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Running a full PR campaign sounds like a task too big to do without a professional. However, breaking it down into sections can turn it into a manageable project. There are a ton of online tools that will help you too. If you have a new album, tour, or show promote, click here to learn how to run a PR campaign.
If you want to play more shows, look into house concerts on the site Concerts In Your Home.
House concerts create small and intimate settings for your shows and can help fill gaps in your tour. If you have some days between concerts, you can look to add more shows by contacting some house concert hosts. This site can help you find hosts in the area you will be, and can help you host your own shows. In order to play live more, you could open all of your house concerts and play for new audiences every time.
If you check out Concerts In Your Home, we want to know if it helped you book or create a house concert. Leave a comment and a site rating here.
If you are an avid Twitter user, you have probably already heard of Blip.fm.
This is a site where you can browse millions of streaming songs (and your music!) in order to create your own internet radio station. Start by creating your own DJ name and adding your songs to your station. Audiences with similar tastes can tune into your station and you can listen to your friends’ programming as well. Best of all, this site provides easy one-click sharing to all of your social web presences like Twitter and Facebook. It’s a fast and easy way to give fans access to your music online.
If you give Blip.fm a try, we want to know if you like using it on your web presences. Leave a comment and a site rating for others here.
Check out these new links recently added to the Indie Guide!
Songwriting Scene: a songwriting blog
American Songwriter: songwriting magazine and lyrics contest
American Songspace: networking for songwriters
Concerts In Your Home: a site that promotes house concerts and their hosts
Acoustic Music Scene: blog posts for songwriters
Last.fm lets you track who is playing your music all over the world and learn more about your fans. Click here to learn how to use Last.fm as an artist.
When you make MP3s out of your songs you are making them more available and playable for your fans. Click here to learn how to encode MP3s.
TuneLaunch offers a ton of services for independent artists for free.
A membership with this site will get you started with an online press kit as well as physical press kits. Create your own ringtones and then sell them along with your other merchandise with your very own store front. They even have an events application that you can use to promote your upcoming gigs.
If you check out TuneLaunch we want to know if you found any of their free services helpful. Leave a comment and a site rating here.
We are always adding new links to the Indie Guide. Check out the latest additions:
Band Vacancies: find new band members
FindEvent: event listings and promotion
Forming Bands: musician’s wanted site
TheMusicPages.com: music classifieds and gig listings
Performing at music conferences can give your band instant exposure to lots of industry members, publicists, and new listeners. Click here to learn how to book at music conferences.
Your fans should be able to find your blog simply by typing your band name into a search engine. Click here to learn how to add your blog to search engines so that it will show up in search results.
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