Great Ways to Promote Your Music
May 25th, 2008 by Admin
The indie music world is very crowded these days. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just push a button and flush all the garbage, so that only the good stuff is left? But…since one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, you’d have to leave a lot of room there for personal taste. And thus…the mass density of indie music just grows and grows. So, how do you get attention for your music? Is it possible to stand out? Here are some opportunities worth considering:
TheFreeMusicDirectory.com: A great idea…a simple directory for those who are seeking free MP3 downloads. So if you have even a single free MP3 download on your site, you likely qualify for a free listing in this directory, visited by a bunch of people every week seeking free music downloads. The directory is broken down by musical genre, and it’s human-edited (not automated), which helps to keep the quality high and its popularity intact.
GreatSongsFree.com: Many thousands of folks roll thru this site every week seeking free MP3 downloads…not from the artist’s site…but rather right on this site…where the downloads are right out front, easy to find, and the entire focus of the site. This significantly increases the chance that your music will be discovered and downloaded, and the site contains a link back to the artist’s site, for those who are seeking more info (and hopefully, to buy CDs or purchase track downloads).
FreeMusicGroup.com: This blog functions as a newsletter for a series of sites in various musical genres (including solo piano, acoustic guitar instrumental, kids music, Christmas music, instrumentals, indie music, singer-songwriter and Christian pop/rock). Although the blog format on this site is relatively new, nearly a thousand people have subscribed to be notified when new free music downloads are posted. If your music fits into one of the sites represented here, you’re got a great opportunity to be heard by folks who have never heard you before.
So…there ARE people out there seeking good new music…especially free music. Avail yourselves of these free tools, if you qualify, and benefit from the additional traffic and, possibly, sales!