By Alex Horowitz As many musicians know, there’s no shortage of services out there offering artists feedback on their music from unbiased sources. Of course, that begs the question — just how useful are these services, and what role can they play in your development as an artist? To better understand the potential value of […]
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[Editor’s Note: This was written by Jesse McCracken, Social Media Manager for Rightside, and it originally appeared on Rightside’s blog. Visit tunecoredomains.band to get “.band” or “.rocks” web addresses that capture your band’s and you brand’s personality and voice.] Van Morrison is a music legend. As a singer-songwriter since the late 1950s, he has seen the industry go through […]
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A lot of artists find excuses to ignore the concept of selling merch. Maybe you don’t play live too often yet, or you just distributed your first single or album. Or maybe you’re playing regularly but you just don’t see merch as a necessity. Because after all, how could it really be that big of […]
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[Editor’s Note: We work with SoundOut to offer our artists insights and analytics with TuneCore Track Smarts reports. Check out this post from SoundOut’s CEO and Founder, which describes how music research with fans can complement your music creation and marketing efforts.] David Courtier-Dutton is the CEO and Founder of SoundOut, the market leading research […]
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By Scott Blasey of The Clarks
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When you have new music to release, you want your fans to know about it. And because so many music consumers use social media, promoting your new album or single on Twitter and Instagram can have great reach. Here’s the problem: setting up these marketing campaigns can be difficult (and pricey) without the support of a big marketing team behind you. Well…not anymore.
By Shaun Letang
Hey guys, today we’re going to talk about increasing your music website’s conversion rates. By this I mean making on-site changes that will give you more results, even if the same number of people visit your site. We’ll also be looking at an example of how conversion rates work, and why increasing them can mean a much more profitable music career for you…
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