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Music Promotion

Learn how to make more fans using the latest tools and tips from experts in the music industry. From social media and YouTube, to good old-fashioned fan newsletters, we’ll help you find new and creative ways to elevate your music promotion and engage with music listeners everywhere.

It's harder than ever to get press for your music. That's a good thing.
Music Promotion

Getting press for your music is harder than ever, and that could be a GOOD thing

With the dwindling power of music press, DIY musicians get to bypass another gatekeeper. A recent Billboard article illustrates how independent music publicists are grappling with a shrinking media landscape. … Continue reading →

January 28, 2019
Mailchimp geo-location tools for email segmentation
Music Promotion

How to automatically geo-target your Mailchimp emails

You can still send regionally targeted emails, even if you didn’t collect your fans’ city, state, or zip code information. If you’re like me, your email list is a bit … Continue reading →

January 11, 2019
Syncing your playlists across mutliple platforms
Music Promotion

How to sync your playlists across Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and more

There’s an easy way to sync your playlists across multiple platforms. With Soundsgood.co you can create (and edit) a universal playlist where changes are automatically reflected on any streaming platform where … Continue reading →

December 17, 2018
spotify streaming service logo
Music Promotion

Six Spotify Playlist Types – Which is Best?

Success on Spotify is largely determined by your playlist placements. Before you spend much time thinking about getting your music onto Spotify playlists, you’ll want to make sure you’re a … Continue reading →

December 17, 2018
With so many social platforms, how do you know where to promote your music?
Music Promotion

Where Should You Promote Your Music?

You want more people to hear your music. But where do you promote your music? PR is expensive. Radio promotion is costly too. Playlist promotion? Yeah, add that to your … Continue reading →

December 10, 2018
Here are some small things that can have a big impact on your music's reach
Music Promotion

20 quick things you should do for your music before the end of 2018

Your homework for the holidays. If you find yourself with some downtime this December, we’d like to suggest a few simple things that can make a big difference for your … Continue reading →

December 5, 2018
Musicians' Facebook pages should be optimized
Music Promotion

5 things most musicians are missing on their Facebook page

People will only visit your Facebook page ONCE! Your fans are never going to check your Facebook page again after that first visit. It’s just not how Facebook works. They’ll … Continue reading →

December 4, 2018
Duplicate content on YouTube is a big no-no
Music Promotion

WARNING: Don’t put “duplicative” content on your YouTube channel

The DOs and DON’Ts of duplicate content on YouTube. Wait, did I say there are DOs? Sorry. No. There are no DOs. Just DON’Ts. DON’T have duplicate content on your … Continue reading →

November 8, 2018
Where should you focus when promoting new music on Spotify?
Music Promotion

Why a FOLLOW is more powerful than a PRE-SAVE on Spotify

What should your top priority be when promoting new music on Spotify? There are many ways to skin a cat, as they say. (Who are they, and why are they … Continue reading →

November 7, 2018
YouTube video premieres give your fans a way to watch together
Music Promotion

How to premiere a new video on YouTube

YouTube launches a “premiere” feature so your viewers can watch a video together the moment it’s published. Weeks ago, Facebook announced that they’d made their scheduled video premiere feature available … Continue reading →

October 25, 2018

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