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Building A Fanbase Using YouTube Cards

March 24, 2015

YouTube Cards allows musicians to raise funds, sell merchandise, beef up your mailing lists, announce new tour dates, and drive video views. Have you tried YouTube Cards? Here's how they can make a difference for you. Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician Cards: The Evolution of Annotations Have you used YouTube annotations to enhance your music ...

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How To Thrive In A Post-Download Era With Superfans

March 21, 2015

Have you read the news recently? Download sales are declining. Think about it, when was the last time you bought a download from iTunes? Guest Post by Berklee Online music business instructor, Chandler Coyle on the Bandzoogle Blog Chandler is one-half of the fan experience agency Music Geek Services and is also the publisher of the The Coyle Report, ...

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Beats Music Trumps Spotify In Artist Payouts

March 21, 2015

In terms of subscribers and market share, Beats Music (acquired by Apple as part of its purchase of Beats in May of last year) is way behind Spotify. But there's one area where Beats Music appears to be ahead - the per-stream payout to artists/labels. Guest Post by David Harrell on Digital Audio Insider The first payouts from ...

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Instagram Now More Effective At Reaching Fans Than Facebook

March 21, 2015

It doesn't matter how large a social network is, it's all about how many of your fans you can reach. That's the message from a study by the research company L2 when evaluating Facebook and Instagram. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Blog It turns out that brands, bands and artists are posting much more content on Instagram these days, mostly ...

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Become Your Own Gig Booking Guru

March 19, 2015

Do you have trouble booking shows? Are you playing for the wrong crowds? Do you send email after email with no response? It's tough being an independent musician – booking your own gigs, doing your own promotion, all while focusing on the growth of your music. Guest Post by Sam Friedman on Sonicbids Blog It's important to understand how bands ...

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Google Launches "YouTube For Artists" Free Toolkit For D.I.Y. Musicians

March 18, 2015

Music helped make YouTube successful, and now YouTube is helping the people who make music find more success on and off the video streamer. Its all part of a trend we're seeing at Spotify, Pandora and else finding ways to add value to creators that don't include raising payments to them. Google's YouTube has launched YouTube ...

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8 Reasons Your Fans Hate Your Band's Website

March 15, 2015

By Dave Cool on the Bandzoogle Blog When a fan visits your band’s website, you don’t want them to have the same reaction as the in the thumbnail (be sure to check out the video at the bottom of the post). Your website should be a place fans enjoy visiting to get your latest news, hear your latest music, ...

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8 Things That Should Be In Every Band's Digital Press Kit

March 15, 2015

Guest Post by Dave Cool There are many different kinds of people that will be visiting your website, but likely for different reasons. These include your current fans, potential new fans, as well as media, bloggers, bookers, and other industry folks. For example, your fans might go to your website to read your latest blog post or download ...

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The Complete DIY Guide To Getting Your Music Featured On Music Blogs

March 14, 2015

"There are many facets of a successful music publicity campaign, but among the most common questions I hear from newer artists are about how they can promote their music independently and get it covered on music blogs." Guest Post by Nicholas David, Founder of Sunshine Promotion Since many new artists often don’t have the money to ...

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4 Out-of-the-Box Ways To Promote Your Next Album

March 10, 2015

Social media's nice and all, but in order to stand out, sometimes you just need to find more creative ways to market yourself. Try one (or all!) of these four out-of-the-box promotional ideas for your next album release. Guest Post by C.S. Jones on Sonicbids Blog Paradoxically, the internet has made it much easier to reach your ...