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Band Promotion – Free Music Marketing

Posted by Music Concerts | Posted in Music Concerts | Posted on 06-04-2009

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Even if you’re currently sleeping on your buddy’s couch, you could  encourage  your band with little or no resources. ( You’ll need a computer and Internet access)
Free music marketing (as the name suggests) does not fee resources, but it will take some time, creative and determination. Ready?
1. Get an Email Account. Free email accounts are available from Gmail, Hotmail or many other web-based email organizations. Simply go to their homepage and sign up for an account, and you’ll be up and going in minutes.
2. Get a MySpace Page. You could get the band a MySpace web site for free. There you could also load up some of your songs, photos, etc. Once you’ve your web site up email all your companions and fans to come check it out and add them to your friend list. You could then contact them all at once to announce future gigs, song releases, etc.
3. Get Something to Sell. You can’t make any resources if you don’t have anything to sell. When you’re playing gigs, even free ones could make you resources by selling stuff to the fans. Make sure you’ve copies of your music on CD  or a flash drive to sell. You could also sell merchandise with your band’s name and logo on it. You could do this Internet for free by  set ting up a virtual storefront at CaféPress.com. They’ll give you a little retailer front web site and show how your logo looks on multiple items you select. Once someone buys the stuff, they handle all the billing and shipping and send you a check.
4. Get a Sponsor. No, not an AA sponsor! I mean a business sponsor who will give your band resources to  encourage  their company. Establish off by looking for “Angel” sponsors. These could be parents, grandparents or companions of the family who have a little extra resources to invest in your career. Then look to organizations who would worth from advertising to the fans you’ll be playing to. Auto dealers, clothing stores, soft drink or beer distributors, are also a nice prospects. Show them that their resources will be going directly into the creation of the marketing materials, and not the band beer fund! By way of example, you put their logo with yours on T-shirts, flyers, posters, banners, etc., in ex differ for them paying for the fee of creating those pieces.
5. Alert The Media. Contact regional radio and television station and offer to play any on or off air get togethers or get togethers they’re having. You could or could not get paid this time, but having your name on the minds and lips of the regional movers and shakers could only advocate your career. With a little work you could market your music for free and keep all the rewards yourself. people are doing this right now, and so could you. You just need to choose up a few marketing tips, tricks and techniques prefer the pros use.

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