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6 Essential Tips For Making A Zero Budget Music Video
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Looking to make a music video but have literally no money to spend on it? Not a problem. Here we look a six different tips for how you can make a music video to promote your shiny new album while spending little to no cash. Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician A beginner’s guide to quick-and-dirty music video production If you’re like most DIY musicians, there’s probably not a whole lot of extra cash left in the band’s ...
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How To Get 80% Of Email Addresses For Your Facebook Fans With This Simple Hack
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You've spent countless hours building your community on Facebook only to have the social net change its algorithm and gut the reach of your posts. Wouldn't it be amazing if you could email those Facebook fans instead? You could use a widgets to ask for email addresses or you can try this simple hack. Go to “Yahoo.mail—sign up" Right after signup, you will be offered the option to import contacts from Facebook. Do it. After the contacts are imported, click ...
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Why Musicians Need To Work Together
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Working with other artists can be an incredibly valuable practice when it comes to growing your fanbase. Here we look several great techniques, from swapping shows to promoting fellow bands on a playlist, that you and other artists can use to help one another gain greater success. By Jonathan Sexton, CEO of Bandposters Your band has no problems that more fans wouldn’t fix. Fans are the lifeblood of your business. I’ve read all about the 1000 true fans theory, and even though that ...
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Attention Artists: 5 PR Pitfalls To Avoid
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While the relationship between artist and fan is certainly important, the relationship between an artist and the press is can also play a critical role in making or breaking a band's success. Here we cover several PR pitfalls which must be avoided at all costs. By Tyler Allen on InMusik We at InMusik believe in uniting fans and artists. Period. Whether it’s through our blog posts, or our music discovery app—connecting fans, artists and music lovers is kind of.. “our thing”. However, ...
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Don't Broadcast: How To Make Social Media Fun
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As an artist, having to bother with a multitude of social media accounts can seem like a chore, particularly when you'd rather be working on your music. Here we look at social media use form a different perspective, and explore how it can become a positive and enjoyable experience for both artist and fan. Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer, from the MUSIC x TECH x FUTURE weekly mailing To anyone who has ever propagated that artists should spend more time connecting ...
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Tight Budget Tips: Marketing With Less Than $100
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Having a solid marketing plan is essential to finding success as an independent artist, even if you have to do it on a budget. Here we offer some clever marketing tips for those musicians who may not have a massive wad of cash to throw at their career. Guest Post by Terence Jordan on Trill Trax Often when asked what the plan is with marketing, songwriters shy away or don't have a plan. Independent artists can find themselves at a standstill, ...
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A Musician's Essential Guide To Social Media
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As an artist, social media should hardly be your only means of promotion but it is a valuable resource, and like anything thing else there is a right and wrong way of using it. Whether you're using Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, here are some valuable do's and don'ts to keep in mind. Guest Post by Scott Parsons on Landr The essential guide to posting for success. When it comes to social media for musicians there’s a right way and a wrong ...
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