I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the ugly details that come with blogging and luckily have found find five AMAZING services that will help you promote, and increase traffic to your blog.

1. OnlyWire – http://onlywire.com/
Auto submit your content to the top social media sites like Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Delicious, etc. Easy to install and once you’ve downloaded their “submitter” add in your logins and your all set. OnlyWire submits to over 50 social networking sites including Facebook and Twitter.

2. Google Adwords – http://google.com/adwords
Advertising on Google will be one of the best tools to drive traffic to your blog. When people search on Google using one of your keywords, your ad may appear next to the search results. Now you’re advertising to an audience that’s already interested in you. Creating ad is easy as 1-2-3 with their step-by-step instructions. They also have a great customer care service that gives you tips on keywords, pricing suggestions, and more. Take advantage of their $75 credit to all new accounts! http://bit.ly/pxyhB5

3. Hootsuite – http://hootsuite.com/
Hootsuite will be a great asset to your promotion by helping you to efficiently run your news feed on your social networking sites. You can schedule in when your updates will run, plus monitor mentions for people who are RT’ing or commenting on your blog post on your social networking sites. Their free version give

4.  Tweet Adder – http://tweetadder.com/
Eventhough Tweet Adder’s main function is to help with building your Twitter followers, it also helps with growing the number of people who are notified about new blog posts. If you have your Hootsuite set up to post your posts on your Twitter feed once they go live Tweet Adder will increase the number of people who see your timeline.

5. Ping-o-Matic! – http://pingomatic.com/
Ping-O-Matic is a service to update different search engines that your blog has updated. It’s an EASY way to get exposure on several key RSS service sites like Blo.gs, Technorati, and Feed Burner.

BONUS – Make money off your Blog with Google Adsense – http://google.com/adsense

It can be hard to find advertisers who are willing to put Ads on fairly new sites, but Google Adsense offers advertising for ALL sites. Google AdSense is a free program that empowers online publishers to earn revenue by displaying relevant ads on a wide variety of online content.

In my search I found a really good in-depth article by Claire Celsi also known as the Public Relation Princess who breaks down her personal experience using Google+ and her top 6 features in Google+

Google+ What’s in it For Me?

Despite my great admiration for Google products, I was trepidatious about throwing myself (and my time) into creating a new social network on Google+.

I already maintain three social networks—Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn—and spend time on several others just to maintain a sense of what’s new and evolving in the social media space. That’s what my clients expect, so I make the effort.

However, it is my life and my time. I drew the line at creating a whole new network. Because I was already using Gmail, Google Reader, and Calendar and had dabbled in Google Docs, I decided to click the “Claire +” button on my Gmail dashboard.

See? They sucked me in right away by personalizing that little button.

Here are my favorite features on Google+, as well as why they might work for you:

The feed. The feed or stream looks just like the Facebook feed we’re all used to. One really cool difference I noticed right away: You can edit your feed update after you post it, unlike Facebook, where you have to delete your post and re-post if you make an error. (If you have clumsy fingers like mine, that happens often.) As a PR professional who is judged by typos, I appreciate the ability to correct my mistakes.

Easier photo uploads. My biggest frustration with Facebook has been the difficulty in uploading photographs. Maybe it’s just me, but unless you’re using iPhoto or Flickr to upload, Facebook has never made it easy. In Google+, you can upload from your computer in the regular way, but you can also drag and drop, which is very slick. It only took me a few seconds to upload 20 of my favorite photos to an album. Adding labels is easier, too. Don’t get me started on sharing photos via Twitter. It’s an arduous process unless you’re using a mobile app.

Circles. Google+ makes it easy to create different circles of people within your network. This feature enables you to easily drag and drop people into circles and to control which circle your latest post goes to. Facebook’s groups feature is so clunky and unintuitive that I don’t know many people who use it. Plus, it was an add-on. Google+ was smart to make it part of its set of introductory features.

Google’s transparency. Here is a great Google+ site that discusses the features in detail and includes video of how they work. I trust Google a bit more than Facebook. (Maybe because I think Mark Zuckerberg has shifty eyes.)

Sparks. Dumb name, great concept. If you’re wondering how you’ll ever find people to follow, Sparks provides a window into Google+ that is a lot easier to use than searching Facebook for thought leaders on certain subjects. Plus, you can follow someone without his or her permission, unless they decide to block you (kind of like Twitter). Facebook’s search does not seem very intuitive to me, and you can’t just follow someone; you have to be “friends” to see that person’s feed.

