Pretty soon, all Facebook Pages (for businesses, brands, bands, and media) will resemble the newest redesign for Facebook profiles. But you can choose to upgrade now! So what’s different? And … Continue reading
A/B Testing for Musicians: A Study in Facebook Ads
You can’t trust your friends! Musicians are a suspicious lot. We tend to hold fast to our gut instincts. We heed the counsel of close friends and die-hard fans. We … Continue reading
7 Steps to Leverage 1 Album Review to Your Benefit
This article was written by Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity. 1 CD Review + Repurposing = Maximum Exposure. Quality music reviews are hard to secure these days. Once you get … Continue reading
Lights, Camera, Facebook
The most popular social media site is now the 2nd most popular video site. On the CD Baby DIY Musician Podcast, we’ve never shied away from an opportunity to discuss … Continue reading
CD Baby News: Album Pages Now Have Twitter and Facebook Sharing!
If you’ve taken a look at your CD Baby album page recently, you’ve probably noticed two new little buttons on the left side of your page, underneath your Genre and … Continue reading
The Thing About Ping, Apple's New Social Network
(update: please click HERE for new information regarding Ping. Contrary to initial reports of Ping being available to artists by “invitation only,” they are now accepting profile requests from major … Continue reading
Facebook Ads in Plain English
Social networking enthusiasts can sometimes get carried away with lingo, codewords, and confusing data-talk. Thankfully, music marketer Chris Rockett has written a great article for GenYRockStars.com about why, when, and … Continue reading
Before you write off MySpace…
While a lot of artists seem to be slipping when it comes to maintaining a consistent presence on MySpace, you might want to think twice before neglecting your account. MySpace … Continue reading
Don’t Frustrate Your Fans! – How to Properly Create a Facebook Event for Your Shows
When you have a show to promote, you’ll want to use every means available to promote it. This is very easy (and effective) to do with Facebook events, however a … Continue reading
Announcing Buzz – Google’s new social network
Just when you thought you had a handle on Facebook and Twitter, Google enters the social scene with a new network of it’s own. It’s called Buzz, and it’s integrated … Continue reading