Musician, author, road-warrior, and full-time character Martin Atkins shares some basic booking advice on how to keep your travel costs down while also building a fanbase and buzz BEFORE you … Continue reading
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Musicians, Tell Us Your Touring Stories!
No tale is too tragic or comic The theme of the month at the DIY Musician Blog is “Touring: How, When, Where, and Why.” Throughout July, we’ll be posting a … Continue reading
Declare Your Web Independence With HostBaby
Being an independent artist means you get to make the calls. You decide how your music sounds, and you decide where it’s sold and how it’s presented online. Don’t let … Continue reading
Time Off from Music: Rest Your Fingers, But Don’t Lose Them!
Stop it! You’re allowed two vacations from musical pursuits per year, right? About 6 months ago I told you to take a break, relax, and enjoy the winter holidays. Don’t … Continue reading
Google Alerts: Find out What People are Saying About Your Music Online
Have you ever wished you could be a fly in a wall in a room where your fans talked candidly about what they liked and disliked about your music? Google … Continue reading
Google+ project Has Potential to Become Valuable Music Promotion Tool
With NewsCorp trying to sell MySpace for a pittance and Facebook looking at dramatic drop-off rates for American users, Google is poised to enter (or re-enter) the Social Media game … Continue reading
MySpace Close to Selling for $30 Million
The slow goodbye to MySpace? Things change. People move on. Social media platforms rise and fall on the fickle tides. And MySpace, the once ubiquitous promotional tool for bands 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
HostBaby Launches Websites For Authors
Now writers, bloggers, graphic novelists and more can easily create their own home on the web with HostBaby. Authors can sign up for a 30 Day Free Trial and BookBaby … Continue reading