Category: Music Production


I Got Good News And Bad

This is great news for indie artists. Unfortunately, the old scarcity business model is so ingrained in our culture, it has lead to many unfounded beliefs, such as:

 

Hey everyone, I have been off for the last month doing just what I am telling you about, making money on the internet with Indie Music Marketing. In this post I will share with you The Rules To Indie Music Marketing.

Here’s the deal… more than a billion people now have Internet access around the planet. That’s a lot of people and a lot of opportunities at your fingertips. It can also be bewildering, as the number of new music sites and the variety of online tools continue to grow at dizzying rates. Just when you get a handle on how to promote yourself effectively with existing web-based tools, something new comes along to cloud your vision and fill up your to-do list. Not to worry. In this post, I’ll give you a quick crash course on what’s new and what’s most important to know about marketing your music on the Internet today.

 

I’m going to use this entire post to deal with only one subject because it’s so vital to the success of your indie music promotion efforts. Every day I see the same mistake being made in this area and feel I owe it to you to drive this crucial point home.

Suppose you walked into a record store and one of the employees came up and handed you a box filled with CDs. Then he said, “Here, these are extra promo copies we’re giving away. You can have any CD you want out of the box. But you can take only one.”