1. What is Warfest?
2. How does the competition work?
3. Why should I sign up?
4. How do I sign up?
5. How do I start getting paid?
6. What's in it for Fans?
7. How do I become a Fan? How do I vote?
8. What are the fees?
9. As a Fan how much will I get per song, merchandise, and concert ticket I recommend on Warfest?
10. How do I withdraw funds?
11. How do I send messages? How do I post comments?
12. How do I update my profile?
13. How do I find Fans and Musicians?
14. What's in it for Musicians?
15. I'm a signed artist, why should I join Warfest?
16. I have a MySpace, Facebook, twitter, iTunes, and/or reverbnation account--why do I need another account on Warfest.com?
17. As a Musician, how much will I get per song, merchandise, and concert ticket I sell on Warfest?
18. How do I use Email, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and YouTube to promote my Warfest Website Profile and Invite Musicians and Fans to Join Warfest.com?
19. Can I still sell my music on Reverbnation, Facebook, MySpace, and ITunes?
20. How do Musicians create an MP3 file to upload onto Warfest?
21. What kind of songs can Musicians upload?
22. How do Musicians upload a YouTube Video onto Warfest?
23. How do Musicians post merchandise?
24. How do Musicians post events?
25. How do Musicians post a picture?
26. How can I win the competition?
27. I am a promoter/venue, how can I benefit?
28. How do I purchase Warfest Credits?
29. I signed up as a 90-Day Free Trial Member, what are the limitations?
30. Where does the money go?
31. How can I report abuse or copyright infringement?
32. How do I get additional support?
33. Do you have mobile applications and support for IPhone and Android?
34. How do I make a payment to upgrade my Warfest Account?
35. How do I view transactions?
36. I invited a fan or musician to join Warfest through my referral code or URL but I did not receive any credits?
37. How come I cannot withdraw funds from my Warfest account?
38. How do I close my account?
39. How do I submit a resume/apply for a position?
40. How do Fans purchase songs?
41. How do Fans purchase concert tickets?
42. How do Fans purchase merchandise?
43. Why is this not a Multi-level Marketing Pyramid?

1. What is Warfest?

WARFEST.COM - THE WORLDWIDE MUSIC COMPETITION SOCIAL NETWORK THAT PAYS. WARFEST is dedicated to providing all musicians worldwide with a place to sell their music, sell their merchandise, post their music videos and most importantly build "REAL FANS" that are interested in seeing their band perform or buy products. The name WARFEST is derived from the "Wildlife Warriors" concept created by "The Crocodile Hunter" to advocate wildlife conservation efforts and fighting for and helping non-profit organizations and individuals in need of money and publicity through music. WARFEST has produced numerous events throughout the United States developing into an action packed festival supported by numerous sponsors. Join the Warriors Festival!

2. How does the competition work?

Musicians post their songs on their Warfest Website Profile to enter. Fans worldwide join to vote for their favorite Musicians from 1 of 6 Categories (Punk/Ska, Rock, Country, Pop, Hip-Hop/R&B/Djs, Other) to perform at a live televised concert and tour along side major top name musicians. Minimum cash prize total of $6,000 plus $2 from every Musician entry and $1 from every Fan Member to be added to winning prize pool. Warfest will organize FREE regional concerts leading up to the final live televised concert and tour exclusively for Warfest Musicians, Fans, Invited Guests and Media. Members can win CASH and prizes including performance with top musicians at live televised concert and tour. Musicians sell songs, concert tickets, Merchandise, post photos, videos, news, and events on Warfest Website Profile. Fans vote and get paid 10% commission to recommend Musician sale items on their Warfest Website Profile. Musicians get $10 FREE Warfest credit to spend on site when they sign up. Fans get $5 FREE Warfest credit to spend on site when they sign up. Members get extra $10 CASH per Musician and extra $5 CASH per Fan they invite using unique referral code. Invited Members also get $5 FREE Bonus Warfest credit when they use a Fan or Musician referral code to sign up.

3. Why should I sign up?

MUSICIANS AND FANS SIGN UP TO GET PAID. Warfest is the only Worldwide Music Competition Social Network That Pays. It's combines the best of MySpace, Facebook, ITunes, Reverbnation, Ticketmaster, and American Idol all in one plus a series of live concert events, a live televised concert finale, and affiliate referral commissions system. There is a minimum of $7,000 in prize money available to the winners in each category plus $1 from every fan and $2 from every musician gets added to the prize pool. Additionally, there are FREE rewards, FREE offers, FREE concerts, and FREE prizes. As part of the affiliate referral commission platform, paid subscribers receive $10 for every musician they invite and $5 for every fan they invite. With Fan Memberships costing just $2.49/month, a fan needs only to invite only 3 musicians over a 12 period to recover the signup fee, and there are big opportunities to make substantial income through social networking. Fans also receive 10% commission of all favorite musicians’ songs, concert tickets, and merchandise Purchased from their Warfest Musician Profile Site.

