The Renegade Internet Music Sales, Marketing and Promotion Guide
Internet music sales, marketing and promotion will continue to play an increasingly important role in your success as an independent music artist. This you already know by now. You're probably also aware that, regardless of all the hype, the Internet is no magic solution for independent music marketing, sales and distribution. There aren't quick ways to achieve the music-business-life success you want online. That said, the Internet as a platform has radically changed the way the World works in that individuals can now reach a worldwide audience and exchange value with people from all over the world, at near zero cost. This may be old news to you and I, though it still surprises me to see how few music artists seem to get the carte blanche they now enjoy due to the platform of the Web. I have created this page to convey the picture of the wild wild web I see in the hopes that it will inspire more independent music artists to step up and take full advantage of the new power given to us by the Internet. I don't pretend to know everything about Internet music sales, marketing or promotion. I however know enough to be excited by the prospects for music artists who are willing to make it work. The articles I add to this page all focus on how to use the Internet to advance your music-business-life. I will give the 50,000 ft. overview of Internet music sales, marketing, distribution and promotion as I see it. I'll also include specific practical steps you can take and resources you can use to make things happen. You can sign up here and join me on Twitter to stay updated when I add new articles. You'll find the current list of articles below...Internet Marketing for Musicians - Observe the Spider... Yes, the humble little Cobweb Spider can teach you a lot about internet music marketing strategy. Click the above link to discover what the Spider does which you should do too. The New Web Music Business: 4 Ideas You Must Know & Use... The above page highlights 4 ideas you need to know of when it comes to creating your own web music business. Your Main Internet Music Marketing Strategy... Discover the basic marketing strategy to use as an music artist on the web. Discover Band & Musician Web Hosting Options... The above page takes a look at the three routes you can take for musician or band web hosting and also mentions a few hosts who cater for musicians and bands. Why Every Musician Now Needs a Website... Discover 3 big reasons for every good musician needs a website right now in the above article. Band & Musician Website Design Tips... That's right. You can get tons of musician website design tips on the above page. Discover the basics you need to know to get started with your official artist website. The Renegade Web Presence Video Series... A screen-cast video series for music artists and bands who want to set up a solid web presence. A must-watch before you get started with Internet music sales. How To Get Your Music on iTunes... 5 Steps to getting your music on iTunes with the music distribution service Tunecore. Ways to Sell Your Music on the Web... ... without the need for a merchant account. The article gives you 4 solutions for selling music directly to your tribe. The above article gives pointers for when you approach music Bloggers for potential exposure. Sign up to The Renegade Report free monthly newsletter |
