download speeds as well. Some of the online sites that offer free music downloads crash quite often or hang up on you because there are way too many freebie seekers downloading at the same time. Save yourselves the trouble and frustration by using online music download sites that offer paid services.

Music stores like Rhapsody and AOL are great places to download music online since they offer monthly subscription packages which are cheaper than those pay-per-download stores. If that is still too expensive for you, why not consider the new batch of online music download sites that offer unlimited music downloads for a lifetime fee? In other words, for a one time membership fee, you get to download unlimited music and songs from the music site as long as you wish even if it is 3am in the morning.

Such online music download stores offer a wide selection of the latest music from record labels and also keep a good stock of oldies. So it does not matter what brand of music you are looking for, as there is a high chance you can find it. If you are unsure, check with the music site. For a price that ranges from $30 to $50, you can download all the music media files in the collection which is in the range of millions. Teens and young adults love this since they are a tech-savvy lot who want more options without having to pay big bucks.

While it sounds great to download music online from these sites, there are many factors you have to consider when selecting the ideal site for unlimited music downloads. If this looks complicated, find out how you can simplify the whole process as you learn more from my music blog.