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Michael Ricci

Founder/Publisher since 1995

Lover of jazz, technology and sitting in a chair, Mick merged his three passions to create All About Jazz.

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Published: November 17, 2009

Keeping up with new technologies is a challenge and knowing where to spend your time on self promotion is key. The internet has, to a certain degree, leveled the playing field for promotional opportunities, but you'll need to identify where those opportunities lie and take advantage of them.

We've identified some important services that will help you establish a greater presence online and develop your fanbase, while freely promoting yourself, your music and your performance dates.

If we've omitted any useful tools, please either post a comment below and we'll update the list. And please feel free to share this resource with a musician friend.

Music Marketing Opportunities: (Direct to fan)

Syndicate your calendar

ArtistData (updates 22 other sites including All About Jazz)
All About Jazz Widget (see your AAJ musician profile page)
ReverbNation Widget (see your ReverbNation profile page)

Gigs

Audio Widgets

Share/Sell your music (Digital distribution/retail opportunities)

Bandcamp
CD Baby
Continental Entertainment Group
DigStation
GrooveShark (TinySong)
INgrooves
Oasis
SoundCloud
Spotify
TuneCore
All About Jazz (MP3 Download of the Day)

More Business/Marketplace Solutions/Networking

Share your photos

Photos can help drive traffic too, especially from All About Jazz. Upload your photos and allow people to find you through Google and Bing image searches.

All About Jazz Photo Gallery (over 50,000 images)
Flickr
Photobucket

Share your videos

Your blogging options

Blogger
Twitter
Use FriendFeed to publish your blog posts on your Twitter page.
WordPress

Follow music industry blogs

HypeBot (Daily blog on the new music business. Includes DIY tips.)
We All Make Music

Tracking

Band Metrics: Analytics for the music industry
Google Alerts (Have Google email when something is posted about you)

Mobile App Services

Funding opportunities

Explore the many free services at All About Jazz. Collectively, they will improve your search engine relevancy, raise awareness about you and your music and drive traffic.