Many artists I know have used Kickstarter to fund the creation of their EPs and albums. For those of you who haven’t heard of Kickstarter, here’s a quick lesson on how it works: You submit your project to Kickstarter, and if it is accepted, your page is setup where anyone can give money to help [...]
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Using Kickstarter to Fund Your Projects
November 10th, 2011 
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Vimeo Announces Music Store
October 28th, 2011 admin Vimeo is now licensing music for their users directly from their website. But what does this mean for your music? Well, instead of using standard stock music, they are licensing from Audiosocket.
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5 Books Every Indie Artist Should Read
October 26th, 2011 admin As an independent artist or band you know how much work goes into making your music career work. You have to deal with every piece of the business, and sometimes it gets overwhelming. Over the years I’ve poured through just about every book on the music industry, from understanding contracts to management and have made [...]
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Your Band Doesn’t Have a Website? The Top 5 Reasons You Need One
October 24th, 2011 admin This is a problem I see with many young bands. They believe that with the wide world of social media available for free that they don’t need a dedicated website for their band. I cannot stress how wrong that thought is. Not only that, but it can and will have a negative effect on your [...]
Posted in Promotion Tips Tags: Branding, Digital Downloads, Facebook, Indie, Mailing List, Merchandise, Music, Music Videos, Online Store, Promotion, Sales, Social Media, Twitter, Website, YouTube No Comments »
Sell Your Music on Facebook
October 20th, 2011 admin Facebook has over 800 million active users, with 50% of those users visiting on any given day. This means that 400 million people are on Facebook every day! The average user has 163 friends, so there is no argument that you need to be using Facebook to not only find new fans, but to sell [...]
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Using YouTube Effectively to Promote Your Band
October 18th, 2011 admin If you’re like most bands today, then I’m sure you have YouTube account. And, if you’re like most bands today, you probably aren’t getting the full effect of YouTube to get your band’s music in front of new listeners. Here are a few tips to help you snag a few more views, likes on your [...]
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YouTube Adds Merch Store for Artists
October 18th, 2011 admin YouTube has added a merch store for artists. The site has 800 million visitors a month. The store will allow artists to sell merch, digital downloads, concert tickets and other unique items.
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