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		<title>What successful Internet marketers know and what musician marketers don&#8217;t</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most Internet marketers make money online, most musician marketers don&#8217;t.
The Backstory – The Big Seminar
My journey into the world of Internet marketing, began when I attended an Internet marketing conference and saw one of the keynote speakers. Armand is a bubbly and enthusiastic man from South Carolina; he makes a fortune in the world of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most Internet marketers make money online, most musician marketers don&#8217;t.</p>
<p>The Backstory – The Big Seminar<br />
My journey into the world of Internet marketing, began when I attended an Internet marketing conference and saw one of the keynote speakers. Armand is a bubbly and enthusiastic man from South Carolina; he makes a fortune in the world of internet marketing, and he not only markets things that help him make money, he teaches people how to do it themselves.<br />
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Armand is also a musician and his alter ego is Micheal Lee Austin. When I saw him speak, he walked us through how he took took himself to the top of the Billboard charts using his own online marketing strategy. He sold thousands of CD&#8217;s using his own techniques. I was so intrigued I wanted to learn how he did it, so I signed up to study with him via a series of online courses and they came with a ticket to his “Big seminar” in Atlanta.</p>
<p>The big seminar completely shifted my reality. I went to Atlanta not knowing what to expect, I came home with my world rocked. At lunch on the first day, I struck sat next to an unassuming man, and we struck up a non-memorable conversation. Two guys approached him and began slapping him on the back and congratulated him on breaking the $1M mark so far that year, (and there were still many months left in that year.) I was amazed. How was this marketer making millions while most of my clients were making what seemed like less every year?</p>
<p>The answer is effectively applying marketing strategies. In this new age of blasting messages out on Myspace and Facebook, we have completely taken our energy away from traditional marketing.</p>
<p>Our focus has been diluted with a new online service that seem to crop up everyday to help musicians with everything from cross-posting show dates, to tuning your guitar with your cell phone. Many of these developments, are wonderful, but all of them take time and energy to learn and implement, and they take us away from focusing on traditional Internet marketing.</p>
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<p>Selling Music is Not Like Selling A Diet Product<br />
The act of selling music is not at all like selling goods or services which is where Internet Marketers have a leg up on musicians. You are ostensibly selling a feeling. People connect to music in a very different way than they connect to any old product, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that we can&#8217;t take the same basic principles and apply them. Here are the ones that I highly suggest.</p>
<p>What’s In The Internet Marketers Arsenal</p>
<p>1. EMAIL LIST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:<br />
Internet Marketer’s Strategy: Build a mailing list and communicate regularly adding value.</p>
<p>Goal: Get your list to interact with you and trust you, track how effective you are being by looking at open rates</p>
<p>Product: e-mail list manager. You need an email list manager that measures results. There are many available I suggest Reverb Nation’s free system or BandLetter.</p>
<p>www.ReverbNation.com<br />
www.BandLetter.com</p>
<p>2. AN EFFECTIVE WEBSITE W. A SQUEEZE PAGE<br />
Internet Marketer’s Strategy: A website that captures leads by making an offer that people want - a free ebook, MP3, a special report, a video, etc.<br />
Wth this system, a potential fan will sign up to your mailing list because he sees value in the offer (it is called a squeeze page because the email address is “squeezed” out of the fan).</p>
<p>I know what you are thinking! It is very easy to unsubscribe once signed up and so it’s not a ploy at all. You are providing a quality offer and you are askig for their email address in exchange for it.</p>
<p>Goal: Get as many people onto your list as possible.</p>
<p>Product: A website that has a backend that stores email addresses and instantly delivers visitors the requested offer (An MP3 is what I would suggest to all musicians).</p>
<p>I suggest talking to your webs designer to implement this. aweber and 1 Shopping Cart are two systems that can be integrated into your site to deliver these results.</p>
<p>www.aweber.com<br />
www.1ShoppingCart.com</p>
<p>Internet Marketer’s Strategy: A system and plan that offers multiple products potential fans in many price categories</p>
<p>Internet Marketers know that these are the three main ways to increase income.</p>
<p>1. Increase your customer (fan) base.</p>
<p>2. Increase the average transaction amount that you get from each customer (fan.)</p>
<p>3. Increase the amount of times and frequency by which they purchase from you.</p>
<p>Goal: Earn more money! The thinking here is: it takes ten times more effort to make a totally new fan than it does to keep offering fans that already love you multiple items over time.</p>
<p>Product: There are plenty of mind mapping products and fancy software programs for planning out your strategy but good old pen and paper and a few brain storming sessions should get you off o the right path.</p>
<p>Final Goal: long-term success.</p>
<p>Strategy: An overall marketing plan laid out with goals, vision, and measurable results.</p>
