http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog Online Marketing for Blogging Musicians Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:41:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/music-social-networks/3-soundcloud-articles-for-effective-music-marketing-growth/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/music-social-networks/3-soundcloud-articles-for-effective-music-marketing-growth/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:46:36 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=1621 Continue reading →]]> http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/music-social-networks/3-soundcloud-articles-for-effective-music-marketing-growth/feed/ 2   I love using Soundcloud to discover new music and also promote my own music as well.  Discovering music has been a pleasant surprise to me.  I have been lucky to find some gems in the rough and started to realize why I like it so much: It’s all about the music. Use this platform with tact and engage. I enjoy how music is the focal point, followed by comments and your interaction.  It definitely has a Twitter feel to it with its news feed, but its refreshing that its not spammy, just music you follow and/or people you get … Continue reading → http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/music-social-networks/youtube-wants-to-share-ad-revenue-with-indie-musicians/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/music-social-networks/youtube-wants-to-share-ad-revenue-with-indie-musicians/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:17:17 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=1336 Continue reading →]]> http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/music-social-networks/youtube-wants-to-share-ad-revenue-with-indie-musicians/feed/ 3 Independent music is alive and strong. I came across an article from writer Alex Pham from the LA Times that discusses Youtube’s plans to share ad revenue with independent musicians. Youtube is trying to attract more users to the social networking aspect of their site, versus just letting visitors watch a video and run.   YouTube sets its sights on independent musicians I am all for it. This relationship before was only for artists on big labels or those who had worked out special agreements with the site. Opening up this revenue stream creates an incentive for indie musicians to … Continue reading → http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/my-music-marketing-plan-audit/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/my-music-marketing-plan-audit/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 21:19:20 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=703 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/my-music-marketing-plan-audit/feed/ 1 I created a music marketing plan audit to see any weaknesses in my digital distribution strategy. Every musician must examine their marketing and build upon strengths and create plans of attack for music promotion and online visibility. http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/add-a-real-time-chat-room-on-your-myspace-page/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/add-a-real-time-chat-room-on-your-myspace-page/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:09:43 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=690 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/add-a-real-time-chat-room-on-your-myspace-page/feed/ 2 Chatango adds a real time chat room to your webpage. This is a great tool for Myspace music profiles. Talk with your fans in real time and sell your music. http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/videos/bandcamp-all-the-features-a-band-page-needs-for-free/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/videos/bandcamp-all-the-features-a-band-page-needs-for-free/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:04:27 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=524 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/videos/bandcamp-all-the-features-a-band-page-needs-for-free/feed/ 1 Bandcamp offers indie musicians a music profile page with clean layout, track streaming, and option to sell your music in multiple formats for free http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/customize-your-myspace-music-page-with-these-free-layouts/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/customize-your-myspace-music-page-with-these-free-layouts/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:21 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=502 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/customize-your-myspace-music-page-with-these-free-layouts/feed/ 0 25 Myspace Layouts with clean headers. Great for Musicians. http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/how-to-submit-your-music-to-pandora/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/how-to-submit-your-music-to-pandora/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:57:20 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=392 Continue reading →]]> http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/how-to-submit-your-music-to-pandora/feed/ 7 As I meet more and more people that have iPhones, the overwhelming majority are in love with Pandora. Indie musicians should take advantage of new web services allowing fans to stream your music. Pandora is a internet radio service that allows users to find artists in their database and stream music at will on their computers. The service then suggests other artists you may like. Through a free app, Pandora has added another dimension to music listening on the iPhone. I wanted my album to be featured on Pandora and felt this would have a huge impact on album sales. … Continue reading → http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/stereofame-promote-through-social-music-game/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/stereofame-promote-through-social-music-game/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:54:48 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=313 Continue reading →]]> http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/stereofame-promote-through-social-music-game/feed/ 2 Stereofame is a music social network that puts a twist on the way artists and listeners interact. From a marketing standpoint, this “social music game” is excellent. The rule of the game is to get as many points as you can and then cash them in on great rewards. Fans and artists can both benefit here. Artists can earn points by having their music listened to or getting a “thumbs up”. Listeners can become a “label” and earn points by discovering great music, determined by the listeners who give it a thumbs up or thumbs down. This interaction is great … Continue reading → http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/myspace-music-target-your-audience-through-myspace-ads/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/myspace-music-target-your-audience-through-myspace-ads/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:09:21 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=223 Continue reading →]]> http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/myspace-music-target-your-audience-through-myspace-ads/feed/ 0 Myspace Music’s recent relaunch gave users alot of new features to promote their music and add to its viral ability. Fans can now create playlists on their profiles and Myspace offers a huge catalog of major and indie labels to basically stream music from. The new layout adds to the power of music marketing that will create a new way to promote various artists and group members for free. Within the paid arena, Myspace Advertising offers another form of targeting potential customers. The advertising program lets users create their own banner ads and then choose demographics they are interested in. … Continue reading → http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/bojam-music-collaboration-site-with-recording-into-browser/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/bojam-music-collaboration-site-with-recording-into-browser/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:14:48 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=210 Continue reading →]]> http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/bojam-music-collaboration-site-with-recording-into-browser/feed/ 1 Bojam is an online music collaboration service that allows hundreds of millions of musicians and music professionals around the globe to create tracks with fellow artists. Try joining some open projects or or create your own. The thing that impressed me in the video is the Bojam Mixer, which is available right in the web browser. The mixer allows musicians to record, playback, mix and edit songs in a multi-track setup. Bojam also claims to have a built in mechanism allowing musicians to publish and sell their projects and collect royalties. Social networking as a musician is definitely part of … Continue reading →