Online Music Promotion For Beginners - 5 Things You Need To Know
1. Just Get Started Right Now!
Have you ever played hide and seek as a kid? Of course you have, and you've probably said the words "ready or not here I come". Well? What are you waiting for? Its time to get your butt in gear and get going. Nobody else is going to be as passionate and willing to put in the work to promote your music as you, so there's no better time than NOW to get started getting your music heard by as many people as you can.
2.Your Music Needs To Be Online
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around, does it still make a noise? Who cares! But I can tell you this, if you don't get your music uploaded to some sort of website, NOBODY will hear it, and that means nobody will care about you...except your mother of course!
3.Start Making Contacts - It Will Pay Off
Spreading the word starts with you. You need to start interacting with other people online, let them get to know you and hear you so they can become your fans and then start helping you spread the word. Build a group of fans, make contacts with other musicians that may lead to getting a gig somewhere. Even the shy introverted type can interact online and promote music...but what will you do when you book that gig in front of 10,000 screaming fans? I think you'll find a way to handle it!
4.Johnny Quit...Now What?
From time to time you might be in need of a new band member. Your bass player decides that he's too good for your band and then joins an orchestra, or maybe you're like Spinal Tap and your drummer keeps blowing up, either way you need to be prepared for anything. Keeping in touch with fellow musicians that have similar musical tastes isn't a bad idea. It can bail you out when you find yourself short a band member, and can lead to co-headlining a world tour! Hey why not?
5.Money Is Good - How About Making Some?
This might not sound like much, and some people might get "high and mighty" and call it selling out, but if you want to make some money with your music (besides playing live, selling CD's & merch), there are places online that you can enter your music into contests that pay CASH prizes. Not to mention the exposure this can get you. Basically, if you want your music to be heard, there is no reason why you can't make that happen. The tools are out there. It will take some hard work, but your music is worth it and it sure beats selling your soul to a record label.
Rock On!
Have you ever played hide and seek as a kid? Of course you have, and you've probably said the words "ready or not here I come". Well? What are you waiting for? Its time to get your butt in gear and get going. Nobody else is going to be as passionate and willing to put in the work to promote your music as you, so there's no better time than NOW to get started getting your music heard by as many people as you can.
2.Your Music Needs To Be Online
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around, does it still make a noise? Who cares! But I can tell you this, if you don't get your music uploaded to some sort of website, NOBODY will hear it, and that means nobody will care about you...except your mother of course!
3.Start Making Contacts - It Will Pay Off
Spreading the word starts with you. You need to start interacting with other people online, let them get to know you and hear you so they can become your fans and then start helping you spread the word. Build a group of fans, make contacts with other musicians that may lead to getting a gig somewhere. Even the shy introverted type can interact online and promote music...but what will you do when you book that gig in front of 10,000 screaming fans? I think you'll find a way to handle it!
4.Johnny Quit...Now What?
From time to time you might be in need of a new band member. Your bass player decides that he's too good for your band and then joins an orchestra, or maybe you're like Spinal Tap and your drummer keeps blowing up, either way you need to be prepared for anything. Keeping in touch with fellow musicians that have similar musical tastes isn't a bad idea. It can bail you out when you find yourself short a band member, and can lead to co-headlining a world tour! Hey why not?
5.Money Is Good - How About Making Some?
This might not sound like much, and some people might get "high and mighty" and call it selling out, but if you want to make some money with your music (besides playing live, selling CD's & merch), there are places online that you can enter your music into contests that pay CASH prizes. Not to mention the exposure this can get you. Basically, if you want your music to be heard, there is no reason why you can't make that happen. The tools are out there. It will take some hard work, but your music is worth it and it sure beats selling your soul to a record label.
Rock On!
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