Promoting Your Playing And Your Music And You!, Tips and Tricks on Getting the word out about you! |
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Promoting Your Playing And Your Music And You!, Tips and Tricks on Getting the word out about you! |
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Sep 9 2013, 03:54 PM |
Anyone remember myspace? It's fallen out of favor as a social media destination in the states. However, don't ignore it in your social media strategy. You can set up hootsuite.com to post to all of your social media at one time which is a great time saver. There are some parts of the world where myspace is still used so believe it or not it's a good idea to maintain your profile. Myspace recently relaunched with minimal fanfare so get ready to have to change your profile for the new platform. Myspace does allow customization. Here is my current profile. Share yours http://www.myspace.com/techniqueswithtodd [attachment=30930:myspace.jpg] I've left MySpace because through 2 or even 3 years I was NOT ABLE TO CHANGE MY DESCRIPTION :/ Mainly the biography section...I was pissed off and removed my account (funny thing...this I was able to do...) |
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Sep 17 2013, 11:01 PM |
If you are recording your own music, take a minute and...
GO JOIN REVERBNATION.COM!!!!! It's very spiff site for Indie musicians (E.G. Not on a Major Label) to promote themselves and their music. I know, I know. "I can't keep up with it all, I don't have time to twitter, facebook, and do this!" Believe it or not, yes you can do all of these without killing yourself There is a free service called http://www.hootsuite.com that will let you post to most of your social media in one go and even schedule posts for later on. Anyhooo!!!!! Back to REVERBNATION. You can upload your tracks and you get ranked based on your area. I"m CURRENTLY #2 FOR METAL IN ATLANTA!!!! http://www.reverbnation.com/techniqueswithtodd And it's not that hard to get ranked pretty high depending on how many people are in your area. Here is our own DIETERLE!!! DIETERLE IS RANKED #2 in his area!!!! Also, it will lead you through PUTTING YOUR MUSIC IN ITUNES!!! It's a killer site for musicians to get their music out. So much more focused than facebook and free of course. Join up and start getting your music ranked and out there!! |
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Sep 17 2013, 11:07 PM |
Just signed up for it now, Todd. https://www.reverbnation.com/stormlinnebjerg
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Sep 18 2013, 06:19 AM |
Super Congrats!! So far you are the only one to respond to the post or create an account that I can find. I think many folks may feel they are not "ready". I'd say, if you have anything recorded, your ready I checked out your page and it's looking good!!!
Also I noticed you tied some of your other social media in to it. Well done there as well!! The secret sauce to leveraging the internet to your advantage as a musician doesn't require wads of cash or miracles, just a bit of time and effort. Push back through this thread when you get a chance, it has some great tips on gaining ground in the Social Media World for your music Other than touring non-stop, this is a great way to spread the news about your playing/music! Todd Just signed up for it now, Todd. https://www.reverbnation.com/stormlinnebjerg
This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Sep 18 2013, 07:21 AM |
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Sep 18 2013, 07:22 AM |
Hey, these services look pretty spiff and useful.
I have a Youtube account too (here), but I don't really get any activity on it. I'm not sure if it's a matter of time, as I can definitely say I've built up a following on SoundCloud. The idea of starting up a new following is scary, especially considering that I've already gotten a following on SoundCloud and Facebook. If I'm already happy with using these services, what are the advantages of me promoting my Youtube account as well? I want to keep music as my focus, and not have to spend lots of time staying on top of different services. What would you think? Thanks This post has been edited by Taka Perry: Sep 18 2013, 08:33 AM |
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Sep 19 2013, 05:58 AM |
Sort the same bits I was mentioning in the other thread about Social Media and the idea that you NEVER want your "fans" to type your name/band in a search box and come up empty. The good news is that reverbnation offers some bits that other sites don't offer like Electronic Press Kits, getting tracks released on iTunes, help in creating promotional campaigns, regional, national rankings etc.
In short, it's just for bands. Not like facebook which is for pretty much everything. So it's very focused. Soundcloud is a great place and I'd say it's crucial to be part of it. Facebook/Twitter are less about music but still vital to your Social Media strategy. As you continue on youtube, check your ANALYTICS!!! This can tell you who is watching what and for how long. It's the key to finding who your audience is and isn't. One way to get more traction on one site, is to promote it with your accounts on the other sites. E.G. link back to a youtube video from soundcloud/facebook/etc. embed the vid everywhere, pay for a promotional campaign, etc. FOCUS ON MUSIC: I don't know if you saw in my other post in another thread of yours, but you can use a site like hootsuite.com to let you post to most of your social media at one time and schedule posts to happen later. So you can spend far less time on social media and more time on music So yeah, focus on music. Just be smart about how you do social media! Hey, these services look pretty spiff and useful. I have a Youtube account too (here), but I don't really get any activity on it. I'm not sure if it's a matter of time, as I can definitely say I've built up a following on SoundCloud. The idea of starting up a new following is scary, especially considering that I've already gotten a following on SoundCloud and Facebook. If I'm already happy with using these services, what are the advantages of me promoting my Youtube account as well? I want to keep music as my focus, and not have to spend lots of time staying on top of different services. What would you think? Thanks That's the idea! It's good to "stake a claim" so to speak early so that you can be building your "following/fans" as you go. Cheers, Todd! I'm not a grand player or anything (yet! ), so I don't have much to show off, but perhaps people will see some progress then and enjoy the journey with me.
