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December 20, 2012

This Should Be Called 12 Essential Marketing Tips For Up And Coming Artists, But Its Not

4:42 PM | Posted by Grimm560 |
You Have Great Music, Now Lets Do Great Marketing

As far as marketing yourself as an up and coming musical artist, its best to have your social profiles and websites setup before making your big push. Keep your bios consistent across the net. Always consider the fact that your supporters or anyone interested in your music will become interested in you and your brand extensions.

There are tons of free ways to get things together like clothing lines and accessories. Companies like Cafepress and Zazzle let you to design and brand your own gear then sell it from their site without any overhead.

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December 17, 2012

10 Suggestions To Consider When Marketing Your Brand Online.

6:21 PM | Posted by Grimm560 |
10 Is A Pretty Good Number 

 It seems like I have an affinity for creating lists in 10s. I mean really, people say that 3 is the perfect number. Well, sometimes you need more than 3. That's why I try to give you at least 10. So here's another list of useful information for you. 

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November 30, 2012

10 Ass Kickingly Awesome And Easy Marketing Tips For More Traffic, Views, Followers, Fans, and Likes

5:11 PM | Posted by Grimm560 |
YOU'VE ALREADY BEGUN NOW LETS GET YOU MOVING FORWARD

 Let's say you have a just created your new site, blog, or social network profile and really don't know how to best get the word out so you can build your audience. You may not know what to do next. I'd say the best thing to do is get your website, blog, and social network profile links out there. The more backlinks you can setup, the more traffic, visitors, and views you can get. This can raise your internet visibility with the search engines and get more likes and followers. Now I'm writing this off the top of my head. If you blog, you have my permission to copy and paste this into a blog post. Just give credit where credit is due, ok?? I can guarantee that if you share this info, a ton of people will take notice. Everyone from brands to fans would love to get their hands on this all this info in one place. The best thing about this post is that nearly 99% of the stuff in these tips can be implemented for free! So lets get started!
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October 5, 2012

GFM Money Kit For Musicians In The New Music Industry

10:02 PM | Posted by Grimm560 |
Being a musician, band, artist, or composer in the new music industry can be tough considering that your act may or may not have capital backing to dump into your marketing and promotion efforts. The beauty of the new music industry is that, at its core, a huge part of it is online based and like many major and small business, the internet is a life saver for a fledgling business. Take this into account when thinking that the internet holds no weight in commerce for business. Now here's where a split can happen between music acts these days. Some want fans, fame, and fortune. Some just want to make a living without being in the spotlight. As a musician, artist, band, or composer you have to choose. You may not choose your ultimate path at first, but within time you should...and probably will.

 Here's where I plan to help. This blog is usually chock full of info about the new music industry, music publishing, and different ways to make money with your music. However, there may be some of you who are just starting but don't know where to begin or which avenues you should consider implementing into your plans. There are tons of ways to go about it. I will attempt to combine a few of the suggestions I've made in the post HOW YOU CAN MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR MUSIC with some suggestions to grow your fan base, create an income stream, and keep the income coming in. 

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June 26, 2012

How to be a fan and support your favorite indie band and artists

11:33 AM | Posted by Grimm560 |
Being an artist or band in today's new music industry is not an easy task. The difficulty is not in the form of what you have to do, but how much you have to do it and timing is crucial to the success or failure of a band's endeavors. Rallying the troops to get behind your brand and keeping them loyal to you is easier said than done. It requires effort on both parts, the band and the artist, in order to work properly. These days, music acts need to stay engaged with the fans, and in order for a fan to see their favorite artists thrive with recognition they must also properly support those artists.

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