Posts Tagged ‘promoting’
Posted on March 12th, 2009 by Monica
Please join us in thanking the esteemed Candy Bilyk for taking the time to write this real-time, real-life series about her experiences on MySpace. This series has been really fun for all of us here to read at MXTabs and at Musicnotes. Hopefully she’ll remember us when she becomes big and famous…
I’ve talked a lot about MySpace in the last month or so, starting with the importance of having a MySpace profile in Part One of The MySpace Diaries. In Part Two, I discussed how to sign... [Continue Reading]
Tags: guest blogger, myspace, promoting
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Posted on March 2nd, 2009 by Monica
So you have a decorated profile and a few friends, but not enough – what’s next?
Start by browsing your friends’ friends – look for people you’ve met, people with musical interests that describe your style, and anybody who just looks like someone you’d like to know. Accompany your invite with a short introduction or write a longer one by sending a separate message. Mention why you’re interested in them and the friend you have in common so you look like an interesting... [Continue Reading]
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Posted on February 26th, 2009 by Monica
In the MySpace Diaries Part Two, I attempted to customize my profile to no avail and added friends from my email contacts list. After sending my inquiry to MySpace about customizing a musician’s profile, I continued to dig through the site for an answer and found two things – first of all, there is an FAQ regarding MySpace Music profiles specifically, found in the left sidebar at http://www.myspace.com/aplaceformusic. While the FAQ here did not answer my question, it does have helpful answers... [Continue Reading]
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Posted on February 18th, 2009 by Monica
Last time I wrote about the importance of MySpace, but now it’s time to make a profile! Go to http://myspace.com, and click on “Sign Up” in the right sidebar. Look at the right sidebar again and click on “If you’re a musician, sign up here.” This is important – if you don’t get a musician’s profile, you won’t be able to upload your music. You can’t convert one profile type to another, and you can’t create multiple profiles with... [Continue Reading]
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Posted on December 17th, 2008 by Monica
Facebook is what we like to call a “social media tool” around here. By putting this free service in your arsenal of online band promotional tools, you can get in touch with new and interesting folk — and your existing fans.
Today I’m going to take a step back from philosophy and show you how to create a fan page for your band on Facebook. Aren’t you lucky? Less ruminating and more “do this now.” I should mention that creating a Facebook page for your fans... [Continue Reading]
Tags: band image, band photos, facebook, fans, promoting
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Posted on October 15th, 2008 by Monica
Hello bandmates, groupies and idols!
Every Wednesday I’m going to take you off-stage and talk about the business side of music, promotions, and other topics relevant to getting your music heard and your band noticed.
Before I do, I need to bring up something that used to make me cringe in fear, because it goes against every creative and musical cell in my body — planning for success.
I used to be one of “those” creative individuals that never used big words like “product... [Continue Reading]
Tags: band management, Off-Stage, promoting
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