Hangouts. Here’s an easy way to introduce newbies to the nuances of video chat. There are still a lot of people who don’t know how to conduct a video chat on their own. Being on Google+ gives you a simple way to chat with friends. The first time you use it, give yourself a little time to download the plug-ins you’ll need. Here’s a picture of what your screen will look like when you’re chatting. My good buddy Josh, one of the founders of VineMe, and I had a chatted the other morning.

The Achilles heel of Google+. So far, Google+ is off to a great start, with 20 million users. But early reports suggest that even though many early adopters and Internet glitterati are using it, people are not coming back to log on every as they do with Facebook. Therein lies the problem. You can share on Google+ all day, but is anyone paying attention? I think this question will remain unanswered until the network gains critical mass, as Facebook and Twitter have.

Claire Celsi is a public relations and social media strategist in Des Moines, Iowa. She blogs at Public Relations Princess

Websites are no longer billboards; they now function much more like news channels.  Of course your blog can consist of band related activity but it is also useful to throw in a few posts about the bands personality which includes more personal posts about maybe your hobbies, charities you support, etc.

Since the blogging is usually totally new to artists I’ve been on a hunt to nail down a thorough how-to on writing blogging posts and the main key points that should be in each post.

I came across Conversify’s article written by Karen Woodward and found myself nodding to every point she made! Passing along this great article on How To Write a Blog Post.

How do you write a good blog post? There is a skill in writing for the web – people tend to skim, so you want to present your facts and your writing in a skimmable-friendly fashion. I call this “Making a blog post bloggy.” Here are some tips to writing a bloggy blog post:

1. Keep it short (about 350-800 words). Anything more than that and your audience will flee in horror at the amount of reading they have to do. Or if they have to read it, they will skim it even faster and miss everything you’re saying.

2. Keep it simple. Write in simply-constructed sentences with very clear writing. No excess words. One way to do this is to keep language positive and action-oriented. Instead of writing, “Don’t hesitate to email us,” write, “Email us.”

3. Break it up. People tend to skim in chunks, so write in small paragraphs that are divided by subheads. Long paragraphs scare off readers. Short paragraphs and subheads makes the blog post easier to skim and less daunting (especially if it’s more than 1000 words).

4. Add pictures. There is no set rule here, but consider adding a picture for every three to five paragraphs. People need a place to rest their eyes, otherwise they get bogged down in words and bored of reading. You may also find that a picture can better describe what you’re writing anyway, and then you can lose a ton of text!

(Never start a blog post with a picture. There should always be enough lines of text  –and keywords!– above the picture to make search engines happy.)

5.  Include links. Links serve many purposes:

a.) They break up a long paragraph by providing a resting place for the eye.

b.)  They draw the eye to a particular paragraph, since the link will stand out.

c. ) Links share the internet love. If you link to another site, they may link back to you. That’s sharing the love, and making Google notice. (Read: Search Engine Friendly.)

Two things to remember about links:

When using links “hide” them under relevant text, to avoid clutter. For example, write “Check out our events calendar for more information,” not “Check out our events calendar for more information: www.mywebsite.com/events.”).

Don’t be “link happy” (including links whenever, wherever) because that looks sloppy. Only use them when appropriate, i.e. to  guide the user to an action, for more information, or for attribution.

6.  Start with a hook and end with a call to action. You want to grab the reader immediately, supply information, and finish with a next step (even if that step is just asking the reader to think about something).

7. When writing about an event, go in this order: When. Where. How. Always write out the date (“June 17,” not  “6/17/11”), and include the day of the week if the event is coming up within a week. For example, “The band is playing on Friday, June 17 at The House of Blues. Buy tickets at Ticketmaster.” (The link to Ticketmaster is under the word “Ticketmaster.”)

8. People love lists and bullet points. They’re easy for people to skim and grab the take-aways of a blog post.

9. If you have a word, phrase, event name, etc that you want to highlight, then put it in bold, or a different color to set it apart from the other text. Do this sparingly, or it will lose its impact.

10. Tag and categorize your posts (if possible). This makes your blog post search engine friendly, so other people can find it. There is no set rule here, but consider three to eight tags and one to two categories.

11. When you’re finished writing, look back over your post and think, “Is this what they want? Have I provided all the information? What else might they want to know?”

I don’t know everything at all – and never claim to – I’m a student just as you are. As a student in this ever-changing new music industry it is important to make sure you STUDY!