<p>Product: A line of offerings to sell to your fans: not only Cds and MP3s but also private gigs, merch and special events.</p>
<p>I would love to hear some of your strategies and what products and ideas are working for you.</p>
<p>If you are thinking like an Internet marketer I want to know about it!</p>
<p>Please post what you do that gets you results!</p>
<p>AUTHOR: AuthorAriel Hyatt | DateFebruary 16, 2009<br />
http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog</p>
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		<title>Promoting Your Music Online: Unsigned bands finding new ways of reaching their public</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the recent rise of groups in the UK such as Arctic Monkeys and Arcade Fire, the internet is proving its worth more and more in the music industry. As traditional formats decline in use, the internet is providing independent musicians with a myriad of possibilities for promoting their music. Indeed, unsigned bands can reach [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the recent rise of groups in the UK such as Arctic Monkeys and Arcade Fire, the internet is proving its worth more and more in the music industry. As traditional formats decline in use, the internet is providing independent musicians with a myriad of possibilities for promoting their music. Indeed, unsigned bands can reach their audiences without needing a record label.<br />
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Emerging artists used to spend most of their time down at the post office, licking envelopes, sending off cassettes and making further copies of their cassettes. Looking back, it seemed like the dark ages. Today&#8217;s indie music scene sees many bands sat at their computer screens, looking for new ways to promote their music. The emergence of several top bands over the last few months thanks to the Internet is proof that the cream will always rise to the top, and using the net, they have every chance of doing so.</p>
<p>Almost all artists have band pages nowadays. In fact, it seems to be the first step on the way to internet recognition. A band page will commonly feature a news page, a separate page for downloading music for free, a photos page, and a contact page. These band pages are, in effect, business cards for musicians. The website receives promotion on various music websites and forums, and the band can create their own image through web branding.</p>
<p>The majority of band pages are very simple. Some carry an internet radio feature on the home page, others allow you to simply download the music in mp3 format, others have lyrics and features on the group, but the intention is always the same: to get people to listen to the group&#8217;s music.</p>
<p>However, the limitation to a band page is that unless the band promotes itself through other means, i.e. through forums, internet radio stations, flyers at concerts, etc., the website will receive very few visitors.</p>
<p>Internet radio is becoming more and more popular. Sites like www.bluebeamradio.com function largely thanks to emerging artists who wish to promote their music, creating a partnership that brings a community of musicians together. By allowing groups to register for free and to post their mp3s, these radio stations are becoming an essential stop for new bands and independent musicians wishing to create a buzz about themselves.</p>
<p>The idea is catching on. Many listeners want to listen to one particular genre, and are frustrated at mainstream radio offerings. By finding an internet radio station that fits their needs, they are introduced to new bands. New bands, in return, are being given an audience that has already decided which genre they want to listen to, and internet radio stations like Blue Beam Radio, for example, offer the top-rated bands prizes, such as a concert in New York. The potential to be heard is enormous; it simply requires time in front of the computer!</p>
<p>So while internet radio stations offer streaming music, people will always want to download music for free online. While the music industry is clearly unhappy about free downloads of mp3s or other music formats, listeners will always find ways of sharing their music, it seems. Emerging artists are today taking advantage of that by scouring the internet for sites that offer free music downloads, and literally giving their music away.</p>
<p>The disadvantage to this is that most people will not automatically download online music from a group that they do not know. Almost all sites that offer free music for download operate using a search engine, and users search directly for a group. However, word of mouth on the internet means that when a band is being talked about, people will actually search for that particular band. The best example of this, as mentioned at the top of this article, is the Arctic Monkeys.</p>
<p>Hailing from Sheffield in the UK, the Arctic Monkeys&#8217; success is due entirely to word of mouth on the internet. Their music is pure indie. Raw, punky, and blessed with no shortage of attitude, the buzz around the Arctic Monkeys started on blogs, and started to snowball. They were offering free mp3 downloads via their own website, which was a very basic portal including downloads, photos, future concerts and latest news. Once the buzz started growing into a shout, their music was available on internet radio stations, music download sites, blogs linked to blogs linked to blogs&#8230; very soon, they became the first band to reach number 1 in the UK through internet downloads!</p>
<p>What started off as a music curiosity became a music event. The band were soon appearing on national television, and even on the news, as their album sold more copies on its first day of release than the first releases of Oasis or The Beatles.</p>
