Weed Pays You to Share Music Files -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can become a music distributor instantly by purchasing a collection of Weed files and posting them on a website. It's that easy. You don't have to fill out any applications, go to any interviews, attend any meetings, file any reports, or answer to anyone. When someone downloads a file from your site and buys it, you make money. So does the artist, and so do the people who helped distribute it. More specifically, the rightsholder receives 50% of each sale, you get 20%, the person who shared the file with you gets 10%, and the person who shared the file with that person gets 5% of the sale price. Weed collects 15% for processing. You also can distribute your Weed files through a P2P network, FTP, IRC, or on CD/DVD. Sharing Weed files via email is not recommended, however, because the files are so large (4-6 megabytes). But email can be an important part of your distribution efforts if you post your files to your website and then email the links to your network of friends. All you need to get started is a Weed file, the free Weed software, a PayPal account, and some ideas for distribution. Want to take it to the next level and create an entire site filled with Weed files? We give you all sorts of help to Create a Weed Site, and we even give you some handy Sample Code to make it run smoothly. And to top it off, you can consult our Brand Guide for graphics and buttons. How cool is that? FINDING WEED FILES The coolest thing about Weed is discovering new music and sharing it with others. In the Weed software, there's a section called Get Music. This is a great place begin searching the best Weed sites on the Web where you can find new music to play and share. To find this list of Weed sites, just click "Get Music" in the Weed software. You can also trade Weed files easily on P2P networks. If you want to find Weed files, just search for the term "weed" since it appears in the file name of every new Weed file. If you put your purchased Weed files in your share folder, you might even sell some files without doing a thing. To keep up to date on the newest Weed files and Weed sites as they become available, subscribe to the Weedshare Yahoo group. To subscribe, send e-mail to: weedshare-subscribe@yahoogroups.com E-MAIL ADDRESSES AND PRIVACY The only personal information Weed asks for is a valid PayPal e-mail address. If you don't have a PayPal account, you'll be unable to deposit or withdraw money from your Weed account. By default, we only email you with important announcements and payment information. In the Account section of the Weed application, you'll find a set of checkboxes under the topic "Set Payment Email" that will allow you to control the e-mail you receive from us. If you wish, you can choose to begin receiving our e-newsletter and/or you can decline to receive important announcements. Weed respects your privacy. We collect only enough information to operate our service and we do not share your personal information with anyone outside of the company. If you have any questions about our privacy standards, please contact us at info@weedshare.com. GETTING ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS For more information about how Weed works, visit our FAQ, located at: http://weedshare.com/web/faq.html If you ever need help from a human being, just email support@weedshare.com. Enjoy the music and don't forget to share! The Weed Staff