How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet With Downloads

 

Breaking out in the music business is hard, especially online where everyone and their cousin has a brand and a website promoting it. Offering MP3 downloads is smart: it allows people to try out your music at no cost to help build up your fan base in the beginning. However, getting your music out there can take time and work

Have a Website/Publisher 

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   You need a website -- there's absolutely nothing more important. You want people to find your when they search for your band and you want to have all your information available for anyone who needs it. You can make MP3s available for download on your website as well as provide in-browser playback using a music player. Your website can also include your event information, links to your other online presence and information about the members of your band. try working with www.mp3hitspeakers.com
   

 

Offer High-Quality Downloads / Good Producer / Mp3 quality with good tags

1. When you offer downloads, make sure that you're providing a high quality track that uses proper ID3 tags -- when someone starts playing your music, your band name and song name be accurate. You also want your download to be compatible with a wide range of systems and devices. MP3 is the best bet and you should avoid using digital rights management. DRM pigeon-holes the track to a specific device, stopping people from using it as they wish. Consider adding a Creative Commons license on your downloads page to let people know what the stance is on sharing the track with friends.

    

   Use Social Media

   

   
    

   1. Be active and engaging on as many platforms as you can realistically manage. For musicians, SoundCloud is a good place for sharing your music; it allows downloads on the songs you upload, allows users to follow each other's uploads and has groups that users can join. Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter are also standard social media website to cultivate fans and a presence. MySpace has become quite popular for musicians, as well.

      Another place for sharing your music is Tumblr. Tumblr allows you to upload one audio file per day, giving you a platform for both sharing your music and connecting with fans; Tumblr also offers the advantage of letting other users spread your music in the form of reblogs. The DIY Musician recommends using Spotify by creating playlists, both of your own music and collaborative with your fans.

   Have a Newsletter

   It ties into both social media and running a website, but a newsletter gives you a means of communicating news to your fans without the constant competition of social media while going directly to your fans' inbox. Newsletters are less constant but can contain more information: when you have new downloads on your website, information about where your band will be playing or when you have a new CD available for download or purchase. You can set up a form on your website for newsletter sign ups.