7 Ways to Show Love To Your Fan Community
Happy Valentines Day! While often reserved for lovers, V-Day is a great opportunity to share love of all kinds. Through social media, this love could be shared by spotlighting someone you look up to, reciprocating support through a #FollowFriday tweet, blogging about...
In Defense of 1,000 True Fans – Part XIII – Robyn Dell’Unto’s Multifaceted Approach to Fan Engagement
It's been well over a year since our last contribution to our 1,000 True Fans series, but the ideology hasn't aged a bit. The hustle and heart of the indie artist is still a necessity in today's music industry, and the focus remains to have an all-encompassing view of...
In Defense of 1,000 True Fans – Part XIII – Robyn Dell’Unto’s Multifaceted Approach to Fan Engagement
It's been well over a year since our last contribution to our 1,000 True Fans series, but the ideology hasn't aged a bit. The hustle and heart of the indie artist is still a necessity in today's music industry, and the focus remains to have an all-encompassing view of...
12 Days of Monetization – A Summary of the 13-part Cyber PR Guest Post Series
I'm guessing that you may have already begun to make some resolutions and I am also guessing that making more money from your art may have been on your list of resolutions... If this is the case (or if this sounds good to you) look no further! I reached out to some of...
12 Days of Monetization: Time To Stop Starving and Start Living Empowered! – Jo-Ná A. Williams [BONUS]
The New Year provides a fresh start and more importantly, another year for you to get it right. You desire to finally get your music seen and appreciated by millions right? I mean, It’s great. You’ve spent hours on the production, you’ve saved money, perhaps had a...
12 Days of Monetization: Invest In Yourselves – Peggy Dold [DAY 11]
It is no longer enough to simply focus on being a great musical artist. In this new era of music business (and this IS a business) musicians cannot expect that a label will be there as either “the bank” or “the expertise.” That said, with or without a label,...
12 Days of Monetization: 4 Alternative Avenues to Monetize Your Music – Michael Shoup [DAY 10]
Music. It's that undeniable emotionally charged energy that's been around for thousands of years. It's sent us roaring into battle. It's comforted us when we felt the world was closing in on itself. It's led us down that road we never thought we'd have the courage...
12 Days of Monetization: Connecting with Fans Through Contests – Corie Kellman [DAY 9]
This article was contributed by Corie Kellman (@Coralman808), Director of New Artist Relations for Cyber PR®. When all the numbers and the platform choices start to overwhelm you, take a step back and ask yourself - “If I was a fan, what would I want to see on my...
12 Days of Monetization: What Will it Really Take to Make Money from Music? – John Oszajca [DAY 8]
This article was contributed by John Oszajca (@JohnOszajca), a singer/ songwriter who has released albums for Interscope and Warner Brothers Records and is the founder of Music Marketing Manifesto. We've all heard a lot of talk about the "1000 fan" model. The concept...
12 Days of Monetization: Making Money from YouTube Part 2 – Bobby Owsinski [DAY 7]
One of the things that many musicians aren’t aware of is how to make money from their YouTube videos. This is becoming such a big business that most record labels now spend a great deal of time creating and monetizing video content of their artists, as they’ve found...