Even though the information that we could find in the internet is vast and is continuously expanding and the search engines has also been continuously upgrading its technology to organize the content of the web and to deliver a more comprehensive, better, and faster results, we still find it hard to find what we exactly are looking for. One such example of these things that is hard to find in the internet is a reliable and non-bogus mp3 download sites.

We all know the fact the downloading mp3 is a violation of the artists’ and record companies’ intellectual property right and really is a prohibited activity. But assuming we don’t care about it, how could we find a website where you can really download mp3s that you want. Here’s some tip:

1. Don’t just rely on search engines, like Google and Yahoo, alone to find mp3 download sites. I’m telling you that not less that 80% of the time, the website that will top in the search result is either a play list site, lyrics site, mp3 store site (you can only download for a fee), or a bogus one.

2. Try to search for mp3 that you are looking for using AltaVista Audio Search at http://www.altavista.com/audio/default. This search engine is dedicated for locating downloadable audio files in the internet.

3. Search on blogs. Using Google blog search at http://blogsearch.google.com.ph, try to search for blogs that post a link of a downloadable mp3s. Just hope that it’s the one that you are looking for.

4. This one is hard, but try also to search on online community forums. Most of the time, there is a discussion on and sharing of mp3s that is downloadable to the readers or members.

5. For last resort, try to download mp3s using peer-to-peer (p2p) protocols like utorret. However, be cautious when using this because it is also a popular medium of spreading a computer virus.

That’s all. Have fun!!!