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7 Tips for Artists to use Social Media Effectively

7 Tips for Artists to use Social Media Effectively

To start in an obvious way, using social media effectively is critical! Phones, computers, tablets, etc are all devises that people are constantly using to check their social media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram, twitter, and Linkdin. Social media has increasingly become a source of connection and spotlight. However, the

Call to Crowd-fund [or Direct-to-Fan]

Call to Crowd-fund [or Direct-to-Fan]

Making music isn’t cheap. Whether it’s making an album, a music video, going on tour, or anything else you can imagine. It all costs us money to create it. That’s just a fact. One of the biggest problems for my old band was deciding what was reasonable

Marketing Tips for Artists

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Marketing Tips for Artists

You got the message, you got the music, but do you have the marketing strategies? You could have the cure for cancer, but if you don't market it properly, it's never going to sell. In order to climb the ranks, your music needs to be heard. In order for your

Using Follow For Download With Feature.fm

Using Follow For Download With Feature.fm

I still vividly remember going to the record store as a kid and spending hours there with my friends, looking at all the CDs in the rock section, saving up my money, and at the end of the week, buying whichever one seemed the most intriguing. Mind you this was

SuperPhone & how you can use it with feature.fm to text your fans

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SuperPhone & how you can use it with feature.fm to text your fans

Back when I used to play in a band (and any of my other indie artists out there who play live can confirm this), the day of my show, my phone would be vibrating so much that I could have used it as a back massager. All the people I

A Personal Post from the Intern.

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A Personal Post from the Intern.

Hello, my name is Jae Shin and I just finished my first year of college. Right now, I am currently interning at Feature.fm and they told me about their blog. Intrigued, I said I'd give it a shot. I wasn't entirely sure of what to write, so I'm just

Advice from a Music Marketing Expert

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Advice from a Music Marketing Expert

Marcella Smeele is a music Marketing Expert, Consultant, Music Manager and Founder at [Synergy For Music](http://synergyformusic.com/ "target="_blank). Synergy For Music is a company who wants to help musicians with their goals. Based in The Netherlands, Marcella brings a unique, global perspective. 1. Who are

How any artist can get meaningful radio promotion

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How any artist can get meaningful radio promotion

When you look at spending money online to promote your music, you may often look at your direct Return on Investment: How much money you get back based on what you put in. This means you are always viewing your online spend as part of your "Digital Marketing"

How feature.fm helps artists

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How feature.fm helps artists

feature.fm is a company that is devoted to helping artists. We work with over 8,000 artists to help them reach more fans in streaming services. 91% of artists are undiscovered. They don't have a way to get their music into traditional radio even though many of them have

7 Key Performance Indicators: Tracking the Active Musician's Progress

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7 Key Performance Indicators: Tracking the Active Musician's Progress

Before reading this post, read “5 Steps to track your progress: The Power of Learning-By-Doing”. We’ll be focusing on key performance indicators (or KPI’s) to use for your learning-by-doing tests. It’s really important to figure out what you’re measuring in order to gauge progress. As musicians,

5 Steps to track your progress: The Power of Learning-By-Doing

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5 Steps to track your progress: The Power of Learning-By-Doing

It's very easy to get overwhelmed and lose track of your progress. You may have hit a slump or feel stuck in some way. Aside from all of the tools offered out there, sometimes you just need to sit down, focus, and figure out how to change positively. What’s

Fanfunding for Independents

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Fanfunding for Independents

Fan funding is an interactive, web based crowd-funding platform, a place where artists can shed light on their work and summon the support of their fans. Fan funding sites have been around since the early 2000’s and becoming increasingly more sophisticated and popular. Artists like Amanda Palmer, used this

6 reasons why feature.fm is right for you

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6 reasons why feature.fm is right for you

We know all about the amount of work and money that can go into creating an album. We know that after spending countless hours creating music, the biggest challenge artists have is getting it heard. Our goal is to help provide the best tools for promoting your music online. As

Make the most of your Merchandise

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Make the most of your Merchandise

Merchandise is a vital part of the revenue stream of independent musicians. This basic component can be the difference in your tour funding. 1. Create driver/incentives for your fans. Create a social media campaign, contest, or giveaway and incentivize your fans into actually wanting your merch. Create the demand

5 Practices All DIY Musicians Should Borrow From These Startup Founders

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5 Practices All DIY Musicians Should Borrow From These Startup Founders

[Original article via [Sonicbids Blog](http://blog.sonicbids.com/5-practices-all-musicians-should-borrow-from-these-startup-founders "target="_blank)] You've all heard of startups, right? They're kind of everywhere right now; from Uber to [PledgeMusic](http://blog.sonicbids.com/9-proven-direct-to-fan-strategies-from-the-pledgemusic-team "target="_blank) to Dropbox to [Audiokite](http://www.audiokite.com/ "target="

Why I Still Go To Concerts

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Why I Still Go To Concerts

Over the past 5 months I’ve been to about 11 different concerts and I have tickets for 2 more within this month. Why do I go to so many concerts? Discover new artists I often find out about new acts because they are opening for acts I know, or

How to get your songs heard on 8tracks

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How to get your songs heard on 8tracks

I recently published a [guest blog post](http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/music-promotion/how-to-get-your-songs-heard-on-8tracks/# "target="_blank) on CD Baby's Blog, The DIY Musician, and think it's an important article to re-share on the feature.fm blog. Below is the original article. How to get your songs heard on 8tracks

Taking Your Music to the Streets

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Taking Your Music to the Streets

If you're a musician you've probably thought about giving busking, in other words performing on the streets, a go at least once in your career. Busking is a great way to test out your charisma, your endurance, your ability to draw fans and most importantly your songs. Here is our

We Want Your Music Heard

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We Want Your Music Heard

At feature.fm, we think it's very important to not just talk about what we do, but why we do it. Why does feature.fm exist? What do we believe in? Our fundamental belief is that the best way to promote a song is to play it people. It's as

Why Artists Should Attend Music Festivals

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Why Artists Should Attend Music Festivals

With Electric Zoo Festival hitting New York this weekend, music festivals are a topic widely on our mind. What we love about festivals is no matter what your music genre or preference is, there's a musical festival out there for everyone. According to a recent Nielsen report: 32 million people

Lessons to Learn From Dr. Dre's Music Comeback

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Lessons to Learn From Dr. Dre's Music Comeback

Dr. Dre just dropped some new beats. The legendary rapper surprised music fans with his newest album, “Compton: A Soundtrack.” The album had 25 million streams on Apple Music in its first week, and also sold nearly half a million downloads on iTunes, according to Apple executives. While “Compton: A

How to Effectively Use Spotify to Promote Your Music

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How to Effectively Use Spotify to Promote Your Music

Streaming services have changed the way fans listen to music and how artists are getting discovered. Despite Apple Music’s recent introduction as a new streaming service, it is still too soon to say how powerful its influence will be. With more than 60 million users on Spotify and billions

Five Unique Merch Items Your Fans Will Love

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Five Unique Merch Items Your Fans Will Love

In an age when building personal relationships with your fans is key, your merchandise should reflect just the same. Merely slapping your band name and logo on a t-shirt or poster no longer makes the cut. Your merch should show off your band's creativity and express your brand. Just like