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How Would You Market a Website For a Band?

by Special Jimmy
11 replies
hey guys,

i play in a band that sells music/merchandise over the internet through our myspace page. we have a new cd coming out in August and i'm looking for some new ways to advertise in a cost effective way.

so far i've been using numerous Friend Blaster Pro accounts/Purevolume Promos but if anyone knows more advanced methods please let me know.

myspace.com/theoverunder

thats my band, check em out in the meantime - thanks again!

Special Jimmy
#band #market #website
  • Profile picture of the author McKay
    Link Building!

    Check GetAFreelancer.com for "link building".

    Hire a freelancer.

    Pay for as much link building as you can afford. I'd suggest hiring 2-3 freelancers and track your results to see who does the best job.

    Keep the good one(s) and dump the other(s).

    Link Building can be:

    Articles
    Press Releases
    Web properties (Squidoo, blogs, forums, etc.)
    Videos
    Podcasts
    Etc.

    Hope this helps!

    McKay
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  • Profile picture of the author Quentin
    The main way we help bands is to get their own domain name then add a wordpress blog and start posting on a regular basis and this will get you great presence with good linking. You can then use all the above strategies also.

    Have a look at our site.

    Customized Web Sites for Bands And Musicians

    Quentin
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  • Profile picture of the author Sumit Menon
    John Oszajca (www.johnoszajca.com) is probably one of the only music marketers (At least the only one I've heard of).

    You might wanna check his course out!
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  • Profile picture of the author Mangozoom
    I am involved in music and by far the best route for me has been to use social networks. I have over 10,000 contacts on these that I can message instantly.

    Facebook is great and so is twitter.

    Use the herd mentallity ... focus on looking for groups of peopel who look like your listeners.

    John
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  • Profile picture of the author TheNightOwl
    Heya Special Jimmy

    You might like to take a look at a course Mark Joyner released:

    My Affiliate link ---> Promoting Your Music Online

    The Butt-Naked Link ---> Promoting Your Music Online


    Could be a fantastic upsell for you, too, Quentin. Or... you could do the course, give it a test run (are you a muso?) and then "consult" to your clients.

    TheNightOwl

    P.S. The reason for "butt naked links".
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  • Profile picture of the author stevenbrandon411
    I would build as many back links as you can. Even if you have to hire someone to help you do it.
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  • Profile picture of the author GarrieWilson
    Run contests via twitter, your site, myspace, etc.

    Get a page on ALL the music related sites. Contact net radios about giving copies away to listeners.
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  • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
    Hey Jimmy,

    My daughter is an upcoming pop singer with thousands of friends on different social sites. (25,000 on Myspace alone) All done organically. NO BOTS.
    Over 1.5 million song plays.
    She has been featured on magazines, websites (6000 downloads in 24 hours on Myxer)

    The way she has done it has been by joining social sites and interacting with her fans. Also by asking for things and one thing leads to another. Right now we are very actively building her list.

    You can do it organically. Also get your fans to help you! Fans are a great way to spread the word and get the message out.
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  • Profile picture of the author engr.adeel
    I suugest you that you registerd own domain name and word press is used for blog to make back links. update it on regularly bases. Also join social networks like facebook.
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