| Music marketing is by and large difficult
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| | You then become the banner ad- looks
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| for most artists, that is something we
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| | really good, but never gets the click.What
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| need to realise. Marketing yourself, being
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| | you need to do is create content within
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| confident to allow people to listen to
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| | your site. Simple as that. Without content
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| your tracks and most importantly, handling
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| | you are just another site that the visitor
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| criticism takes a bit of time to get used
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| | has no real reason to come back to.
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| to. In the majority of cases though,
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| | Content also increases the chances of you
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| marketing plans do fail. you may have a
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| | being picked up by the search engines.
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| great sounding track, but if it is not
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| | Please note:Google, and the other big
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| marketed properly then it will just be
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| | search engines have stated that their
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| white noise.However all is not lost.The
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| | thousands of calculations per site
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| main reasons why music marketing fails is
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| | includes content search. This is a
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| that 1) there is always some money
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| | fundamental statement, even if you are a
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| involved, and 2) we market our music.They
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| | music site giving away your MP3s.If you
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| all sound a bit strange I know, but my
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| | have ever looked for MP3s within the
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| plan is for you to get over these hurdles
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| | search engines, there are about 6 million
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| and to get your music out there without
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| | sites dedicated to the term MP3. Now, your
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| any hassle. I will take each of the above
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| | one site has to be found by a visitor, the
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| points in turn, but remember they are
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| | chances are very low. However, if your
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| interlinked:1) Money marketing. This is
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| | site has content focused keywords, such as
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| bad. The economics of this is so: you have
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| | "good guitar riffs", "how to gig" etc,
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| to sell slot of tracks to get back the
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| | then you will be picked up much easily
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| amount you spent on marketing, then you
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| | than a simple MP3 search. Within the
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| need to sell a few more to make any
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| | various pages that you have created you
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| profit. The problems is, why are we
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| | put, "download free guitar MP3s" or
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| spending so much money on music marketing,
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| | something that suits your music, and you
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| or, why are we spending any money on
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| | then advertise your MP3s through the "back
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| marketing at all?! The Internet has
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| | door". Content will also bring back the
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| greatly reduced the cost of marketing by
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| | visitors, they love a site that they are
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| 100%. Yep, marketing should be free, then
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| | interested in, they sign up to your
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| any tracks that you do sell is pure
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| | news-letter, and then you email them with
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| profit. There are so many music marketing
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| | new updates, your new MP3s etc. Then you
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| strategies, some of which are simple ideas
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| | start to create your own little buzz, you
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| that are not being utilised.Here are some
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| | create people willing to listen to your
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| fantastic free marketing strategies are
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| | tracks.A sideline to content is always
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| not being used, at all. How about leaflet
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| | relevant, up-to-date content. Offering
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| distribution, flyers, making a mailing
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| | tapes with your tracks on is music
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| list then advertising your new tracks on
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| | marketing suicide. I have seen these
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| that (they already like your tracks
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| | actually being offered on some websites.
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| because they have signed upto your mailing
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| | Offering a tape states that 1. You are not
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| list). Applying to competitions will
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| | up-to-date hence your sounds won't be, 2.
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| always bring in some much needed traffic
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| | You are offering poor quality, hence your
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| as competitions generate 1) leads and
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| | tracks won't shine, and 3. You have to pay
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| interest from the host site, 2) your
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| | out for the tape (postage and packaging
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| tracks will get viral marketed especially
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| | etc). People on the Internet want things
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| if it has become in the top 3. Viral
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| | now, not tomorrow, offering MP3s, even
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| marketing is just another way of spreading
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| | short WAV files is giving the visitor what
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| interest, all the people who voted for
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| | they want- immediate access to your
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| your tracks will recommend the great track
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| | tracks.Relevant content is just as
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| that they heard, and you name spreads. 3)
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| | important as current content. If you have
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| You can always advertise the fact that you
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| | a rock website stick to rock related web
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| got in first, second or third in X
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| | pages. If I was into hip-hop I wouldn't go
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| competition (always state how many other
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| | onto your rock site and look at hip-hop
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| competitors were there as well- coming
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| | related articles. Obvious I know, but
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| third out of four entries is nothing to
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| | scarily this has been done. It also has
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| promote really).Surely the ultimate
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| | another effect. The search engines see
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| advertising strategy is...give away your
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| | topic specific sites as just that, topic
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| MP3s for FREE! A simple technique that
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| | specific. If you stray away from your
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| promotes your tracks. People then trust
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| | chosen topic it will not look good for you
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| you, they love quality items, they assume
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| | with the engines. They will see that your
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| then, "hmm, if this is free, and it's
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| | relevance has reduced and so to will your
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| good, what would his selling tracks be
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| | page ranking.Content is not that easy to
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| like?" Free stuff sells pay goods, fact.
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| | accomplish. It comes with time, you need
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| Give away alot of free stuff...MP3s being
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| | to tweak, track whether that has done any
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| the main one, and then be patient.Once you
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| | good to your traffic or click throughs.
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| have finished your free marketing, start
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| | You could also just be writing alot of
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| again. Just keep on promoting yourself by
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| | drivel. Content needs to be "Search Engine
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| free processes. It gets your name banded
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| | Focused", you need to honestly persuade
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| around, people will see your Webpage link
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| | people to buy from you, you need to have a
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| and click on it increasing your traffic.
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| | one to one style (like you are talking to
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| It might not too successful in the first
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| | a friend), and definitely not be boring.
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| few months or maybe even a year, but stick
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| | Nearly forgot, you need to assess who your
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| with it, gaining visitor confidence will
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| | audience is. Are they young, middle aged,
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| ultimately prevail.2) The above is great,
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| | technophobic? You writing style should
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| but why would anyone buy any track from
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| | cater for your audience. For example, a
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| you in the first place? To most surfers
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| | younger audience will like more colour,
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| you are faceless, they don't see you on
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| | more tech information, a friendly banter,
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| the music videos, so why should they buy
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| | and up-to-date chart acts. Generally if
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| anything from you?Harsh words I know, I'm
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| | you write as you would talk to a friend
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| sorry, but it is true. That is the real
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| | then you will be on safe lines.Dominic
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| reason why there are thousands of good
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| | Hough has made music for over 18 years. On
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| groups and artists out there in Internet
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| | his site he has proved that you can
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| land marketing away, spending cash and
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| | make, and market your own techno songs for
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| showing nothing for it. They marketed
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| | free. His site also covers sampling, MP3s,
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| first, wanting cash, and their visitors
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| | loops and much more.
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| are literally saying "I don't think so".
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