Category archives: Social Media

7 Online Security Tips For Musicians

For artists, having an established online presence is a key to their success, meaning not just social media profiles and promotional tools, but also significantly more payment information. Here we look at seven tips on how musicians can keep themselves secure online. __________________________ By Chris Robley of CD Baby from…

LinkedIn: Musician’s Guide

While most artists tend to focus their social media marketing efforts on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, could it be that the typically more ‘business’ focused LinkedIn has promotional potential for musicians? _______________________ A guest post. This article was originally published by music distribution service Ditto Music When it…

5 Things Musicians Who are Killing It on Social Media are Doing Now

Social media has become an essential part of how artists connect with their fans, as well an easy and efficient avenue through which they can share their work and harness the power of the personal brand. But how? Here we look at five artists crushing it on social media. ________________________________…

280 Is The New 140: Twitter To Double Character Limit

News came late yesterday that Twitter was doubling its character limit to 280. Various sources call it a test, a beta and a slow rollout. But whatever the pace of the character expansion, it’s clear that 280 is about to become the new 140 on Twitter. Can’t fit your Tweet…

Instagram Now Has 500 Million Active Daily Users

Cementing its status as the leader in personal photo and video sharing, Instagram announced that it now has 800 million users, up 100 million since late April. More than 500 million of them are active every day. This continued rapid growth for a giant social netowrk is rare and puts…