<p>What happened in Sheffield can happen anywhere in the world. The internet has brought bands and listeners together at an international level - the rap artist at his home in Seattle can reach the rap fan at his home in Singapore, the independent musician in New York can reach the indie fan in York&#8230; but it is also interesting how communities are forming at a local level.</p>
<p>The internet is providing emerging artists with opportunities to create a buzz around their latest concerts, generating an audience that would previously have taken a great deal of legwork to gather. Through mailing lists, online flyers, blog and forum entries, a music event can be publicised many ways. The more innovative a group becomes, the more chance it has of reaching its public.</p>
<p>Local music forums have popped up all around the world. Indie bands will always look for a solid local fan base, and it is thanks to the internet forum that they have found this. Using their forum post signature to promote their website, these bands post flyers, concert information and more, and even share information about how to find concerts, where to buy equipment, and recording techniques. When looking for a local community of listeners, indie bands can easily find local communities of bands who are doing the same thing. While seemingly these bands rarely get the chance to meet each other unless they are playing a gig together, the internet gives them the opportunity to discuss and promote 24 hours a day.</p>
<p>In truth, the internet is simply offering an extension to the old &#8220;local scene&#8221; that existed before it. Indie music has grown over the last few years largely because of the adaptability of independent musicians to the internet, and because of their community spirit. While prior to the internet, a local music scene would have been limited to a handful of bands, today it is much easier for a group to break onto the local music scene, as long as they have a strong website, a strong image, and of course, good music.</p>
<p>And in the end, the essential truths of the music industry will always bear out. If you don&#8217;t have the music, you won&#8217;t make the grade. Listeners are canny people, and they will always filter out the good bands from the average bands, regardless of how good the website is, or how persistent the promotion is. However, as indie music flourishes, so do the best bands, and if they are on the right internet radio stations, if they can create the right buzz around themselves, and if they can reach their audience, emerging artists today have every chance not just of increasing their audiences, but of getting a contract with a record label.</p>
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<p>Download online music and submit your own indie music to be rated and played in concert!(www.bluebeamradio.com)</p>
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		<title>Promote Your Band or Music Using These Massive Traffic Building Tips</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Band Promotion for every musican is the key to success. To sell your music online, promote your band, promote your music or just showcase your band to the world you need to be able to promote your music with success.<br />
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As you well know, blogs have been all the rage for the last few years and rightly so. Blogs provide the reader with current news and content rather than some of the out of date and stale content that may appear on a lot of websites. If you are a musician or have your own band then starting a blog could help promote your music. Band Promotion is difficult enough and this is just one way to help in promoting your band.</p>
<p>Blogs also rank highly in the search engines for a number of reasons, most notably for their current and relevant content. There are, however, several key elements to creating a successful blog about your band or music as outlined below. You are competing with thousands of other bloggers within your subject area of music so you need to be different and follow each of the key steps as outlined.</p>
<p>Do your research! You must know what is already out there in terms of competition. You can do this by typing in your blog subject matter into the search engines and seeing what appears in terms of blogs. Also, search the many blog directories to see who is already writing about your topic of interest. Use the Google keyword search tool to see what people are searching for each month in relation to your topic. For example, you would be best suited to focus on a topic that people are searching for and attracts more than 50,000 searches a month. When it comes to music, you could write about band promotion which has over 70,000 searches for these keywords each month. Or maybe write about how to sell your music online or a related topic that people want information about.</p>
<p>Find Your Niche! As already mentioned there are thousands of blogs out there on the internet about music, bands etc. They key is writing about a niche topic and then you will be more likely to attract a targeted audience. To try and compete with an already established blog that has high page rankings, a strong viewer base, and lots of existing content is going to just get you frustrated. Focus on one key area of music or playing in a band and you will create your own loyal fan base who will crave informative articles.</p>
<p>Think about your blog title, domain name, description and content. Take your time in thinking about a catchy but relative domain name. It is very difficult to find the domain name you want as most one, two and three word top level domain names have already been registered. You can buy one of these top level domain names from the owner but often the requested purchase price is unrealistic and just too costly. Also, try to get a popular domain name extension. Try to get the keywords in your domain name and blog title. This will help in the search engine rankings.</p>
