Music marketing is what this site is all about! If you don’t market your music, you won’t get very far in your music career. Read all of the below (or at least those guides relevant to you) and start properly marketing your music today. You can see a top guide on the subject here.
As you probably know, many of the tools that are freely available to independent musicians are online. On top of that, an increasing number of people find out about new music online through browsing or recommendations. It therefore makes sense that you create a strong online presence for you and your music. Now if you’ve…
“There is no shortcut to success, you have to put in the hours to reap results from your music.” Sp3kkTrumn. OK, so while all of the things mentioned in this book so far are important if you want to make it as an independent musician, the following is one of the most important things you…
Promoting your music can take up a lot of time. That said, ongoing promotion is needed to get things moving for you, as without it you won’t get very far in terms of recognition or finances. It’s because of this that wherever you can make things easy for yourself in the marketing department, you should….
As I’m sure you’re aware, there are a lot of musicians out there. Even in the smaller genres there will be a lot of competition for you, each musician fighting for their moment to get heard. With all this competition, it’s understandable why people could think there’s no more space for them in the market….
Hi guys. Today we’re going to look some more at how you can use (non traditional) product placement to get in contract with companies, and getting some of them work with you. Potential rewards include them licensing your music for their promotions, them giving you freebies, them reviewing your music and sharing the review with…
Hey guys, today we’ll be looking at product placement, but not in it’s typical form. Usually product placement is when a company compensates you to have their product in your video or to mention it in your song. In the strategy I’m going to share with you today and next week however, we’re going to…
Hello there my fellow music makers! Today I wanted to look at how important marketing your music is or isn’t, and have a look at what you all think on the matter. As always I’ll also be showing you what I think you should be doing regarding this, so have a read on till the…
Instagram; One of those social networks you can no longer ignore. Yes it’s picture based, but there’s no doubt in my mind that it can be used to build up a stronger connection with your fans, and without much additional work on your part. It’s because of that I’ve created this guide: Instagram for musicians!…
Want to know what the top music schools are? Well look no further, as on this page I’ll be showing you just that. Before we go into the options though, let’s have a quick look at why joining a music business school can be helpful to your music career. Note: This guide has been updated,…
Contrary to many things I’ve been reading around the web from the new “gurus”, reviews are a necessity for serious musicians. Reviews will help separate you from the other artists in your genre, as a reviewed album gets a lot more exposure then a non-reviewed album. A good review can shows that your music is…
Want to know how to promote your music on a budget? Well you’re in luck, as today we’re going to give you a load of ideas on doing just that! This is a beginner level guide, so if you read through it and know most of the tips, please also check out our slightly more…
This is a continuation of our last guide How To Build A List For Musicians. In that guide we looked at why you need to start building a mailing list for yourself as a musician, and how you can get started on doing that asap. In this guide however, we’re going to look at what…
Mailing lists, one of the single most important tools you’ll need as a musician. Big businesses such as Amazon MP3, Google Play, and CD Baby all use mailing lists to increase interactivity with their fans, and to make more money. So if you didn’t think you had to build a list before, believe me when…
If you’re wondering how to promote music on Twitter, this is the guide you need. Whether you’re a beginner to using Twitter as a means to promote your music or you’ve experimented with it before, I’m sure you will pick up a few handy tips and tricks here today. In this guide we’ll look at…