4. How do I sign up?

Log onto warfest.com and click on Musicians or Fans under sign up. Fill out the form with your email address, password, and username, date of birth, address, and referral code to receive additional free credits to spend on the site. Choose a paid account to get paid right away, or a sign up for a free account and get started using your credit card or PayPal account. You will receive an activation code in your email inbox (check your spam folder) to click on to activate. That's it! Now you are ready to start making money to support music.

5. How do I start getting paid?

Once your account is activated, you'll want to personalize your Warfest Website Profile. Click edit profile to upload an image from your computer, and enter preferences such as favorite bands/influences and personal description. Musicians will want to upload songs, videos, event schedule, and merchandise for fans to vote on and purchase. Fans will want to start browse for musicians and start purchasing and voting for songs, videos, concerts, and merchandise to appear on their Warfest Profile Website. Musicians and Fans should then begin inviting people to join Warfest via Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Eblasts, Warfest Concerts, Flyers, Business Cards, and Posters to start getting paid. Your Warfest Credits account will start to build once the people you invite join as Paid Members. Once you have enough funds, you can request a withdrawal to your credit card or PayPal Account. If you signed up as a free member, you'll need to upgrade your account to paid member status before withdrawing funds.

6. What's in it for Fans?

Fans receive their own Warfest Profile Website to interact with fans and musicians worldwide. Fans are able to browse Fans and Musicians by region, music type, age, and numerous other categories. Fans will be able to send and receive messages with other fans and musicians, enter chat sessions, and send/receive messages. Fans will receive exposure to sample new music and meet fans in their preferred music category and region via email, newsletter, and feeds to their personalized Warfest Profile Website. Fans vote on Videos, Songs, Merchandise, and Concert Events for the Worldwide Music Competition. Upon Registration, Fans will also receive FREE $5 credit to spend on site on songs, merchandise, and concert events. Fans will also be able to add Musicians and Fans as favorites in order to receive activity feeds, news feeds, new song samples, video updates, concert announcements, and new event announcements. Fans will receive 10% commissions on all Musician merchandise purchased through their Warfest Profile Website. Fans will have a unique referral invite code to receive $10 FREE cash per Musician and $5 FREE cash per Fan to Join Warfest. Fans will also gain access to Warfest FREE Regional Concert Tours, FREE Offers, and FREE Rewards. Fans will also have the opportunity to join their favorite musician at the live televised Concert Finale and Tour backstage.

7. How do I become a Fan? How do I vote?

Sign up on Warfest.com or a Musician or Fan Warfest Profile Website on Warfest.com Vote for or purchase Musician Videos, Songs, Merchandise, and Concert Events to receive email, newsletter, and feeds to Fan personalized Warfest Profile Website.

8. What are the fees?

REGISTER FOR FREE as a Musician or Fan. Upgrade for only $60/year for Musicians and Only $30/year for Fans. Musicians receive FREE $10 Warfest Credit on sign up. Fans receive $5 FREE Warfest Credit to spend on site. Fans receive 10% Commissions on Musician items sold on Fan Warfest Profile Websites. Warfest charges a 10% fee for all Musician items sold online to cover prize money, operations, legal, marketing, promotions, and wildlife charity contributions.

9. As a Fan how much will I get per song, merchandise, and concert ticket I recommend on Warfest?

Fans receive 10% Commissions on Musician items sold on Fan Warfest Profile Websites.

10. How do I withdraw funds?

Request a withdrawal from your Warfest Credit Account to your credit card or PayPal by sending an email request to withdraw@warfest.com. Withdrawals usually take 1-10 days depending on your method of withdrawal.

11. How do I send messages? How do I post comments?

Log onto warfest.com, sign in, find your desired Fan or Musician, and click send message or post comment (public) or the member's Fan Warfest Profile Website.

12. How do I update my profile?

Log onto warfest.com, sign in, click edit profile.

13. How do I find Fans and Musicians?

Warfest.com has advanced searching capabilities to help musicians and fans connect worldwide including keywords/phrases, A-Z, music type (Punk/Ska, Rock/Metal, Country, Pop, Hip-Hop/R&B/DJs, Other) browse location (county, city, state, country, continent).

