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Ten Ways to Encourage Fans to Download Your Song
by admin on February 05, 2011
This is a guest post by themusiciansguide.co.uk On Wednesday I read a great article by Brian Hazard on how to encourage fans to hand over their email address, and I decided to do a bit of a follow up on how to encourage fans to download your music, rather than just bouncing off of your [...]
Dealing with Music Piracy in the Digital Age
by Graham Way on December 05, 2010
I just read an intriguing news story out of Europe, where France is about to initiate a strategy to combat illegal downloading by partially subsidizing a music subscription download card for 18 to 25 year olds. This got me thinking again about the whole issue of piracy in the digital sphere. In the music industry [...]
CD Release Tips
by admin on October 29, 2010
So you’ve put your blood, sweat, time, and money into making your brand new CD. Now what? Do you have a plan to make it successful, or were you just going to “get it out there?” One of the best ways to ensure disappointing results with your new CD is to release it with no [...]
Songs Videos – The Extension To Musical Expression
by admin on September 16, 2010
This is a guest post by shyla crystal Music has always been something that speaks for the soul. Men and women listen to songs to relax, to create an atmosphere, to set a mood. Tunes consists of two primary parts namely the melody and lyrics. By combining these two aspects simultaneously you create a harmony [...]
The Ever Changing Music Industry
by admin on June 11, 2010
This is a guest post by Joel Harrison It isn’t news that the music industry is different than it was 20 years or 2 years ago for that matter. It has been affected by both modern technology, as well as, our world economy. In this article I will discuss what important elements you must have [...]
Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy
by admin on June 10, 2010
This is a guest post by Derek Sivers – founder of CD Baby Transcript: If you’ve learned a lot about leadership and making a movement, then let’s watch a movement happen, start to finish, in under 3 minutes, and dissect some lessons: A leader needs the guts to stand alone and look ridiculous. But what [...]
How To Sell More Than Music To Your Fans With Affiliate Products
by admin on June 09, 2010
In today’s music environment many indie and small bands think they have a long term business by selling their CDs to fans online, in stores and at shows. This has been the traditional model of music marketing and sales strategies created by major labels over the past century and it did work pretty well. This [...]
Overview of Music Buying Habits
by admin on June 08, 2010
I came across the following image by Mint.com at and thought it was worth sharing.
