Sunday 13 January 2008

Ideas For Promoting Music On MySpace

Here's somes idea I've made up regarding the use of MySpace for promotion (there are some other general promotion ideas too). If you have any to add then let me know and I'll link to your page.

1) Get friends who don't have a MySpace account to set up an account (or offer to do it for them) and include your music on their page. (The more pages there are with your music, the more chances there are that someone will find the music)

2) Ask friends with accounts to put your music on their pages

3) Look at popular YouTube videos that have "incidental" music and ask the video maker if they'll add your music instead

4) Create a YouTube video showing clips of one of your gigs

5) Do a medley of all your best songs

6) Get lots of photos taken at every gig and post them all

7) Update your MySpace page every day so that your updates are reported and thus the band stays in people's awareness

8) (Related to 6 and 7) Add photos over a few days instead of all at once

9) Put adverts in music shops (big adverts with your logo and MySpace address clearly shown) saying that you are looing for a support act for gigs

10) Offer free CDs to people who come to a gig after seeing it advertised on MySpace

11) On your MySpace page put a section of "local bands we like"

12) Add live recordings from gigs

13) Regularly add new songs. If you don't have new songs to add then add a live recording from a gig

14) On your MySpace have a clear "diary" displaying gigs and venues

15) Start a blog in addition to the MySpace one - this way there is more chance that people will find your music

16) On any YouTube videos add lyrics

17) Team up with local bands and venues and create a MySpace page called "Music at (place)" page. Contact local people to tell them about this resource. This will advertise both bands and venues.

18) Write a tutorial or Wikipedia article or make a YouTube video entitled "How to get your music on MySpace"

19) Send fans a song on their birthdays

20) Be sure to contact MySpace if you think of any improvements that the MySpace site could offer, or highlight any problems with the site.

21) Make sure your music is free. People shouldn't have to pay to hear unsigned bands. (from The 69s)

More to come...

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