Daily I get newsletters that give me articles on new tips, advice, and free info to help me study and perfect my craft. Think of it this way: before doing a show you have several rehearsals to make your show better, right? So before I start new social media campaigns, I rehearse by reading case studies, how to articles, and new tips to make my craft better.

I wanted to cherry pick out some of my top reads for this week that I’ve found will benefit you in your studies as well on this social media journey.

Enjoy!

Social Spring Cleaning: 3 Steps to Improve Your Social Media Experience

Ah, Spring:  the birds sing, flowers bloom, and your social presence glistens.  Wait, what’s that you say?  You haven’t touched your account settings or updated your network in eons? If this is the case, then the following three steps will help you identify your goals for your social presence, holes in your professional profile, and who to unfollow.

http://tinyurl.com/socialspringcleaning

Failure to Plan, Planning to Fail: Why You Need a Social Media Plan

What is a Social Media Plan?

A social media plan simply outlines how you intend to use social media to help your brand or business succeed. Social media is a tool: use it to listen to what your customers (and competitors’ customers) are saying; use it to have two-way conversations with those customers; use it to communicate with peers and exchange ideas; use it to generate buzz about your next product launch – but don’t wander aimlessly into it without first creating a map and having a destination in mind.

http://tinyurl.com/failuretoplan

10 Excellent Examples of Guerrilla Marketing Campaigns [VIDEOS]

Guerrilla marketing “works because it’s simple to understand, easy to implement and outrageously inexpensive,” says Jay Conrad Levinson, the man who coined the phrase.

Consumers have grown immune to big budget advertising, but marketers that expend a bit of time and effort — rather than piles of money — can generate effective results with inexpensive, small-scale stunts.

http://tinyurl.com/top10guerrillamarketing

Some Things Can Be Half-@ssed…Your Online Presence Can’t

As a working-from-home-Mom, I certainly know that some things just have to be half-@ssed. Multi-tasking requires that you don’t give 100% effort to one thing, but instead give a percentage of that effort to several things at one time. However, we all know there are some things that really require our complete attention and effort. Here are some things I have found that can/can’t be half-@ssed.

http://tinyurl.com/bumpuponlinepresence

4 New Sites Combine Music With Daily Deals

The runaway success of daily deal sites like Groupon and Living Social, which focus on a wide range of local deals at deep discounts, has spawned a mini-industry of copycats and niche services including some focused on music. While copycats of hot web properties are eventually sorted out with most falling by the wayside, niche sites can find success if they serve their niches well. Here are a handful of music related deal sites and services with some thoughts on their potential success:

http://tinyurl.com/musicandcoupons

Christina Says:

1. Take Pictures At Every Show
My idea mixes a bit of offline and online promotion. A great opportunity to take advantage of is at each of your shows, take a picture of your fans that buy your merch or even show up to the shows period and post them. You can post them on to your Website, Flickr and Facbook pages. Tag everyone! Also twitpic them and @ reply them with their pictures directly. Everyone loves to see themselves and it will keep the buzz of the show going as the new fans shows it to all of their friends.

2. Make Every Purchase Personal
A few artists that I have worked with have stepped it up a notch when sending out items  purchased from their website. Every online order of merchandise (CDs, T-Shirts, vinyl) comes complete with a hand-written thank you note from the band too. Imagine getting a thoughtful note from your favorite indie artist, you would be a fan for LIFE!

Bob Baker of the Buzz Factor says:

3. Become an Instant Cult Classic
What if your music CD came with an accompanying trivia game? And what if the game tied directly into the theme, style and lyrics of your music? The game instructions could be included in the CD sleeve or delivered separately to everyone who bought one. Or, to make a greater impact with the trivia game idea, you could package the CD in a DVD case or even a small retail box.

To make this work, you’d have to come up with a cool, interactive game idea and have a CD filled with interesting or funny or insightful lyrics and music. But if you can get people examining the nuances of your material and sharing notes with other people who are memorizing your stuff, you might have some powerful buzz going for you.

4. Turn Yourself Into a Happy Meal
I definitely advocate that indie musicians *not* try to emulate the same tactics as the major labels. However, there are times when you can take one of their ideas (or an idea from a related entertainment industry) and give it a small-scale spin.

You know how the major film studios promote their new animated features by tying into fast food chain kid meals, such as the McDonald’s Happy Meal. Most likely, you won’t be able to land a nationwide Happy Meal deal. But you might be able to do something cool with a local deli or restaurant.