14. What's in it for Musicians?

PLAY. PROFIT. PERFORM. Musicians receive their own Warfest Profile Website to interact with musicians worldwide. Musicians sell songs, concert tickets, Merchandise, post photos, videos, news, and events on Warfest Website Profile. Musicians are able to browse Fans and Musicians by region, music type, age, and numerous other categories. Musicians will be able to send and receive messages with other fans and musicians, enter chat sessions, and send/receive messages. Musicians will receive exposure to promote their new music and meet fans in their preferred music category and region via email, newsletter, and feeds to Fans personalized Warfest Profile Website. Musicians receive votes from Fans on Musician's Videos, Songs, Merchandise, and Concert Events for the Worldwide Music Competition from 1 of 6 Categories (Punk/Ska, Rock, Country, Pop, Hip-Hop/R&B/Djs, Other) to perform at a live televised concert and tour along side major top name musicians. Minimum cash prize total of $6,000 plus $2 from every Musician entry and $1 from every Fan Member to be added to winning prize pool. Warfest will organize FREE regional concerts leading up to the final live televised concert and tour exclusively for Warfest Musicians, Fans, Invited Guests and Media. Musicians can win CASH and prizes including performance alongside top musicians at live televised concert and tour as well as be invited to perform at Warfest FREE regional concerts. Fans add Musicians as favorites in order to receive activity feeds, news feeds, new song samples, video updates, concert announcements, new event announcements and vote and recommend Musician sale items on their Warfest Website Profile. Musicians get $10 FREE Warfest credit to spend on site when they sign up. Musicians get extra $10 CASH per Musician and extra $5 CASH per Fan they invite using unique referral code. Upon Registration, Fans will also receive FREE $5 credit to spend on site on songs, merchandise, and concert events.

15. I'm a signed artist, why should I join Warfest?

Warfest.com is ideal for unsigned and signed artists because the Fans are Real and they get paid to support your music. Fans enjoy Warfest.com because of its unique ability to introduce them to music they like, connect with fans and musicians in their region, support musicians by voting for them in the Worldwide Music Competition, receiving commissions on song sales on their Warfest Website Profile, receiving FREE rewards, FREE Offers, FREE Concert Tickets, and Big Referral Fees, all in one location online. Invite your existing "friends" or "fans" on existing social media accounts and convert them into REAL fans using Warfest.com

16. I have a MySpace, Facebook, twitter, iTunes, and/or reverbnation account--why do I need another account on Warfest.com?

Warfest.com is a Worldwide Music Competition Social Network That Pays. You use other forms of social networking to effectively drive existing and new REAL fans to your Warfest Website Profile to purchase songs, events, concert tickets, all in one location. Fans enjoy Warfest.com because of its unique ability to introduce them to music they like, connect with fans and musicians in their region, support musicians by voting for them in the Worldwide Music Competition, receiving commissions on song sales on their Warfest Website Profile, receiving FREE rewards, FREE Offers, FREE Concert Tickets, and Big Referral Fees, all in one location online.

17. As a Musician, how much will I get per song, merchandise, and concert ticket I sell on Warfest?

Musicians receive 90% commissions on all items sold directly on their Warfest Website Profile. Musicians receive 70-80% commissions on all items sold through another REAL Fan's Warfest Website Profile.

18. How do I use Email, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and YouTube to promote my Warfest Website Profile and Invite Musicians and Fans to Join Warfest.com?

Log onto warfest.com, navigate to the Invite People to Warfest Section on your Warfest Website Profile, you can share your unique referral code URL or Invite code on numerous Social Media platforms and email to drive traffic to your Warfest Website Profile.

19. Can I still sell my music on Reverbnation, Facebook, MySpace, and ITunes?

Yes, however, you will only receive votes if Fans purchase songs from your Warfest Website Profile. Additionally, by purchasing songs, concert tickets, and merchandise on your Warfest Website Profile, Fans will be able to receive 10% commissions to recommend your music through other social media platforms.

20. How do Musicians create an MP3 file to upload onto Warfest?

We recommend using Itunes to create MP3s:

1) Open Itunes

2) Navigate to your desired original song

3) Right click and select Create MP3 Version

4) Scroll up to the top of your library window, right click on the new MP3 song, click on show in Window Explorer

5) Log into your Warfest Account

6) Click Upload Mp3

7) Click Select Mp3 File

8) Navigate to your file and click Open

9) Wait for upload to complete (this may take several minutes)

10) Click on the song thumbnail after uploaded

11) Vote on the song

21. What kind of songs can Musicians upload?

Musicians can upload original songs in MP3 format only.

22. How do Musicians upload a YouTube Video onto Warfest?

1) Log onto your YouTube channel

2) Click the share link

3) Click the embed link

4) Copy the iframe code

5) Log into your Warfest Account

6) Click on upload video

7) Paste in Title, Description, and iframe embed code, uncheck set as featured

8) Click upload video

9) Click on the video thumbnail after uploaded

10) Vote on the video

23. How do Musicians post merchandise?

Log onto warfest.com, sign in, click upload merchandise.

