Music Promotion & Marketing » Online Marketing & Promotion

It’s Not All Twitter & Facebook

Ashley — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:06:12 +0000

Over the last couple of years there has been a lot of talk about Facebook and Twitter being the next big thing for people wanting to marketing something. They are extremely powerful tools that more professionals are turning to in order to target their audiences and push their products or services. Although I don’t disagree [...]

It’s Not All Twitter & Facebook is a music promotion post from Music Marketing UK, aiming to help bands, musicians and DJs promote their music better on the internet and within the music industry.

Does Google Like Your Website?

Ashley — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:22:36 +0000

If you want to get people onto your website from search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing you need to ensure your website complies with their guidelines. There are a lot of techniques that you can implement on your website that don’t do it any good – either the search engines can’t see what [...]

Does Google Like Your Website? is a music promotion post from Music Marketing UK, aiming to help bands, musicians and DJs promote their music better on the internet and within the music industry.

Getting Free Traffic from Yahoo! UK With the Right Domain

Ashley — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:04:17 +0000

It isn’t Google but it’s definitely something that’s not worth passing up if you are looking to get yourself noticed online One of my many personas is a head SEO technician for some rather large accounts at a UK Search Engine Optimisation company and over the years have learned what works and how to get [...]

Getting Free Traffic from Yahoo! UK With the Right Domain is a music promotion post from Music Marketing UK, aiming to help bands, musicians and DJs promote their music better on the internet and within the music industry.

A Small 5-Minute Change for the New Year

Ashley — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:17:53 +0000

You may have started 2010 thinking about how good this year is going to be for you and your musical career. I did. I do it every year. Each year I say to myself “This is going to be the best year, musically, so far”. And I have the best intentions. But it doesn’t always [...]

A Small 5-Minute Change for the New Year is a music promotion post from Music Marketing UK, aiming to help bands, musicians and DJs promote their music better on the internet and within the music industry.

Why Picking the Right Domain Name is Important

Ashley — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:31:45 +0000

If you are running a website for your music you’ll have a domain name, otherwise known as a website address. Without the domain name people wouldn’t be able to find your website on the internet. But these days with so much competition it’s just not enough to buy a domain name without thinking about the [...]

Why Picking the Right Domain Name is Important is a music promotion post from Music Marketing UK, aiming to help bands, musicians and DJs promote their music better on the internet and within the music industry.

New ‘Genre’ Meta Tag for Bands & Musicians

Ashley — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:04:32 +0000

Here is something I’ve literally just stumbled across that I though might be worth sharing. According to unsignedbandpromotion.com a new ‘genre’ meta tag can be used to let the search engines know your style of music. You can read more on the tag here but is it effective? I thought it was worth sharing and [...]

New ‘Genre’ Meta Tag for Bands & Musicians is a music promotion post from Music Marketing UK, aiming to help bands, musicians and DJs promote their music better on the internet and within the music industry.

What Goes in a Press Release

Ashley — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:52:44 +0000

As I’m going on a little bit of a press release run with some of my posts, I thought it only fair that I include some of the very basics of press release marketing for those that aren’t too familiar with this form of marketing. So, what is a press release actually made of? Well, [...]

What Goes in a Press Release is a music promotion post from Music Marketing UK, aiming to help bands, musicians and DJs promote their music better on the internet and within the music industry.

Why Press Releases Are Relevant to Indie Musicians

Ashley — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:15:22 +0000

Regardless of what you do within the music industry you can use the power of the press release. If you’ve released a new single or album, write a press release. If your label just signed a fantastic new artist, write a press release. Even if you’ve just created a small set of cool samples that [...]

Why Press Releases Are Relevant to Indie Musicians is a music promotion post from Music Marketing UK, aiming to help bands, musicians and DJs promote their music better on the internet and within the music industry.

Growing Your Fanbase Naturally

Ashley — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:53:21 +0000

As a musician you really need to be collecting information from those people that enjoy what you do. As a performer, you should be collecting contact details from people that turn up to gigs or that have enquired about booking you (providing they are happy for you to contact them with updates). Furthermore, there is [...]

Growing Your Fanbase Naturally is a music promotion post from Music Marketing UK, aiming to help bands, musicians and DJs promote their music better on the internet and within the music industry.

Writing Powerful Headlines

Ashley — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:24:52 +0000

After researching marketing techniques I came across a good article on writing good headlines. Since headlines are designed purely to grab attention, it’s essential that they are written in a way that will do just that. The article below describes what triggers curiosity, anxiety, and what is likely to get your reader to, well, read [...]

Writing Powerful Headlines is a music promotion post from Music Marketing UK, aiming to help bands, musicians and DJs promote their music better on the internet and within the music industry.