I know a couple of radio disc jockeys in my town who have sandwiches or special meals named after them at certain eateries. Why couldn’t you do that? Especially if you perform regularly at a particular coffee shop, bar or restaurant. You get the idea. The special name would get you exposure at the establishment whenever it’s open (hopefully, you’re item will be listed on the menu). Plus, you can use the unique promotional angle to get mentions in the local press.

Indie Hip Hop says:

5. Become Sticky Offline
Spotted this at artist Grade Aplus’s Tumblr

This is the kind of sticky promotional tactic that works well to keep your name, label, or website in the minds of your fans. People can always find use for a lighter and even when the fluid runs out, itâs unlikely that it will get tossed, because a bottle opener is always handy. As I’m writing this, I’m looking at a Die Hard battery bottle opener that Iâve had on my key ring for at least 5 years.  I Googled to find a company that does this and this site was the first one that came up, Logo Lighters. Iâm sure there may be others that provide this service. You can search and compare prices on your own. I definitely plan to invest in a few of these with the blogâs website to pass out.

STEP 6: IDENTIFY YOUR TRUE FANS AND MAKE THEM FEEL TRULY SPECIAL

AH: How many die-hard fans would you say you have? (Meaning; fans that will buy everything and anything from you?)

Mr. R: I have about 112 that would buy anything from me. They are in a special group in my email list. The rest I know would definitely buy music.

This is great strategy!  Mr. Robotic has separated his diehard fans into a special group so he can better communicate with them and they probably won’t mind extra communication since they are in his Community 1 – his Super Fans.

AH: How do you use analytics to your advantage? Do measurements help you with your career?

Mr. R: I use Google Analytics for my website. To see how many visitors I get and if I get a TV placement how many people come to my site on that day. I also use analytics on YouTube to see where the majority of people who are watching my videos live.  This helps me see where my fans are to get shows in those areas.

TIP: Social Media guides real life activity.  It’s very important to understand this so you can go where the success is already leading you.

AH: If you could give a band or artist advice on how to start in social media, what would you advise first?

Mr. R: I think the best way to use social media is to first create some activity (a live event, a charity event or a TV placement). You have to be active in the real world in order for social media to benefit you the way it should. It also can’t just be about promoting your music because unfortunately, there is so much music out there. You have to present yourself in a way so people will actually spend money to support you. So if you’re like the thousands of other artists promoting download links etc., then you can’t set yourself apart.

If you don’t have something huge going on, that’s OK, start small!  Invite people to come out to a local gig or invite people over to listen to your music at a house party.  Sally Taylor used to invite us all over, serve some nice food & drinks and them she would have us sit around, and listen to her newest demos, discuss and contribute. Use a Flipcam or a Bloggie to film it and post it and voilà: A real world event that ties into some potential online fan interaction!

STEP 7: ENGAGE WELL & OFTEN (AND KEEP BUILDING THOSE LISTS W/ REGULAR NEWSLETTERS & STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA)

AH: If you had $1,000 to spend on marketing and promotion, how would you spend it?

Mr. R: I would invest $500 in merchandise. I would put the other $500 towards buying Facebook ads promoting contests and giveaways. Facebook has strict rules about this but you can work with them or get creative to pull this off. In order for your contest to be successful, ask new potential fans to “like” your Fanpage.  Keep them active in your Facebook world by providing consistent and fun content. Once that contest is complete give away something else.  Make sure they sign up to your email list in order to qualify.

TIP: This is a great way to control your own list. This Study from Chadwick Martin Bailey proves that email addresses can generate more revenue than Facebook Likes.

AH: How do you go about attracting “True Fans?” What are some specific things that you’ve done to turn surface listeners and casual social media friends into lifelong fans?

“I talk to everyone. In order to build relationships, you must be inviting. You can still be a mystery and be cordial.”

- Mr. Robotic

Mr. R: I talk to everyone. In order to build relationships, you must be inviting. You can still be a mystery and be cordial. Answer fan’s questions and let them know that you welcome them into your world. That’s what it takes to turn casual social media friends into fans. When they feel like they are a part of your life and involved in your little victories they will want to help you. And of course, when they support your current music, this gives you more opportunities to create more music for them.

AH: What was your initial vision for connecting to fans and how did Social Media change that?

Mr. R: My initial vision was always about discovery. I don’t want to be an artist who always just self-hypes.  For me, it was about capturing the rare occasion where once they heard my songs and found me, I can the engage directly with them. Social media helps because it gives them an avenue to talk to me and vice versa.

