This month’s roundup in web tips: best-practices to smarten-up your online music marketing When’s the last time you checked out The HostBaby Blog? Every week, we’re posting new web tips for … Continue reading
Musician Tips
Find success and grow your music career with promotion tips and advice from the CD Baby DIY Musician Blog.
The Ultimate Blogging Summit for Musicians
How do you know if your blog posts are entertaining? Before you hit the “post” button, are you sure the blog content you’ve created will help earn new fans for … Continue reading
Martin Atkins' Advice for Musicians: KEEP YOUR DAY JOBS!
A very hoarse Brian Felsen, president of CD Baby, interviewed Martin Clive Atkins, author of one of our favorite “industry” books—Tour:Smart. As a drummer and session player, Atkins is best … Continue reading
Share Your Music Success Stories
Whether you’re a weekend hobbyist or a Grammy-winner, the musician’s life is a roller-coaster ride. That’s why it’s important to celebrate the successes as they happen! At CD Baby, we … Continue reading
Tell Us Your Scariest Music-Biz Tales!
Ever lost a whole recording session because you didn’t back up your hard drive? Ever fallen victim to a record deal gone wrong? Ever been stalked by a crazy fan? … Continue reading
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Go Long Without a Label
CD Baby artists Macklemore & Ryan Lewis recently released The Heist, an independent album that debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts. The album has also remained in the iTunes … Continue reading
Attend the Future of Music Summit Online for Free!
Nothing is permanent except change Heraclitus said that about 2500 years ago, and it’s still true today. (Thus proving his point!) If you’re an independent artist wrestling with questions about … Continue reading
Are You Ready to Execute Direct-to-Fan Music Sales? (Advice from Jason Feinberg)
CD Baby president Brian Felsen met with Jason Feinberg, VP of Digital Strategy and Development for Concord Music Group, at the 2012 Bandwidth Music Technology Conference where they discussed changes … Continue reading
HostBaby Introduces a Whole New Web Experience w/ Backdrop Themes
Create a visually captivating website with HostBaby’s new Backdrop HostBaby has added two new themes to its theme library: Backdrop Showcase and Backdrop Headliner, and they’re unlike anything we’ve designed in … Continue reading
Is It Time to Take Your Gig Flyers Digital? Flyer Lizard Thinks So.
Take your next flyer digital Flyer Lizard is a simple but effective way to take your event flyers to the web. With options to share your flyers on Facebook, Twitter, and … Continue reading