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How To Get And Keep Fans' Attention With Automated Emails
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Using an automated response can be great way to build a connection with fans, as well as market to them. Here we look at several incentives that can be used to encourage recently signed up fans when using an automated email response. Guest post from Fiona Z Mailchimp rolled out a new feature and I just had to make sure you knew about it—especially if you use Mailchimp or if you are thinking of using it. Now every account has ...
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What The Careers Of Iconic Artists Can Teach Us
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In this recent piece, Matt Lindley offers up a new interactive chart comparing the careers of some of the greatest artists of all time, and what their various success and trajectories can teach us about finding success in the music industry. Guest post by Matt Lindley on the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: This is a guest blog post written by Matt Lindley. Matt is a writer and music fan based in London. He’ll listen to anything from Morrissey to Merzbow, and still thinks ...
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360 Record Deals: A Look Inside “Multiple Rights" Agreements
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As physical music sales drop across, it has become increasingly common for music distributors to try and have the artists and bands they sign enter into more extensive contracts. Here we look at how these contracts are structured and who they benefit. Part 1 of 2 Guest post by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. of the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: This is a guest blog written by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. Justin is an entertainment and media attorney for The Jacobson Firm, P.C. in New York City. ...
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5 Guerrilla Marketing Tactics For The Release Of Your Next Album
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In an industry which is, in many ways, more competitive than ever before, getting anyone to take notice of your new album can be quite a challenge. Here we look at five guerrilla marketing tactics to employ that can up the chances of the getting your album noticed. Guest post by Patrick McGuire of the ReverbNation Blog Here’s a sad story you may be all too familiar with if you’ve been trying to make it in the music world for ...
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How To Write An Effective Musician's Bio
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As an artist, writing a bio for yourself can be a difficult task. As difficult as writing is, writing about yourself can be even harder, but an effective bio is key to communicating to the world why they should care about you and your music. Guest post by Leticia Trandafir of Landr Writing an artist bio is one of the hardest things to do as a musician. It’s hard enough to write—let alone write about yourself! But your music bio ...
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How To Market To Your Core Fans
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Cultivating and caring for your core fans is one of the key aspects of maintaining lively and profitable fan base. Here we look at how to successful market to your core fans without scaring them away with overzealousness. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Music 4.1 is totally dependent upon the development, care, and feeding of your fanbase. This audience can be broken down into the following two categories: your casual fans and your core fans. Your core ...
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Reading A Record Deal: A How To Guide
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Being offered a record deal can be a huge game changer, and is an exciting step in the development of your musical career, but while it may be a time for celebration, it is also a time for close and thorough scrutiny of the contract which is offered up. Guest post by Jon Seay of CASH Music So you were offered a record deal. Congratulations! But the only problem is that now you have to read it. And there’s a ...
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How To Get People To Follow Your Spotify Playlists
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After spending many laborious hours crafting the perfect Spotify playlist, it can be understandably disappointing to discover next to no one one is following. Rather than let all that careful curation go to waste, we here look at several key tips and hacks to drive traffic towards your playlist. Guest post by George Goodrich at the Slotify Method You’ve spent hours creating the most fire Spotify playlist of all time just to find out that not a single person has ...
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