Quote Originally Posted by schlongfingers
Not intending to offend anybody, but artwork makes absolutely zilch difference to me when buying music, it'll be **** up within 2 months anyway if the music is good enough.
Well to me, the artwork is a great added bonus but not essential if funds don't allow. A disco bag/cardboard outer sleeve is necessary though, paper sleeves only don't impress me too much

Quote Originally Posted by schlongfingers

In terms of good business.. my opinion is, like everything else with techno, the rule is there is no rule. People will follow others to the point of stagnation whereupon an innovator will set a new standard.
The fact this is techno should make little difference to how you approach it as a business. No-one's saying there's strict rules, but there's no harm picking up tips and putting them into practice if you want your enterprise to work.