AH: What are some creative things that you do when interacting with your fanbase? What separates you from other artists in this regard?

Mr. R: Contests, if I have a song placement I’ll ask fans to watch the TV show and give me some of the lyrics they heard in it and I’ll send the winner a free shirt or a Mr. Robotic gift card. What separates me from other artists in my genre, is that most rappers focus their main promotional efforts on blogs. So, I reach a whole different and wider demographic by actually interacting with my fanbase rather than just hyping my blog features.

I actually say “Hey! Catch me tonight on this show!” or “I’m performing here tonight in this city” or sometimes people hear my song in the club and they tweet me about it.  If they don’t have the song, I’ll send it to them. I like being able to talk to people and say more than just “Go listen to my song”

STEP 8: KEEP GOING, KEEP BUILDING AND KEEP EXPANDING…

AH: What’s next for you in your music career? How will social media be involved?

Mr. R: My new project Boy in the Band: A Love Story launched Feb.14^th on my website www.MrRobotic.com. This drives fans to my own website where I can concentrate more on engagement. I will be sending songs to radio and performing a lot of live shows.  I’m also, working on teaming up with brands. I’ve worked with a couple and I really like it as long as I can keep my creative side.

This is going VERY well. My website re-launch helped a lot. Since Feb. 14^th I’ve sold 2,016 copies, 1,454 digital sales and the rest were physical copies and bundle packs.

I will continue using social media to interact with everyone.

Come Hang with Mr. Robotic:

SITE: MrRobotic.com

TWITTER: @goRobotic

FACEBOOK: roboticworld

YOUTUBE: Youtube.com/MrRoboticTV

I’d like to thank Mr. Robotic for being so generous with his strategies and information.  It was fun creating this piece with him.

If you find this strategy hepful please consider buying a track an album or a bundle from Mr. Robotic!

I think the interview’s great not only because it speaks to capitalizing on TV music placement, but YouTube promotion in general that some artists sometimes miss the mark on when they are posting videos and getting their full return.

Big Thank you to Mr Robotic for the interview and the insight!

When I teach master classes to artists I often get asked:  How do I leverage a TV placement?

Creating more fans and friends from a hard earned TV or film placement takes a combination of fast action and solid strategy. In the end as evidenced here by Mr. Robotic, this combination can really pay off!

First: A back-story and a word of precaution: I have stood by and watched helplessly now as two of my Cyber PR® clients (who shall remain nameless) have been included in NATIONAL TV spots (one on an Apple commercial and one on a car commercial) and completely squandered these massive opportunities to make new fans.

Getting placed on TV is not easy and these two clients had hit the jackpot. Not only do you get paid for a TV placement, you also get residual income each time it airs but that’s only HALF of a placement’s potential.

Their music was getting exposure multiple times in front of millions of people on TV. Then as the massive opportunity (and potential future income) to capture and engage fans was literally pouring out of the machine, they walked away…  How?  By not setting up the bucket to catch the coins.

Imagine this, a fan hears the song and likes it and heads straight to Google to find out what it is and then Eureka!  He finds it and heads to the website of the artist he just discovered…

One artist had a landing page that said “website coming soon” and the other had a ReverbNation page that was so confusing, I’m certain that potential fans just clicked away, looking to  downloaded the track from a free site, never to be heard from again.

Opportunity squandered.

When potential fans come your way it’s your job to leverage everything you can to engage them (and for gods sake get their email addresses!)

And now the wise words of how Mr. Robotic does exactly this:

Ariel Hyatt: How do you make the 1,000 True Fans theory work for you?

Mr. Robotic: Well, I set up a model using TV and film placement in conjunction with Twitter, YouTube, blogs and social media as a way to gain both exposure and income.

For example, my song “Earth Girls (HouseMix)” was placed on MTV’s “Jersey Shore” and  my name appears in the credits. So, people begin to recognize who I am, and they head to Google or YouTube [the top 2 search engines online] to find me.

Here is how Mr. Robotic takes FULL ADVANTAGE of his Jersey Shore Placement:

STEP 1: YOUTUBE UPLOAD: BE ON THE 2ND LARGEST SEARCH ENGINE ON PLANET EARTH

Mr. R: I uploaded the song that was airing that night onto YouTube.

Mr. Robotic -Earth Girls (HouseMix) 100,931 views

I did this because I knew if Jersey Shore viewers loved the song they would want to find it somewhere and what better way than to have it streaming on YouTube.

