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SEO Strategy For Making Your Music More Discoverable In 2019
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If you're looking to get serious about your music career in 2019, it's important to put some effort into making your material discoverable online, in what has become a decidedly crowded field. Whether you're trying to sell concert tickets, merch, or just trying get new fans to hear your music, spending a little time developing a good SEO strategy can make a world of difference. Guest post by Mark Turtelington of Soundfly's Flypaper If you’re serious about creating and sharing ...
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Musician’s Guide To Growing A Massive Email List
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As old school as it may sound, email is still the most effective and consistent way to communicate with and monetize your fans. Here, Ariel Hyatt and the CyberPR offer a step by step guide to building a massive email list. By Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR You probably have some interest in making money from your music yes? The only way I know how to do this is by Building A Massive Email List. The number two main arguments I’ve heard from countless ...
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You Just Dropped A New Release, Now What?
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You had a great marketing plan leading up to your new release, but do you have a plan on what to do after it's released? “Sadly many small labels significantly cut back their marketing efforts once the album is out," says Music Biz Weekly podcast co-host Michael Brandvold. “It is YOUR job to keep the album alive and active," he continues. “It is YOUR job to keep the momentum moving. The week he discusses why you need to have a ...
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Guide To Becoming A Session Musician [Video]
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In this recent piece, Sonny Stuart winter sat down to chat with Marcus Gooda about how he successfully become session musician and how successfully network and find opportunities for session work. Guest post from Sunny Stuart Winter In the latest episode of Such Great Heights (don't miss out- subscribe on YouTube by clicking here), I sit down with Marcus Gooda, Employed To Serve (Holy Roar Records) bassist & front man for The Yacht Club. We discuss how Marcus became a session guitarist, how he finds opportunities, ...
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Tips To Optimize An Official YouTube Artist Channel
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Since YouTube's unrolling of its Official Artist Channel, how artists distribute and listeners consumer their music has shifted, and with their content now largely consolidated, artists now have a powerful tool at their disposal, provided they market it correctly. Here we look at how to get the most out of your AOC. By Otavio Galileu, Manager, Rights Management at The Orchard from The Daily Rind. Since YouTube introduced its Official Artist Channel (OAC) program, several of the traditional ways in ...
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How You Should Be Marketing Your Next Album, Single Release
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For many artists, marketing their work is by far the most loathsome aspect of being a DIY artist. Whether you hate it or not though, selling your music is essential, so you might as well get good at it. Here we look at what exactly you should be doing to market your next release. Guest post by Leah D. Nelson of Soundfly's Flypaper For many of us musicians, marketing and promoting our own work is seen as a very daunting ...
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What Music Journalists Definitely DO NOT Want To See In Your Press Release
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Whether or not music will even give your music the time of day is massively dependent on the quality fo your press release. Getting press coverage is hard enough, but falling into any of the following pitfalls practically guarantees your music will be panned by music journalisms gatekeepers. Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo of Soundfly's Flypaper If ten years in the music industry has taught me one thing it’s this — a press release really can make or break a music journalist’s interest in ...
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Choosing The Right Rewards For Your Patronage, Crowdfunding Campaigns
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For any crowdfunding campaign to be successful, it's important to have the kind of enticing rewards that will actually motivate fans to donate or become patrons. In this piece we look at some key tips for choosing rewards that will maximize your crowdfunding revenue. Guest post by Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan of Discmakers Maximizing the amount of money musicians bring in from patronage and crowdfunding campaigns is all about setting up enticing rewards and smart support levels. Follow these ...
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