http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog Online Marketing for Blogging Musicians Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:46:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/musicians-analyzing-search-volumes/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/musicians-analyzing-search-volumes/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:24:18 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=990 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/musicians-analyzing-search-volumes/feed/ 1 Part of our mission as Do It Yoursely marketing musicians involves making educated guesses for planning our next moves. Find stats, analyze them and make moves according to what you conclude. http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/automatic-seo-links-and-music-marketing/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/automatic-seo-links-and-music-marketing/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:04:10 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=969 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/automatic-seo-links-and-music-marketing/feed/ 13 You don’t need Automatic SEO Links specifically to practice keyword strengthening. The important thing to ask is how can I improve my blog’s keyword visibility, internal link structure and readability? http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/seo-for-musicians/music-marketing-gumbo-needs-international-spices/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/seo-for-musicians/music-marketing-gumbo-needs-international-spices/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:04:28 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=865 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/seo-for-musicians/music-marketing-gumbo-needs-international-spices/feed/ 1 Google Global is a great firefox extension every musician could use. Explore organic and paid search results from the perspective of different regions across the globe. http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/comments-breathe-life-into-band-promotion/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/comments-breathe-life-into-band-promotion/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:03:53 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=847 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/comments-breathe-life-into-band-promotion/feed/ 24 Comment around the web to promote your band blog. Promote individual articles and use tools such as Disqus and Gravatar to brand your identity and increase unique visitors http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/steprep-monitor-your-band-reputation/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/steprep-monitor-your-band-reputation/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:51:14 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=834 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/steprep-monitor-your-band-reputation/feed/ 21 Monitor, manage and build your band reputation using Steprep. Promote positive comments and increase your press http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/6-free-wordpress-themes-for-musicians/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/6-free-wordpress-themes-for-musicians/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:13:00 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=800 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/6-free-wordpress-themes-for-musicians/feed/ 12 Here is a list of 6 free Wordpress Themes for Musicians to get them started on their blogging quest. Develop layout ideas and write out things you like for your ultimate free wordpress theme. http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/web-20-marketing/musicians-need-friendfeed/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/web-20-marketing/musicians-need-friendfeed/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:48:47 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=784 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/web-20-marketing/musicians-need-friendfeed/feed/ 1 For instance, you create a group around your band name, import your blog rss feed, your Youtube videos, your Last.fm feed, and your Twitter. Customize your group with useful information, don’t flood rooms with useless, unrelated activity. Let people know more about you, and let them know where they can find you. http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/web-20-marketing/set-up-alerts-for-music-promotion-campaign/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/web-20-marketing/set-up-alerts-for-music-promotion-campaign/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:19:50 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=674 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/web-20-marketing/set-up-alerts-for-music-promotion-campaign/feed/ 10 Two very useful tools for monitoring your band's web presence are Google Alerts and Monitter for Twitter. Keep an active approach to finding relevant fans and networking opportunities related to your music niche http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/day-5-two-free-options-to-develop-your-bands-mailing-list/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/day-5-two-free-options-to-develop-your-bands-mailing-list/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:16:22 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=619 Continue reading →]]> http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/uncategorized/day-5-two-free-options-to-develop-your-bands-mailing-list/feed/ 4 When your music is online, you want to collect as many email addresses from your fans. I had some tracks that I wanted to use to give away as a free promo. If you don’t have a mailing list setup then this will give you an idea of some free options. I needed a way to collect emails from fans in exchange for some free music. Once they sign up I could inform them with some newsletters with new releases and free music. I chose two different options: WordPress Double Opt-In Manager Widget Bandcamp WordPress Double Opt-In Manager Widget The … Continue reading → http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/web-20-marketing/day-4-develop-a-free-music-strategy/ http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/web-20-marketing/day-4-develop-a-free-music-strategy/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:03:19 +0000 Mario Mendoza http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/?p=612 http://hiphopdistribution.com/blog/web-20-marketing/day-4-develop-a-free-music-strategy/feed/ 4 How are you actively promoting your music? Are you describing it or just throwing it at your fans saying “check out my music”. The test will be challenging the question: Does giving out free music help get me more visits as a musician?