<p>If you already have your own website then create a blog using your own domain name. Why? If you create a blog from your own band or music website then you will provide readers with the opportunity to explore and navigate to other pages on your website. This will also help in branding, brand exposure and providing one link for fans to find you.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t your own website and are not keen to start your own blog then try starting a blog on one of the top music network sites such as MyBandMate or MySpace. Both provide tools for musicians to promote their music in many ways for free and one is in the form of a blog. This way you will already have an established audience to read your blog. I would recommend doing this even if you do go ahead with your own independent blog. The more exposure for your band then the more band promotion you will achieve.</p>
<p>With your own independent blog it is important to develop keyword rich content with the keywords appearing in the title, description, first paragraph without going overboard. You will be penalised if you just &#8220;overload&#8221; your pages and articles with too many of the targeted keywords. You just don&#8217;t need to do it and Google is aware of all the tricks webmasters try to use when it comes to achieving high page rankings.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s all about the content! Readers will return to your blog if you provide them with informative and valuable content about the subject you are promoting. You are reading this article most likely because you want to start your own blog or are looking for ways to promote your music. As a result, if you gain some valuable information from this article then there is a good chance that you would return again to my blog to read other articles.</p>
<p>The content needs to be informative and relative. You will lose your reader just as quickly as you got them if you have nothing to offer. There is just too much competition out there so you must add top quality content. If you are not sure what to write about then read other blogs, not to copy their articles but to get ideas. There is nothing wrong with seeking out ideas and then writing your own article with a different twist or adding new material. If your readers like your blog they are likely to refer it to their friends which will increase your subscriber base.</p>
<p>Provide some incentive to get your reader to join your blog newsletter or RSS feed. One of the trends in recent times is to give away eBooks when someone signs up. You can create a 5 or 10 page eBook about your niche topic. It has to be catchy enough to get the reader to give up their name and email for it.</p>
<p>Promote your site via bookmarking. Some of the most popular sites include Digg, Technorati, Reddit, Jumptags, stumbleupon and many more but these are the top ones. You will be accused of spamming if you constantly promote and add your own content or site so get some of your friends to help you out with this. These sites will track your IP address and can permanently shut down your account so you will need to respect their terms of use. You can find that these &#8220;bookmarks&#8221; will give you some promotion on the first few pages of the search engines for your keywords.</p>
<p>Use RSS feeds. RSS feeds provide the reader with an option to receive updates when you add new content to your blog. Once again you will need to submit regular articles or news to your site and it needs to be worth reading to keep the reader subscribing to your blog. I have subscribed to blogs, newsletters and sites before only to be bombarded with emails selling products. I quickly went to the &#8220;Unsubscribe&#8221; button at the bottom of the email.</p>
<p>Encourage readers to submit comments about the various blog entries to submit. Your readers are there because they have an interest in your topic so try to create a bond with them in making them feel a part of your blog. If they leave a comment be sure to respond otherwise you will find that they are less likely to write a comment again.</p>
<p>You will need to market your blog. This can be done by submitting your blog to the various blog directories or by writing articles and submitting them to article directories with an active link back to your blog. Submit a free press release about your blog, get into related forums and include an active link. Be sure not to spam or just sell your blog as you will be expelled from the forum, be discrete in promoting your blog in these forums.</p>
<p>Form joint ventures with fellow bloggers or websites. Invite other bloggers to submit content to your site and in return you can submit content to their blogs and therefore cross promote. Most bloggers will follow up on a lead that will increase their exposure. As long as you are not in direct competition and only complement another blog then this can be a valuable option. You will also gain more content for your blog.</p>
<p>Make your blog stand out! Add other forms of media to the site. Add MP3s, videos, photos or even an audio interview. There are plenty of cheap ways to add this rich media content to your site. Make sure that they provide relative content that your readers are craving.</p>
<p>Fresh Content! I can&#8217;t state enough how much your blog needs to contain fresh, informative and related content. It will take some work to maintain a dynamic and successful blog so devote at least an hour a week to working on your blog. Improve the appearance, promote it, add new content or pursue partnerships.</p>