AH: This is a smart tactic as YouTube is now the second largest search engine in the world.  With the new impossible MySpace navigation more people are finding YouTube’s interface and ease of use superior for listening to music.

But Mr. Robotic didn’t stop there, he took the time to skin his YouTube channel and he made sure to comment back to every single person who left him a comment.

Just as Secrets In Stereo pointed out to us the KEY is to engage with fans as they are excited about the song on TV, and get them into your Community 2 or 3.

STEP 2: USE ANALYTICS TO YOUR FULL ADVANTAGE

In this case Mr. Robotic is using Topspin to monitor his activity but there are many other effective and free platforms you can use to track your social media analytics.  I suggestGoogle Alerts, Hootsuite, and Next Big Sound

Mr. R: In my Topspin account, I get a notification when anyone mentions “Mr.Robotic”

So, the song played on Jersey Shore during a club scene, and literally right as it aired all of my “future supporters” started mentioning my name and saying how much they loved my song.

I closely monitored my Twitter. As each person mentioned me, I followed, retweeted, and responded. They would in turn follow me back.

AH: I call this new fan an Ambient Fan in Community 3 These fans are your passive online audience, and they are your social media friends who are aware of you via Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm etc., but don’t actively communicate with you and may not have even heard your music (yet).

TIP: Topspin is now open to all artists who want to take advantage of their powerful marketing tools and widgets.

Mr. R: Back over on YouTube, my song was getting a lot of streams because that episode aired to 6.7 million viewers. I made sure that I had added my iTunes link for the album

Since people were reacting so well to the song, I knew I could generate sales due to the fact that and the only way they could hear it was:

Choice A) Streaming from YouTube

Choice B) Purchasing it from iTunes

So far I’ve sold 2,029 copies of the single in the month since it aired.

STEP 3: GET THE WORD OUT TO THE BLOGGERS

Mr. R: I next took a clip of the Jersey Shore scene my song was in and sent it to blogs along with my iTunes link.

STEP 4: UNDERSTAND THAT SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS TRADITIONAL MEDIA

All of his outreach and efforts resulted in a placement in mainstream media.  Mr. Robotic was interviewed by NBC in Chicago, which helped drive even more traffic to his online presence  (not bad for future placement opportunities and Googliciousness). 

STEP 5: SHOW PEOPLE WHERE TO BUY IT – AND iTUNES IS WHERE PEOPLE BUY MUSIC

Mr. R: So to recap: You hear me on TV and you see my name, you go online and search for my song and my name which you easily find on YouTube, Twitter and on, blogs and all of that works together.

So using this strategy, here’s what happened:

1. People reacted to my music featured on TV.

2. New fans “discovered” me after they heard the song by Googling my name and or my song title.

3. They ended up at my website, on YouTube or on a blog featuring me since those results pop up first.

This is KEY and this is what was missing in the scenarios of my two Cyber PR® Campaign artists.

And here is another strategy that will also work:

GIVE AWAY the track in exchange for an email address to build your mailing list!

Use a widget (follow any link below for my favorites) that collects email addresses in exchange for the featured track. This is INSTANT gratification for your potential fans!

They already like the song (they heard it on TV) and that is what drove them to your site to begin with. Now give them what they want.

http://www.tinyurl.com/reverbfreebribe

http://www.tinyurl.com/pledgefreebribe

http://www.noisetrade.com

http://www.Topspinmedia.com

After you collect the names you must send regular and consistent email newsletters to stay in contact.

Read Ariel’s How to Write Engaging Newsletters – Ariel’s Greeting, Guts, & Getting!

Mr. R: Since I found more “future fans” (Community 3) on Twitter my followers went up.

And on YouTube my views increased along with my subscriptions, interactions and friend requests. Also, I have songs being played in clubs and on radio mix shows,  which also helps! All of that translated into sales and fan conversion.

AH: Can you give us a breakdown, percentage wise, of your income from your music career?

Mr. R: Sure.

A. CD sales – 18%

B. Live shows – 20%

C. Merchandise – 22%

D. Film & TV – 30%

E. Bundles of products / Special Offers – 10%

Check in next week to see how Mr. Robotic Identifies Fans And Makes Them Feel Truly Special…

In the meantime, hang with Mr. Robotic:

SITE: MrRobotic.com

TWITTER: @goRobotic

FACEBOOK: roboticworld

YOUTUBE: /MrRoboticTV