While artists may love using instagram, the fact is that a lot of them aren’t utilizing all of the platform’s features as they should, and may not be getting the most out of Instagram that they can particularly when it comes to gaming the algorithm in your favor. Here we…
Category archives: Social Media
You’ll Be Shocked At The Number Of Fake Followers These Top Music Celebs Have
Pretty much every kind of social media capital is available for sale these days, and followers are no exception. Surprisingly, however, the very people whom you would think didn’t need to purchase fake fans have, for one reason or another, accrued vast swathes of these artificial followers. __________________________________ Guest post…
5 Steps For Building A Music Marketing Plan
The idea of constructing a marketing plan can seem intimidating at first, particularly when it comes to the expense involved, but in reality a solid and effective marketing plan can be more about goals and careful planning than total dollars spent. Here we look at the five steps to putting…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
In our tips and advice section this week, we offer independent, DIY artists advice on how to promote themselves on social media when they have zero followers, why touring has become more important than ever for up and coming musicians, some of the best techniques for boosting merch sales, and…
Sell More Tickets In A Single Month: Your Week 3 Plan
In this third of a four-part series on how to sell more tickets to your event, we focus on how you can free up your time to focus on things like your music by automating certain important marketing tasks while still maintaining an authentic presentation to fans. ______________________________ Guest post…
Promoting On Social Media When You Have Zero Followers
If you’re new to the social media game and have yet to amass hordes of followers, it might not seem like a particularly rewarding avenue to invest your marketing efforts in. Fortunately, a limited following is merely a small speed bump on your road to marketing success, and using these…
How One Viral IG Visual Artist Creates Magic From Scraps
In the music business, being able to stretch your money and work with a shoestring budget is a valuable skill. Here we look at how one viral Instagram photographer takes extreme budgeting to the next level, spinning straw into gold by utilizing common scraps to create incredible photographs. ___________________________ Guest…
Sell More Tickets In A Single Month: Your Week 2 Plan
In this second of a four part series on how to sell more tickets to your event, we kick things up a notch while still keeping the time commitment to a minimum, looking at how to build a social ad timeline, make personal appeals, and more. ___________________________ Guest post by…
How To Gain New Organic Engagement On Instagram
When it comes to contemporary social media marketing, Instagram has in many ways become an artist resume of sorts, allowing musicians to be discovered from the comfort of their bedrooms. That said, for Instagram to do you any good, you need to be engaging with users and growing your fanbase….
4 Ways To Pick Up Endorsements As An Independent Artist
No aspect of being an independent artist is particularly easy, but getting endorsements and sponsorships is perhaps one of the hardest and most confusing of all. In this article we look at four techniques for successfully securing an endorsement as a do-it-yourself musician. ___________________________ Guest post by Alper Tuzcu of…