Starting today artist members will be able to rate and review gig listings. Here’s how it works:

· Only artists that submit to gigs are able to leave reviews on gig listings.

· Only artists that were selected are able to rate gig listings.

o Artists can assign a 1-5 star rating based on their overall experience with the gig.

o Artists will also be asked some questions about the gig which will help to identify it’s strengths and areas for improvement. (example below)

o Lastly, we’ll ask selected artists to let us know if they made any money on the gig. This part isn’t displayed publicly, but will help us get a better sense of what kinds of gigs are generating money for our artists (so we can find more of them).

All ratings and reviews are aggregated from past listings so when you look at a gig we’ve worked with before, you’ll see ratings and reviews from artists that have played it in the past. Each review includes the artist’s name, a link to their profile and EPK, the name of the gig they’re commenting on, and if they were selected for it or just submitted. Selected artists will also have the star rating they gave the listing posted with their review:

Artists can get started now by going to their “My Submissions” tab and clicking on the gig’s name to get to view it’s listing. From there click the “Rate/Review this Gig” link and follow the instructions.

As always, let us know what you think of the new review/rating system by commenting here.

Look forward to your thoughts.

Lou

One thing we’re hearing consistently from our members is that they’d like to know which bands are being selected for specific gigs. Who’s having success? Which gigs are they going after? How are they presenting themselves? How many/which Sonicbids bands did a promoter end up booking when all’s said and done? Every gig booked can be a learning opportunity for other bands on the site. Good news – we’ve been working on a new site area called “It Works” that shares this information: band-by-band and gig-by-gig. It’s in Beta, which means we’re still making some tweaks based on usability and feedback from all of you.  Check it out here:

http://www.sonicbids.com/itworks

Here’s how “It Works”…works

When an artist is selected for a gig through the Submission Tracker or manually adds a date they booked using their EPK to their Sonicbids calendar, this information will now appear on their “artist profile.” Here’s an artist example: http://www.sonicbids.com/profile/gretchenwitt. Promoters will also have a profile which will display all of their gig listings and who was selected for what. (Promoter example: http://www.sonicbids.com/Profile/summerfest) By sharing this information, we hope to open a window on how Sonicbids is working, with a timeline going all the way back to the beginning of the company – 120,000 booked gigs ago.

Other “It Works” features are coming; we’ll post more about them in the coming weeks. Take a look at it here and be sure to tell us what you think, and what you’d like to see in the next release by commenting here.

Thank you for your continued feedback and support – it’s helping us build a better Sonicbids. And stay tuned for more enhancements to both gig listings and “It Works” over the next few weeks. We’ve got some cool things coming, so bookmark the Builder’s Blog and check back often!