May 27, 2021 There are so many ways to promote your music online. It depends on how much time you can spend on the digital promotion of your music. They’re some of the easiest ways which can help you to promote your music to a larger audience than any other platform.
July 29, 2019 One of the hardest things about the music business is marketing yourself. Bigger artists are able to hire professionals, but what about the myriad other skilled yet overlooked musicians out there?
April 12, 2018 When it comes to selling merch and music at live shows, it’s not uncommon for musicians to feel uncomfortable and out-of-their-element. This unsettling feeling usually causes musicians to avoid sales altogether.
After all, we musicians are creatives. Deep down, we believe that the quality of our creative products should speak for themselves.
And yes, it should…
But only if people know about it.
That’s where marketing comes in.
Marketing, Merchandise tagged Merchandise, merch sales, merch table, music sales, sell, selling merch March 5, 2018 It’s no secret that digitization is proliferating into almost every corner of our lives. We can order our groceries delivered, communicate in an instant with someone halfway around the world, and yes — share a song with our Facebook friends and other social media followers whenever we want, introducing an entire audience to music they might never have experienced.
March 2, 2018 It’s no secret that digitization is proliferating into almost every corner of our lives. We can order our groceries delivered, communicate in an instant with someone halfway around the world, and yes — share a song with our Facebook friends and other social media followers whenever we want, introducing an entire audience to music they might never have experienced.
Social Media tagged music industry, music sales, social media, viral November 13, 2017 Many artists get lots of exposure singing carols by being a part of holiday TV specials and programs. But are releasing holiday albums profitable?
September 29, 2016 Don’t get stuck with a bunch of burned disks you can’t sell. The more options you have for getting rid of merch, the more likely you are to sell stuff. Here are some easy options to help you sell merch like a boss.
July 22, 2013 More subscribers, more problems. As Spotify continues to grow, in both users and catalog, so do its detractors. Thom Yorke and producer Nigel Godrich recently took a stand against the streaming music service, citing that it’s “horrible for new artists.”
We’ve seen this before. The Black Keys recently refused to put their newest album “El Camino” on Spotify citing its detraction from album sales.
There’s a common thread here. Only established bands who have already made their money are the ones taking the stand against streaming music. New and upcoming bands are more willing to cast a big net to get ears to their music. It’s been proven time and time again that artists make more money off touring than album sales, so why not do everything you can to maximize your exposure to potential new ticket buyers?
Selling Your Music, Streaming tagged music sales, plan, spotify, streaming March 21, 2013 I’ll tell you the secret to selling music:
Being a musician who sells music is like being a restaurant that only serves sauce. Music is most valuable when paired with something else.
— Dave Hahn (@davidjhahn) March 17, 2013
February 15, 2013 I’m doing my taxes this week.
If it helps you maintain my “image”, imagine I’m A.) really sad about it, philosophically pondering how Western Civilization and Capitalism got to the point that I, one whose job it is to write poems and sing them so that we can momentarily forget about these things, am sitting at a computer figuring up royalties to the .000000000000001th decimal point. (this part is actually true.) and B.) Not wearing glasses and my hair looks super cool. (this part is not true.)
Selling Your Music, music sales tagged Independent, music sales September 13, 2012 Hey guys, this is a follow up to my guide on how to sell your music on iTunes and Amazon MP3. In that guide I looked firstly at the process of digitally distributing your music online, and secondly at what you need to do once your music is on there. This second point I don’t think I looked at in enough detail however, so want to talk more about it today.
While getting your songs and albums on to these big online stores is a good feeling in itself, if you want to actually makes sales of your music, getting your music on iTunes is only a small part of what you need to do. Let me explain.
July 11, 2012 Sales of vinyl records are up in the United States and I have a theory on why some of us are going analog.
Selling Your Music tagged Digital Music, Vinyl, music sales, spotify March 27, 2012 When it comes right down to it, we’re all selling something. Every day, we’re selling our products, services, brand and our personal selves over and over again. As an artist or band, you have to be aware that sales are a big part of your equation for success. Here are 10 sales tips that can help you not only increase your revenue, but your fan base as well.
Selling Your Music tagged music sales, sales, tips March 20, 2012 The internet has a million ways to communicate, and a million ways to sell things, but it’s failing when it comes to creating fans. The reason for this is that there are very few fan experiences on the internet.
Selling Your Music tagged Internet, music sales, sell, social media