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
Networking is an amazing thing. As I try to establish My band’s website, Im trying to use some of the things that work for me on this blog, Hip Hop Distribution. The key for me was being active.
You will be surprised how much commenting you can get done in 15-30 minutes when you have time available. Little Effort = Big Long Term Effects.
As Day 2 begins, I took my list of keywords and focused on writing one article based around a couple of those keywords. The key for me was mentioning the keywords and making sure my articles had the correct tags related to those words. Once your article is published, it is time to share it. Social bookmarking is a blogger’s best friend. When I first began writing, I realized that I used many of the social bookmarking sites but just didn’t use it to my advantage. The goal here is to manage your time and expose your articles to different … Continue reading
My blog is setup and now I want to research some keywords to generate articles to write about. What are some relevant keywords for my music operation? Through keyword suggestions, there is now no reason to have writers block. Find what people are searching and give it to them.
The quest begins and two tools I like to currently use are: Google Keyword Tool and Google Insight. The stats give you a different perspective on how keyword research could gain you free traffic.
I focused on the current Hip Hop artists showing up on the Billboard Top 100 and was paying attention to the initial layouts. Some of the artists had sites that were just landing pages for their music while others were fully developed websites with forums and focused on community building. This is important because how much work do you want to put into your websites’ development:
