Being successful in the music business takes more the just skill ; it takes a solid understanding of marketing. After all, your performer will never be found if people do not know who you are! Guerrilla marketing is perfect for new performer promotion as guerrilla marketers use their creativity instead of cash.
Below are 5 “Guerilla” ways to promote your performer Online :
1. set -up a MySpace.com Music Page
MySpace.com is not just for children, in fact the majority MySpace.com users are in their late adolescents to early 40’s – like ly the demographic your band is looking to market to. MySpace.com music pages allow artists the ability to post information about upcoming get togethers and even upload their songs. The Black Eyed Peas, U2 and Don Henley are just some ample names artists who have leveraged MySpace.com for promoting their band.
2. Establish a Blog
Blogs are easy and free to start. They allow you to connect with your fans on a more personal level. Blogging is a wonderful way to build word of mouth advertising and aid for upcoming shows.
3. Start a Profile on Last.fm
Last.fm is a web site best for performer promotion, it logs every song you performance and prefer MySpace, you can upload songs to your performer profile for people to listen to and comment on. Last.fm allows you to build communities and connect with audiences from all over the world.
4. Flickr
Band promotion is made easy with Flickr. A one step upload process allows you to share photos of your performer with friends, family members and fans.
5. Post on YouTube
Do you have any video of your performer playing live? Throw them up on YouTube, it’s free and people are bound to watch it. The Internet provides countless ways to aid you with your performer promotion effort s.
Unleash your creativity today and explore the guerrilla in you!