24. How do Musicians post events?

Log onto warfest.com, sign in, click add event.

25. How do Musicians post a picture?

Log onto warfest.com, sign in, click edit profile, and upload a photo.

26. How can I win the competition?

Fans vote for the winners in each category, so the more votes you obtain, the more likely you are to win. Musicians obtain the maximum number of votes by inviting as many fans to join Warfest as possible, posting as many songs, videos, events, and merchandise as possible.

27. I am a promoter/venue, how can I benefit?

Sign Up as a Musician to sell event tickets online and promote your venue.

28. How do I purchase Warfest Credits?

Log onto warfest.com, and click on purchase Warfest credits. Select the amount you want, pay via PayPal.

29. I signed up as a Free Trial Member, what are the limitations?

Only paid subscribers receive up to $10 FREE credits to sign up on Warfest.com. Musicians will not be able to make a withdrawal and votes will not count until they upgrade to a paid membership. Fans will not be able to make a withdrawal until they upgrade to a paid membership.

30. Where does the money go?

Signup Credits 20%, Referral Bonuses 20%, Competition Prize Pool 5%, Marketing, Advertising, Operations, Legal and Wildlife Charity Contributions 55%.

31. How can I report abuse or copyright infringement?

Send an email to abuse@warfest.com, one of our representatives will assist you. Alternatively, you can review our terms and submit a formal claim.

32. How do I get additional support?

Send an email to support@warfest.com, browse the FAQ, use chat, or contact us via telephone.

33. Do you have mobile applications and support for IPhone and Android?

Warfest.com is a smart phone compatible website. Warfest mobile applications will be available in the near future.

34. How do I make a payment to upgrade my Warfest Account?

Log onto warfest.com, sign in, and select Click Here to Upgrade Account, select payment option, pay via credit card or PayPal.

35. How do I view transactions?

Log onto warfest.com, sign in, and then click transaction history

36. I invited a fan or musician to join Warfest through my referral code or URL but I did not receive any credits?

The Invited Fan or Musician must join or upgrade as a paid subscriber for you to receive a CASH bonus for referrals.

37. How come I cannot withdraw funds from my Warfest account?

You must be a paid subscriber in order for funds from your Warfest account to be released to your PayPal account or credit card.

38. How do I close my account?

If you wish to cancel your subscription or delete your account, simply send an email to accounts@warfest.com and one of our representatives will assist you.

39. How do I submit a resume/apply for a position?

Send an email to careers@warfest.com. We are always looking for talented, hard working individuals who want to get paid to support music across numerous positions including social media, marketing, concert facilitation, sponsorship, promoters, models, photographers, musicians, and more.

40. How do Fans purchase songs?

Log onto warfest.com, sign in, find the song you would like to attend on Warfest.com or Musician's or Fan's Warfest Website Profile, click the song, and make a purchase using your Warfest Credits. Your song will appear in your favorite songs module on your Warfest Website Profile. You will also be able to download your song up to 2 times on your Warfest Website Profile. Your Warfest Credits will be transferred to the corresponding musician automatically. You will be able to post comments on the musician’s site about the song, vote, and share the experience with other fans and Musicians.

41. How do Fans purchase concert tickets?

Log onto warfest.com, sign in, find the event you would like to attend on the event page or Musician's or Fan's Warfest Website Profile, click the event, and make a purchase using your Warfest Credits. You will receive a voucher good for general admission on the day of the venue via email. Your Warfest Credits will be transferred to the corresponding musician automatically. You will be able to post comments on the musician’s site about the event, vote, and download pictures, video, and share the experience with other fans and Musicians.

42. How do Fans purchase merchandise?

Log onto warfest.com, sign in, find the merchandise you would like to purchase on the event page or Musician's or Fan's Warfest Website Profile, click the merchandise, and make a purchase using your Warfest Credits. You will receive a voucher good for general admission on the day of the venue via email. Your Warfest Credits will be transferred to the corresponding musician automatically. You will be able to post comments on the musician’s site about the event, vote, and download pictures, video, and share the experience with other fans and Musicians.

43. Why is this not a Multi-level Marketing Pyramid?

Warfest.com is designed as the ultimate tool for Musicians to share and sell music and compete in the worldwide music compeition. Fans use warfest as a personalized custom web portal to be exposed constantly to new music content and to connect with fans and musicians. The main mission of warfest is to support musicians and pay fans to share music. All new members get free credits to make purchases on the Warfest site to buy songs, merchandise, and events. New members registered by the owner are distributed under the members. We assist all new members by inviting other members to join using their invite code throughout the warfest network. We are the 1st paid social network and also the only one with a 100% money-back guarantee. If you do not get your membership fee back within 6 months, we give you a full refund, no questions asked.