While bad habits are to be expected in some areas of a person’s life, such vices in your musical life can at best be a hindrance to your career, or at worst bring it to a grinding halt. Here we look at five bad habits musicians must break. ___________________________________ Guest…
Category archives: Social Media
11 Design Tips to Enhance Your Social Media Images
Spice up your visual content with these simple design hacks.
Social Media For Musicians Who Hate Social Media
Although a lot of musicians would rather be honing their musical chops than committing a lot of time to promoting themselves on social media, the fact is it’s become a necessary tool in achieving industry success. Here we look at some non-invasive ways to make social media work for you….
4 Online Stars Who Made the Jump to Traditional Media
These personalities show it isn’t easy to transition from one world to another.
How to Grow Your Band’s Instagram
With over 300 million active users, Instagram has become an incredibly important tool for self-promoting artists. In this article we examine how bands and musicians can grow their presence on the popular photo sharing platform. ______________________ Guest Post by Colleen Kinsey You can’t afford to ignore social media. It’s a…
A 5-Step Framework for Selling on Social Media
Social media is great for building awareness and interest but it is also invaluable for building sales.
You Can Finally Zoom In On Instagram Photos And Videos
At long last, you can zoom in when you you are taking photos and videos using the Instagram app. Just pinch a photo like you would in most apps to zoom, but you have to hold the pinch or it zooms back. For now its only available to iOS users…
Proven Content Ideas For An Artist’s Social Media Calendar
For musicians, setting up their social media accounts is only half the battle. The real challenge comes when it’s time to put out material that will interest and engage fans. Here we review several proven avenues to explore when it comes sharing content. ______________________ Guest Post by Jessica Hackett on…
5 Reasons Musicians Need To Be On Snapchat
As the user base for the popular messaging app continues to grow, the pressure for artists to get on Snapchat continues to grow, and while it may seem to be one of the harder social media platforms to break into, to not attempt to do so is to ignore a…
15 Years Later: Aaliyah’s Legacy By The Numbers
Fifteen years after her untimely death in a plane crash at the age of twenty-two, the R&B/hip-hop singer Aaliyah continues to see great popularity, racking up impressive spin counts on platforms like Pandora, and even seeing remarkable traffic across a variety of social media outlets. ______________________________ Guest post by Liv…