Your Spotify artist profile isn’t just a placeholder—it’s your storefront, your press kit, your digital merch table, and your virtual … Continue reading
Facebook Promoted Posts for Musicians: How to Build Your Email List on Autopilot (Without Spending a Lot of Money!)
Disclaimer: You don’t need a huge budget to use Facebook Ads effectively. However, if you don’t believe in spending ANY money to promote your music, this strategy isn’t for you. … Continue reading
How to Craft A Perfect Set List
A well-crafted set list can mean the difference between a superb, decent, pedestrian, or down-right awful performance. Hand-in-hand with talent and presentation (attire, lighting, segues, etc.), a well-crafted set list … Continue reading
Musicians, Do You Have Health Insurance?
Are you a musician or songwriter? The folks at Future of Music Coalition have a question for you: do you currently have health insurance? From now until August 31, 2013, Future of … Continue reading
What Makes a Great Band Name?
CD Baby’s Instant Band Name Generator OK. Now that we’ve gotten that out of our system, let’s take a look at some serious things to consider
Why Twitter is Better Than Facebook for Your Music Career
Promote your music on Twitter: it’s immediate and FREE! When it comes to promoting your music career via social media, there are three big reasons why you should be spending … Continue reading
You’ve Got 8 Days to Save Big on Distribution
8/8 only comes once a year, and we’d be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge this festive occasion. Yes, we know you’ve all got big plans lined up for it, but … Continue reading
How Musicians Make Money from YouTube
According to Brian Botkiller, YouTube has turned into “the world’s jukebox.” It’s the most popular music-discovery tool online. Over 6 billion hours of video is streamed every single month by more … Continue reading
Why YouTube is More Important Than Anything Else in Your Music Career
YouTube: the new radio, the new MTV, the new record store, the new music magazine, the new everything Let’s state the obvious: the world has changed, especially for independent musicians. … Continue reading
3 Things Musicians Should Avoid When Asking for a Sponsorship
How NOT to pitch a band sponsorship Imagine you were running a business and you received an email from someone you didn’t know that looked like this: “Hi, I do … Continue reading
How Music Publishing Works
Music publishing, songwriter royalties, and you Music publishing is one of the least understood — and most important — aspects of the whole music business. It’s how songwriters earn the … Continue reading