Create a custom URL for your band’s Facebook Page. If you have at least 25 fans for your Facebook band/artist Page, you can set a username that will be way … Continue reading
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A Facebook Fan Has Nowhere Near the Value of a Mailing List Subscriber.
This post was written by guest contributor John Oszajca from Music Marketing Manifesto. Musicians may be relying too heavily on social media for building a relationship with their fans and … Continue reading
How to Submit Your Music and Story to All Music/AMG (formerly All Music Guide)
AMG calls itself “the most comprehensive music reference source on the planet.” How to Pimp Your iTunes Page with Extra Info Ever wonder how those official-looking artist bios and album … Continue reading
Les Paul-Wielding Centaur Babe Comes to the Aid of Rock Band
Thinking way outside-the-box, Boston rock band The Lights Out saw an 80% increase in web traffic and gained a legion of new fans by mixing greek mythology with –(wait for … Continue reading
Music Copyright 101: The Basic Legal Lingo
Understanding music law. Even career musicians get timid when it comes to talking about intellectual property law. They may know the difference between the Lydian and Mixolydian modes like the backs … Continue reading
Using Instagram to Promote Your Music
When you’re touring, the actual gig takes up 10-20% of your day. Your fans are going to be curious how you spend the rest of your time? Instagram is a … Continue reading
Reclaiming Your Online Identity: Which Sites Matter to You?
A tip from Captain Obvious: YOU should be in charge of your online identity. Who else would be? Well,… Amazon, Facebook, Wikipedia, All Music Guide, Gracenote, etc. We want to … Continue reading
Band Photography: How Bad Photos on Your Website Can Hold You Back
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then tell a story that’ll make people love you at first sight. Rebecca at HostBaby (a great photographer herself) just wrote an … Continue reading
Apple Launches iTunes in the Cloud beta
Announced at yesterday’s WWCD2011 Conference, iTunes 10.3 beta (otherwise known as “iTunes in the Cloud”) is now available for use on your computer, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. So how … Continue reading
Post Your Bad Reviews on Facebook
I’m as guilty as anyone of posting all my good press on my band’s Facebook Page. Believe me, I understand. You’re excited. You feel validated. Someone out there appreciates you … Continue reading