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What RepostExchange is, fairly stated

RepostExchange is a SoundCloud community built on reciprocal reposts. You earn credits by reposting other artists' tracks to your SoundCloud followers, and you spend credits getting your own tracks reposted by others.

The Starter plan is $9.99/mo, and new accounts get 250 free starter credits on the sourced figures.

Where RepostExchange honestly wins

• Low entry price. Starter at $9.99/mo, with 250 free starter credits, is a cheap way to test whether repost promotion does anything for your track.
• You can earn your promotion. Artists with time and followers but no budget can earn credits by reposting others instead of paying cash for every push.

The trade-offs worth knowing

Be clear about what a repost in an exchange actually is. The person reposting your track is usually doing it to earn credits, not because a verified curator listened to the whole song and chose to stand behind it. The audience receiving it knows — or quickly learns — that exchange reposts are transactional.

That is the core contrast: reciprocal reposts inside one platform's community versus real curator coverage. A repost borrows another member's follower count for a moment. Coverage is a curator's name and judgement attached to your track, offered to you for approval. One is a trade of favours; the other is an editorial decision. Both exist, but they should never be priced or judged as the same thing.

The alternative: UpcomingSounds

Affordable campaigns like no other platform, with premium coverage because curators listen first.

UpcomingSounds campaigns are 45, 60, 80 or 100 USC (1 USC = £1), flat, for 45 days — no monthly plan needed to campaign. Verified curators listen first, to the whole track, before any offer. The artist approves every offer, and nothing is charged without their yes. Unanswered offers are auto-refunded after 12 days, and credits never expire. Verified Coverage spans 5 to 900 USC. Curators are paid Fridays (minimum 100 USC, or 50 USC for Pro); Curator Pro is £19/mo or £190/yr.

You never have to repost anyone to earn the right to be heard here. A curator listens because covering music is their job, and you decide whether their offer is worth your credits.

Not just promotion

An exchange economy rents reach from each other, by the month. Your repost sits in a member's feed, your credits rise and fall, and when the subscription stops, the economy carries on without you — nothing you built stays standing.

UpcomingSounds gives promotion a permanent home instead. Your artist and track pages are built in the music catalog at /music, beyond any single community, and open to everyone at the catalog's public launch. Your profile accumulates a coverage record — real curators, real coverage — and your dashboard keeps campaigns and offers in one place across releases. Trades are spent in the moment; a base compounds.

Frequently asked questions

How much does RepostExchange cost? Starter is $9.99/mo on the sourced figures, with 250 free starter credits for new accounts.

How does RepostExchange work? You earn credits by reposting other members' SoundCloud tracks, then spend credits to have your own tracks reposted by others.

Is a repost the same as curator coverage? No. A repost in an exchange is reciprocal promotion inside the SoundCloud community. On UpcomingSounds, verified curators listen to the whole track first and make offers the artist approves, with auto-refunds on unanswered offers.

Do I need a subscription to run an UpcomingSounds campaign? No. Campaigns are flat tiers of 45, 60, 80 or 100 USC for 45 days, and credits never expire.

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