Archive for September, 2008

Sep 11th

Music Publicity Blog Case Study - Entry #2

Here in my music publicity blog at musicpublicityblog.com, I am pooped! I wrote thousands of words yesterday because my fingers were on fire, and I kept wanting to blog - it was crazy!
Then this morning, I needed to create a superquick blog for a NYC Accountant, and I did it - just like that! Thanks [...]

Sep 10th

How do I contact record labels to ask permission to send a press kit?

Here’s a music publicity question, care of Yahoo Answers (and WordPress Direct software):
I have a passion for singing and songwriting, and I was wondering how I can contact record labels, music producers, manger etc… to ask permission to send them my press kit? Any tips.
Thank you.
Google the specific record label direct, there should be [...]

Sep 10th

How do I get promotion for my record? And what is the best promotion for my music?

Here’s a music publicity question, care of Yahoo Answers (and WordPress Direct software):
Myspace, iTunes, playing live, and just word of mouth. Let your music speak for itself. I live in LA where there’s album posters everywhere, and people at the grocery store trying to sell you their CD. I’m more likely to [...]

Sep 10th

What is the best magazine or website to find out about indie music?

Here’s a music publicity question, care of Yahoo Answers (and WordPress Direct software):
I want to find out about band that are not played in the radio here in LA. thanks.
Bottom line. Pure Volume http://www.purevolume.com/ has the best indie band info, downloads and ease of use to find new artists and explore new types of music. [...]

Sep 10th

Music Publicity and The Maximum Edge

While creating this music publicity blog during the Thirty Day Challenge, I learned that Ed Dale & Co’s internet marketing strategy is a specific testing process called “Maximum Edge”.
In an ideal Thirty Day Challenge world you’d want to create the following content for each of your chosen keywords:

YourPhrase.com Domain
YourPhrase Blog
YourPhrase Articles
YourPhrase Web 2.0 sites (Squidoo, [...]

Sep 10th

Music Publicity Blog Case Study - Entry #1

This music publicity blog here at musicpublicityblog.com has been debugged for unwanted links, and I’m up to speed on the tutorial videos. So let’s begin!

Here are the current statistics for musicpublicityblog.com:

Google Page Rank: #40 out of 35,000 competing pages for exact match

If the average Googler sees 10 results to a page, then musicpublicityblog.com appears as [...]

Sep 10th

Thirty Day Challenge Check Up for Music Publicity Blog Case Study

Before continuing the music publicity blog case study, I’ve created a Needs Analysis to determine my next steps. After reviewing my Thirty Day Challenge notes, I identified what was needed to get the music publicity blog primed for a second round of testing.
Objective: Get music publicity blog and myself up to speed for testing
Current Status: [...]

Sep 9th

Music Publicity Tip: Diversify!

When we think about music publicity, we often think of music websites like MySpace.com and Reverbnation.com as the best places to get music publicity.
While music sites are great for attracting music lovers, it’s also worth getting publicity on websites that have nothing to do with music at all. I call this The “Hit ‘Em Where [...]

Sep 9th

Music Publicity Case Study Using Thirty Day Challenge Techniques

Music Publicity = Attention pointed directly at you, your band, your music.
In this case study I seek to build an online music publicity strategy by optimizing this blog, musicpublicityblog.com for organic web traffic. After taking last month’s Thirty Day Challenge, my mind is still racing from new ideas after I understood the basic concepts.
My theory/hypothesis: [...]

Sep 8th

Music Publicity & The Thirty Day Challenge

Your online music publicity strategy can can get a serious supercharge by using internet marketing techniques used in the Thirty Day Challenge, so here’s today’s new idea!

Last month I participated in the Thirty Day Challenge which was organized by Ed Dale, an Australian internet marketer, and his merry global online marketing team. For each day [...]

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