This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Sep 19 2013, 06:00 AM |
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Sep 19 2013, 08:44 AM |
I wanted to share some NEW INK!!! I recently did an Interview for the
UNDERGROUNDGUITARIST.com Guitar Blog!! Here is the link http://undergroundguitarist.com/interview-...uitar-technique There are TONS of sites like this all over the web and they often give underground musicians/bands a break and some nice ink If you have a musical project and some songs/links/band site, even a reverb nation page, be outgoing and Contact as many of these sites as you want and ask them if you can do an interview or have your music reviewed/featured!! That's how I got this interview! I emailed him with my links/sites/music and asked for it This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Sep 19 2013, 08:44 AM |
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Sep 19 2013, 11:50 AM |
I wanted to share some NEW INK!!! I recently did an Interview for the UNDERGROUNDGUITARIST.com Guitar Blog!! Here is the link http://undergroundguitarist.com/interview-...uitar-technique There are TONS of sites like this all over the web and they often give underground musicians/bands a break and some nice ink If you have a musical project and some songs/links/band site, even a reverb nation page, be outgoing and Contact as many of these sites as you want and ask them if you can do an interview or have your music reviewed/featured!! That's how I got this interview! I emailed him with my links/sites/music and asked for it Very nice, Todd! I enjoyed that read |
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Sep 20 2013, 08:47 AM |
Thank you for the tip Todd! I will write them too
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Sep 24 2013, 12:38 PM |
Todd, I followed your advice and set up a Reverbnation account a few days ago. I finally got my tracks up, filled out my bio, connected my accounts etc., and for some reason I'm #2 in my area. I really don't know how that happened.
Anyway, here's the link so let me know what you think! Thanks man |
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Sep 24 2013, 02:01 PM |
As far as I know the rank system is based on "genre in area" though. I'm about 30th in my area for metal, I think. Might have been higher if I had chosen some other genre,
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Sep 24 2013, 11:07 PM |
Super Congrats!!!! One suggestion, change your LOCATION to a BIG city that is near by. It's great to be high in the rankings but if you are high in the rankings for a really tiny place that folks have never heard of, it takes some of the gravity out of it. What is the biggest city that's closest to you? Whatever that is, change your location (the help section will walk you through it) to that city. It will porbably keep your high ranking and make it seem far more legit!
Todd, I followed your advice and set up a Reverbnation account a few days ago. I finally got my tracks up, filled out my bio, connected my accounts etc., and for some reason I'm #2 in my area. I really don't know how that happened. Anyway, here's the link so let me know what you think! Thanks man Genre is part of it, but also, LOCATION is a HUGE factor. You want to try to pick a large city near you if possible rather than your actual location if your actual location is a place folks have never heard of. Being top of the charts in the stick/boondocks/heck of nowhere doesn't carry much weight. But naturally if you are a METAL band from UPSALLA sweden, you are in a tough market since there are TONS of Metal bands there!! Todd As far as I know the rank system is based on "genre in area" though. I'm about 30th in my area for metal, I think. Might have been higher if I had chosen some other genre, |
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Sep 25 2013, 10:06 PM |
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF FACEBOOK!!! We've discussed how important it is to have a FACEBOOK FAN PAGE and that this is ENTIRELY DIFFERENT from y our PERSONAL PAGE. Your Personal Page is for family photos, and friends and such. Your "FAN PAGE" is just for sharing information about your music with your fans. If you have NOT created a fan page, HERE IS THE LINK!! https://www.facebook.com/pages/create/ Go make one. It's quick and easy And it's something that can be viewed without logging in to facebook, and can be found via google. (your personal page is NOT viewable to google or to folks not logged in) Once you get going CHECK YOUR FACEBOOK ANALYTICS PAGE!!! This will tell you how effective you are being at reaching your fans. You may need to set aside a small bit of money to promote your posts just to get above the noise level of facebook. Odds are, your posts never actually reach the news feed of people who have "liked" your page. Sadly, if you want a post to show up, you have to pony up some cash. It doesn't have to be much, you can spend $10 to promote a given post and get good results. The new analytics page on facebook is very spiff. It shows how effective or inefective your efforts at reaching your fans are. Being able to make sense of this type of information is very important. It's not as sexy as making a new solo, but it's just part of the game. |
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