Hi Guys,
Today I am going to talk to you about getting your music noticed online. Everyone shares free songs online and I am going to explain why it is so difficult and how you can boost the number of people it reaches.
Over the years we've seen some talented people getting noticed through sharing their music online, through social media platforms, such as, Lily Allen and Sean Kingston. Obviously, both of these acts have gone on to great success with their music being played worldwide. These two artists, clearly talented, were lucky when they were sharing free songs during the early days when there was not so much material being batted about through social media and personal websites.
With so many free songs being shared online from every different genre and every corner of the world, standing out is a much more difficult prospect. Everybody, whether they are current UK number 1 or playing in a local pub with 5 people, including the barmen, are offering free songs for you, me and everyone to listen to. When a market is like this, it becomes saturated, people always want to listen to music, but you need to make sure it's your music that they listen to.
To stand out from the crowd, you need to make your music as accessible as possible. Having your own personal website for your band is great, but the only people that visit it are people who have already heard of you. By restricting yourself to one or two sites you a reducing your exposure, you need to put you material in as many places as possible. There are free social media and free dedicated music sites around the internet that have been created to help you, if they are not costing anything then use them, why not? There is no reason not to. Even if they are new and do not have a massive member list, it makes sense to use it as you are more likely to stand out from the crowd. By placing free songs on more platforms you are not just gaining a wider passing trade, but you are also gaining the regular visitors of the site that you have put your music on.
So get out there and get your music heard by as many ears as possible. Placing it in more places and promoting it with social media sites, such as, Twitter, will only gain you more fans, or at least some great feedback.
Cheers for reading and good luck.
Jack Hillaby
CEO of bustars.com
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