<p>You can make money from your blog by adding Google Adsense, affiliate links or generating income from advertising on your blog. You will only gain interest from advertisers if you generate a significant number of hits each day. If your goal is to promote your music or band then don&#8217;t lose focus of this by distracting your readers. Good luck in promoting your music or band.</p>
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		<title>How Bands and Musicians Use Music Networks for Band Promotion</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The internet continues to revolutionize the music industry and the creation of music networks has helped musicians to promote their bands, sell their music, find band members, buy and sell musical instruments, chat to fellow musicians in the forums, post photos, their music, videos and so much more.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The internet continues to revolutionize the music industry and the creation of music networks has helped musicians to promote their bands, sell their music, find band members, buy and sell musical instruments, chat to fellow musicians in the forums, post photos, their music, videos and so much more.</p>
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<p>There are many benefits to joining one of the top music networks. It is best to focus on two or three at the most and create, as well as maintain, a standout profile page for your music or band. If you spread yourself too thin and try to join every music site you come across then you will find yourself struggling to maintain an active profile. If you join one of these music networks then you will gain a massive amount international exposure for your music.</p>
<p>Try to devote 30 minutes each month in updating your profile with new photos, gig dates, videos or music samples. On a more regular basis you may want to respond to forum posts, reply to comments posted on your page and also respond to any emails sent to you. You need to treat these music networks as an advertisement and great way to promote your band. Therefore spending some time on the site could bring about some lucrative and life changing publicity for you.</p>
<p>The key point to gaining the most exposure for your music on these sites is to be proactive and make the most of the features available to you. You will want to post recent photos of yourself or your band. You should add some new photos each month. Try and add some bright and colourful photos of each of your band members as well as some group shots. Ask a friend or partner to take some high quality photos of you while performing.</p>
<p>Music videos are all the rage due to YouTube. You can use a camera to take some footage of the band performing one of their most popular songs. Just as a great video can make your band; a bad video can have a negative impact on your music. If a music venue manager is not the network to look for a band for a gig and they listen to a poor quality live performance then they will just move on to the next band. So make sure the video you submit is one that will impress your viewers.</p>
<p>Why spend time in the forums? Because you never know who is online and who is reading the forum posts. Many of the top music forums not only allow bands and musicians to sign up and create a profile but also music promoters, managers, music venue owners, music producers and professionals from the music industry. As a result, you may just catch the eye of one of these promoters who could give you the lead you need. Post positive and informative posts that will require a similar response. Avoid getting into any personal attacks or conflicts with other forum members. Maintaining a high level of professionalism is of the utmost importance in building the reputation you want to succeed.</p>
<p>What about writing an article? It is quite easy to write an article about a topic you are passionate about and have knowledge in. How can this help you? Well in a music network you have members who are musicians and are therefore craving information to help them with their band or music. As a result you can gain some valuable exposure by adding your name and active link at the bottom of the article. You can basically piggy back these top music networks who already achieve high page rankings in the search engines for your own benefit. Search engines love quality content about a specific topic. As a result these search engines will pick up the keywords used in your article and rank it highly as the article is located on a reputable site. Both these combined will give it a good chance of being spread throughout the internet.</p>
<p>One of the best features is the ability to post your upcoming gigs or events. What other way can you get free advertising for your gigs! When posting your gig make sure all information is correct and if any of it changes be sure to return to your profile and update it. There will be fans that listen to your music samples, watch your videos and then decide on attending one of your gigs if they like what they hear. You don&#8217;t want to upset them by having them go out of their way to attend your event only to find that the details were changed and there is no gig! Try to include the date, time, cost and location of the event. Some of the top networks will have a feature where your fans can &#8220;subscribe&#8221; or add their name to an attendance list. This will also allow you to send emails with specific details to these members. This is networking and building a fan base.</p>
<p>Classifieds are also a great way to buy and sell instruments, equipment, search for new band members, post jobs or look for a gig, sell tickets to events and so much more. Make sure you only add the information you want people to see and only use a respectable payment solution provider in the transaction. Most sites leave transactions up to both parties and are not responsible for any disputes or problems with the sale.</p>
