Category Archives: Social Media Strategies

Top Social Media Blogs of the Week

The Internet is always changing. Each week there is a new website to visit, new app to download, and new device to buy. Just like you, I am also learning day-by-day on the ways to perfect my skills in marketing artists in the social media world.

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…
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Four Steps to a Successful Music Career in 2011

I’ve put together four steps to follow that will help you map out a successful social media marketing campaign to attack in 2011.

Step 1. Identify your goals.

Identify your specific goals on why your creating an online strategy Write them down! Usually physically writing something from pen to paper gives you a sense of responsibility. Post this up somewhere that you and your band can see it on a consistent basis. The worst thing you…
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How To Add a Newsletter Sign up To Your Facebook Fan Page

I’ve gotten this question several times from clients, how do I add my newsletter sign up form to my Facebook fan page? We always want to make it as easy as possible for fans to sign up to your email list, without giving them 2nd and 3rd steps outside of Facebook to complete, but Facebook has always made it a bit tricky to incorporate HTML setting onto their pages. I have been searching the internet to find…
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Feature Article: If I Ruled the Blogosphere: Hip-Hop Blogs and Social Change

If you were like me and missed out on the Future of Music Coalition conference that was held in DC in April don’t worry! This week we are being gifted FINALLY with the videos of some of the panels that went down at the conference.

One for sure that I’ve been waiting for is the “IF I RULED THE BLOGOSPHERE: Hip-Hop Blogs and Social Change” panel. This panel featured prominent hip-hop bloggers in a dynamic conversation about…
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Top 10 Tips to Get Your Music Moving This Holiday Season

With the holidays approaching very quickly, its definitely time to take advantage of the throngs of people that will be online shopping with their credit card in hand. CD Baby has released their Holiday Marketing Guide that gives you some great tips on ways to promote your music during this holiday season

Also you can read more great tips, and articles on the CD Baby DIY Musician Blog at http://diymusician.cdbaby.com

These suggestions are geared towards folks who are…
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