To make the pricing system fairer for everybody, we’ve implemented a new pricing policy. Our recent change in the pricing system meant that we based file pricing on track length (other than a few exceptions, such as packs). Some authors have been creating loops only a few bars long, and then repeating the loop for as long as a few minutes.

We don’t feel this is fair to honest authors who upload their loops in single format (which is inherently more useful for buyers in the first place), so from today on we’ll be pricing tracks that are nothing more than one sound looped repeatedly by counting only the first loop-through and disregarding the rest.

This will not affect files that have already been accepted by our reviewers, though it may be subject to change during annual reviews in the future.

We recently hired a voice actor to create a new watermark with us. With the growth that AudioJungle and Envato as a whole has been experiencing lately, it was high time to change the watermark to something more relevant.

Thus, we’ve released the new Envato watermark, a watermark that will fortunately stay relevant no matter how many new sites we release. You can download this from the usual place.

If you’ve got a big portfolio of sounds, don’t worry; you won’t be forced to redo the preview files with the new watermark (though if you choose to update your tracks, we won’t stop you, and that would be helpful). Just start watermarking your new tracks with this file.

However, we may start knocking back new tracks with the old watermark in the near future, so make sure you download the new guy (it’s a woman, actually!) and start using that one instead.

If you have been poking around AudioJungle in the last 24 hours, you may have noticed some changes in the structure of the site.

The talented developers at Envato have just finished implementing a new categorization and pricing system that makes the AudioJungle experience better for buyers and authors alike.

It’s now easier for buyers to find your music. The new category system sorts files more accurately so that buyers can find what they’re specifically after, in only a couple of minutes of browsing. This is, of course, great news for authors who’ll make more sales since potential buyers won’t be leaving without finding what they wanted.

There’s also a new pricing system that will make the prices set on AudioJungle items more uniform and less subjective. This means regular buyers will know what to expect from a file when it comes to length and quality just by seeing the price.

Have a poke around and see what has changed for yourself. We hope you like them.

As you may have seen in our latest newsletter, it’s coming up on our birthday in just two days - yep back on August 21st 2006 FlashDen was born!

As they say, it’s always better to give than to receive, so we’re going to celebrate with a week of giving! All authors on FlashDen, AudioJungle and (the upcoming) ThemeForest will automatically earn 50% commisisons all week long regardless of their exclusivity or sales count. So if you’re going to make some big sales, that’s the week to do it in!

It’s our way of saying a big thank you to the authors that make these sites as brilliant as they are! We hope to keep improving and building on them long into the future! I wonder what we’ll be announcing in our twentieth birthday

The Exact Dates & Times:

Start = 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
End = 27 Aug 2008 23:59:59 AEST
Rate for everyone, exclusive and non-exclusive during the period = 50%.

Happy Birthday!

Okay, so that’s a Daft Punk song. Really the title should be bigger, better, and um… more musical?

This is just a quick post to update everyone on what’s happening over here. We’ve got some great stats and news to share:

• Audio sales have grown by over 40% since AudioJungle launched! For those of you that are new here, audio used to be on FlashDen so that is how we can compare. A 40% growth in 3 weeks is really, really exciting, and we’re doing everything we can to keep sales growing.
• We have received over 55,000 visitors in the three weeks since launch – not too shabby.
• 500 new people signed up to AudioJungle since launch! Welcome new members
• The AudioJungle authors competition is going strong, with plenty of new authors uploading some fantastic work!
• There are some insanely fabulous AudioJungle wallpapers being submitted for the PSDTUTS and AudioJungle competition. Check them out at Flickr.
• We have launched an aggressive ad campaign and have been having particular success with Adwords. We’re experimenting and looking for new ways to keep that traffic coming.

So there you have it. I think we can conclusively say that AJ is on the up and up! We’ll keep you posted with stats and updates in the coming months.

In the tradition of the FlashDen referral program, the AudioJungle referral program is now available. Just like the FlashDen referral program, referrers earn a 50% commission on new users first deposits!

The AudioJungle referral system is very easy to use. Just check out the referral page and if you’re logged on it will include your link already. You can also link to specific products or pages using this link.

We’ve also provided a series of banner ads in various sizes for you to use if you wish. See the full collection here, but here is what they look like:

You can get all the details on the Referral Program page, and feel free to contact Support if you need any help or further information!

With AudioJungle out in the wild, we here at Eden HQ are working hard to begin promotions and marketing. Since after all, traffic = users = buyers = everyone wins! So it’s been press releases and emails and submissions every which way.

We’ll be launching a double site referral program very shortly so that members can generate income in the same way as they do referring users to FlashDen. But in the meantime if you’ve got a spare moment to help get the AudioJungle word out, pay a visit to these social networking pages:

1. Stumble:
   http://audiojungle.net
2. Digg:
   http://digg.com/music/Microstock_Sound_AudioJungle_Launches
3. Reddit:
   http://reddit.com/info/6l1f3/comments/
4. Mixx:
   http://www.mixx.com/stories/336638/sound_and_audio_stock_audiojungle
5. Propeller:
   http://music.propeller.com/story/2008/05/27/audiojungle-launches/
6. DesignFloat:
   http://www.designfloat.com/WebDesign/audiojungle-launches/

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, audio seekers and providers of all ages! We are both proud and pleased to announce the long-awaited launch of Flashden’s sister site… AudioJungle!

After what has seemed to be more than two eternities, today is the day you’ve all been waiting for. AudioJungle is now the main platform for all of Eden’s music and sound effects, which up to this point were located on the Flashden website. Read More …