<p>Are there dangers associated with music networks? Yes, but only if you post personal information that hackers or people involved in criminal activity can use to spam you or rip you off. The top sites will have internal email systems where your personal email address is protected. They also have a feature that allows you to block any members you wish not to correspond with. Remember that you use these music networks to promote your music and not your personal life and details as a lot of the &#8220;Social Networks&#8221; do. This is why you should stick to the top music networks that operate with the sole purpose of assisting bands and musicians in promoting their music.</p>
<p>If you maintain an active profile you may just be lucky enough to gain additional exposure from the site. For example, the music networks highlight and profiles a new band each month. This profile puts the band on the front page, generates extra hits for the band&#8217;s profile page, spreads their band across the internet due to the quality content in the profile and provides a reputable promotion for the band by a music industry leader. Want to make your own luck? Then be proactive and contact the site team and let them know that you would like to have your band or music be considered to be profiled.</p>
<p>One more great tip is to use &#8220;Keywords&#8221; in your title for photos, events, profiles etc as these keywords will appear in that page&#8217;s URL. This will help for better search engine exposure as they love keywords and targeted content.</p>
<p>The key is where to start when selecting which music networks to join? There are many ways to promote your music and three of the best methods for music and band promotion is by creating a profile on MyBandMate and MySpace Music or posting your music videos on YouTube Music.</p>
<p>So if you want to showcase your music to the world and are not active in these top two music networks then you better get on to it. It takes time, some effort and a desire to make your music reach a global audience. Be proactive, utilize all of the key features to gain maximum exposure and build a fan base by responding to their emails and comments. Don&#8217;t include any information in your profile that you don&#8217;t want the world to see. Treat your profile page as an advertisement for your music. You may only have one chance to catch the eye of a music promoter, producer or music venue owner looking for a band so make your profile look professional.</p>
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		<title>How to Promote Your Band On Myspace</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>There are lot of ways to promote your band, both good and bad. Listed below are the methods we have determined to be the most effective at getting your band noticed. But don&#8217;t panic or spend too much time trying to figure out how to get started. Just choose something (for example a battle of the bands) and then grow from there.</p>
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<p>Myspace band reviews take a considerable amount of effort to gain any kind of recognition as a premature band in the local scene. The requirements and amount of drive needed only increase once the local scene has been conquered. Street teams, coupled with the band&#8217;s own promotion, are formed to help further get the word out. Because of the hard work involved, many local acts decrease rather quickly.</p>
<p>Bands and fans of all rock music types are enjoying this new-found online treasure. From hard rock to heavy metal, from punk to grunge, no matter what the flavor of rock, there are bands and fans waiting to unite. Myspace is a vital promotional tool for the web-savvy musician. As a multimedia-rich environment, bands have unparalleled access to their fans on both a social and musical level. However, achieving a full-on marketing take over is tougher than it looks. Here are a few tips for using the site to promote your soon-to-be rockstar band.</p>
<p>As you hopefully already know, Myspace band pages are outfitted with a fundamental music player. So, if you haven&#8217;t converted your music to a digital format, now is the time. Be sure to rip your tracks in the best quality available, because the audio is bound to be compressed further down the road. With an independently released album on the way, The Last Hour has started off on the right foot and continues to improve.</p>
<p>Myspacedotcom.com was developed to help all Unsigned Bands in the local area. A completely free website run by unsigned band enthusiasts to give all unsigned live bands a springboard where they could show off their talents and get noticed by local venues and maybe just maybe get a recording contract. Myspacedotcom is provided promote any band.</p>
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<p>Myspace band reviews (www.myspacedotcom.com) take a considerable amount of effort to gain any kind of recognition as a premature band in the local scene. This brand new service is a new concept to the way we promote your band on the web. Promote Your Myspace on Myspace Forums and Music Groups. Our site provided promotes your band.</p>
