Creating a Band Wordpress Blog is Easy With These Resources!

When I began marketing in this crazy social networking environment, I became overwhelmed as to where to start. I worked for an Internet Content Company that provided content to web site owners and their message was clear for promoting yourself, content is key. The more you can write about yourself, the better chances you can have your fans find you. The message was simple, but putting the marketing campaign together was the question.

The first step is getting your blog setup. I signed up with Wordpress and chose to just experiment with how Wordpress works. With the free blog, you get to choose from 67 templates to choose from. I went through their admin section and it is very easy to work with. My previous experience was just customizing my Myspace pages.

The first thing I did was just choose a template that I could customize and see what setup I wanted, whether one, two or three columns. I choose a template called “Black Letterhead” and began to write. Before you find yourself criticizing a theme for its limitations, you must remember its all about your message. I went to the admin section and began to write my first post.

I used the sidebar as a place to add all my profile pages. This was an important move because you want to get as many hits to your music, for potential sale. I added my Myspace, Facebook, Digg, Delicious, and BlogLog links. Once I saw the amount of people visiting my page, I wanted to purchase my own blog name, hence, Hip Hop Distribution.

I purchased a domain name for this blog because once I became familiar with all the features of a Wordpress blog, customizing came easy. There are several tutorials online that can help you make your blog with your personal flavor. Whether free or a purchased domain name, your content is what brings in the traffic.

Check out these sites for beginning your Wordpress template hunt, and customization articles.

  1. Wordpress Templates
  2. 625 helpful links for webdesigners
  3. Free Wordpress Themes
  4. Photoshop Tutorials: Customize Your Site

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  • what is the best free wordpress template for band?
  • Hello Christon, thanks for checking out Hip Hop Distribution. Finding the best free wordpress template for a band is entirely up to your preferences and how you are planning to set up your site. I had this discussion with a fellow reader the other day and his requirements were to have usability and tastefulness at the top of his list.

    Check out some other artists sites and find things you like and want to incorporate into your site. If its three columns or one column, image header size, how they use their template to catch the eye of the user.
  • your blog so nice
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