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Promote and Sell Your Indie Music

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Promote And Sell Your Music

Lets say that you are an indie music artist. And like most indie artist you have what you believe to be the next big hit or at least music that you made and believe will generate some kind of fan following and income in the near future. The problem is, you work a 9-5 job and don't have the time or money to book amazing venue or the know how to get your music into the ears of your target audience. Lets face it you won't develop a following playing hard rock music in a local country bar. I plan to help you figure out how to get your music into the ears of the people that would care to hear it with as little technical knowledge as possible.

I'm not going to tell you to buy and read a book. I'm not going to tell you to buy expensive music editing software. I'm not going to tell you to sell the rights to your music. I am not going to tell you to spend hours each day posting to every social network on the web.

I am going to cut through the garbage and I am going to tell you how to get your music out there. So pay attention.

What You Are Already Doing To Promote Your Music

Things that help but are not required...

web musicIf you are like most hard core indie rockers then you probably fit the stereotype of Sex, Drugs, and Rock'n Roll. The problem with this is that you are following this formula to the "T" when famous rockers and musicians followed this backwards. That's right they spent their time and money on music, then drugs and sex. If you are doing everything the first way you may want to change this otherwise you Will Fail and will always be know as the person that Failed and your family members will always say, "I told you so."

Now, on to what you may already be doing to get your music off the ground.
The short list.
1. Start a Facebook/Myspace fan page for your music.
2. Have someone create a website(free) for your music (band, group,etc.)
3. Play live shows as often as possible (in an appropriate venue).

_______What are you already doing ______ ___ to promote and sell your music?_______

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Cd BabyIf you would like to get your music out there all you have to do is make it digital. Whether that means that you want to spend time mixing your tracks on your home computer with software or playing your inspirational music for the local community. If you have a access to a computer or know someone who dose your best resource is CDBaby.com. CdBaby provide many resource for the indie music artist. Such resources include:

1. Web hosting
2. Cd replication and duplication
3. Digital distribution for Albums and Singles
4. Music widget (for website or Facebook)
5. CD distribution
6. Sell music on I tunes
7. Sell music on Amazon
8. Sell music on ..lots more sites
9. Vinyl distribution

Now all you have to do is create a WordPress website. Have it hosted by CdBaby.com and use the built in WordPress capabilities to link you site to all of your favorite (or not so favorite) social networking sites. The reason for linking them together is so that you can post things such as your local concerts on your WordPress site and it will be posted to all of your social networking sites as well. The next step is to tell all of your friends and family to check out your site and tell every one. CdBaby.com also has some revenue generating tips that will help you get you music to work for you. You should check it out.

Are You In the New?

Lets find out because these Indie music groups are.

In order to make it BIG you need more that your local neighborhood to talk about your music. You need to hit the press. "But how?" you ask. Simple just follow the process above and the music lovers will come to you.
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Is your music in the list?

CdBaby.com will be able to get your music on Amazon and Itunes.

Do have your band's Face Online.

People don't recognize what they have never seen.

Get your band out there visually. Whether that means picture of everyone eating dinner, having fun, hanging out or playing music. The more photos of you the more people will recognize you even if they have yet to hear your music.
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