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		<title>10 Tips for Touring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">1. Try going on tour to different parts of the country, if your band isn’t big enough to tour in the cities like San Francisco or New York. <span> </span>Go to the cities right next to them. If you can’t book a show in San Francisco, for example, then book one in San Jose because they have smaller venues and are more willing to book your band for a show. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">2. Bring earplugs to save your hearing. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">3. Take advantage of good, cheap places to eat while on the road. Get advice from other bands where they tend to eat on the road.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">4. <span> </span>Since you are going to be on the road for a long time, have a membership with the American Automobile Association (AAA). An AAA-plus subscription costs about $80 annually, and provides the member with free towing within 100 miles of the pick-up point.<span> </span>Considering the vehicle you are driving can vary on its reliability. A couple perks is that you can save gas by calling AAA, they can tow your vehicle to the next destination, and they are there in thirty minutes to help you in your vehicle problems. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">5. Make sure your companions are likable and low-maintenance. Traveling with people who complain constantly or just don’t care about others can make life on the road even harder. Surround yourself with people who dream about the same aspirations you strive to achieve in your band and life. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">6. Don&#8217;t be selfish on the road since you are going to be surrounded by the same people for a long time. Also make sure you to create some solo time for yourself. Bring your laptop or whatever you need to get your mind off of tour. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">7. Do be careful while touring during the danger months of winter; November through March. These months are dangerous because of the amount of accidents people get in because of snow and black ice on the roads. Dealing with car accidents and hospital bills can add up very quickly. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">8.<span> </span>While being on the road you are going to face hard times and good times. Just keep the main focus of why you wanted to start this career. Everyone has to go through some bad times to find the good times. Keeping a positive attitude on your situation will change the attitude of the band. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">9. Make sure the stereo in your vehicle works. In order to survive a long drive during all hours of the night you need music to keep your self-awake and entertained.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">10. Last but not least get a tour manager to make your life much easier. A tour manager handles tour routing, sleeping arrangements, club owners, your daily schedule, or anything else that needs to be done. When you have a tour manager your main focus is being able to be on the best show you can for you fans.</span></p>
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		<title>5 Ways to Successfully Tour Without a Label</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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An artist can have a successful tour without label support. Artists now can create a music website, like Myspace, to have a home for their music and a place fans can listen. There are numerous bands that do not have a label supporting them but they are able to tour. When you are playing shows, [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">An artist can have a successful tour without label support. Artists now can create a music website, like Myspace, to have a home for their music and a place fans can listen. There are numerous bands that do not have a label supporting them but they are able to tour. When you are playing shows, make friends with other bands; so in the future you might be able to tour with their band. Here is a list of ways you can tour without label support:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">1. The artist can establish himself or herself on the Internet and creates a fan base for their music. Every band needs fans to survive or else there music will fade out.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">2. The artist is active in other areas of the industry, such as writing or producing for other artists, non-profits, etc. Then they are able to market him or her in more than one area in the music industry.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">3. Tour with a few bands and then find local bands to add to the bill in the cities you are performing in. Then you do not have to tour with as many people and will be cheaper in the end.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">4. The artist can promote themselves with a website called <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://eventful.com/join?goto=/events/new"><span style="color: blue;">eventfull.com</span></a></span></span>. This allows the artist to figure out the demographic of their fan support.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">5. The artist can secure sponsorships and endorsements to limit the costs of the tour. When established companies can sponsor a band it will allow the stress of money to decrease.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">To have a successful tour you need to be able to know your market and which cities you are able to have successful shows. With websites such as <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://eventful.com/join?goto=/events/new"><span style="color: blue;">eventfull.com</span></a></span></span> where you are able to put a widget on your band website and fans can demand you in their cities, this can give you a great perspective of your marketing areas to tour. A successful tour is when artists have people around them who know what they are doing when booking a tour.<span> </span>Although booking a tour can be stressful and overwhelming, allow your band some bad times. Everything doesn’t run smoothly whether you are signed to a major, indie, or independent label.</span></p>
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