Musician Websites (Option #2) – Meet Nico Boesten of Sayvee.com

Date Posted: August 4, 2010
Musician Websites (Option #2) – Meet Nico Boesten of Sayvee.com
Nico Boesten (of Sayvee.com fame) and I had a little chit chat, as we sometimes do the other day. We're probably going to be doing more of these down the line, and we thought it'd be fun to share with you, so you can get to know him a little better, have a laugh, and even (shock of shocks, horror ...

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Testing in your marketing – why it matters (even in buttons)

Date Posted: July 30, 2010
Testing in your marketing – why it matters (even in buttons)
I am zealously passionate about testing. That's one of the most amazing things with the internet that you just can't reproduce in "real" life: testing. I can get results on whether a certain headline, colour, image, link, etc. etc. is good, bad, or great just about immediately. It appeals to the primeval savage in me that wants instant gratification, I think. It ...

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How to make a musician website in under 15 minutes! (Option #1)

Date Posted: July 29, 2010
How to make a musician website in under 15 minutes! (Option #1)
You don't have to be a technical genius to make a band website for your music, if you're a musician. It's actually really easy using Wordpress - You can do it in under 15 minutes... No technical skills required. Watch the overview, and comment with your questions, and I'll produce follow up videos on those topics. Here's the link for JustHost ...

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Boldness has magic in it. Begin your music journey now.

Date Posted: July 28, 2010
Boldness has magic in it. Begin your music journey now.
Every day I hear the same thing from guys – how do I get noticed? How do we make more money? And my first question every time is the same: how many fans have you made this week? Usually that answer is, “um, none.” Which is fine – nobody needs you to get good at this stuff, except for you, we’re ...

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New Bing Music and Lyrics Entertainment Search

Date Posted: July 22, 2010
New Bing Music and Lyrics Entertainment Search
The brand new hot-off-the-presses news is that Bing has opened up a lyrics search, as well as some other music and entertainment searches. I'm not going to bore you with TV and entertainment side of it (ok it's very interesting, at least to geeks like me, but it's not relevant - here's that article on Bing Entertainment search). But what I ...

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The Cutting Edge Of Social Media Marketing With The Old Spice Man

Date Posted: July 20, 2010
The Cutting Edge Of Social Media Marketing With The Old Spice Man
This, my friends, is the cutting edge of social media marketing. Nobody's ever dared to do this before. At least no big brand has anyway. (UPDATE: Over the past three months, sales jumped 55 percent and in the past month, they rose 107 percent, also per Nielsen. ) Here's how Old Spice got millions of views on their videos and commercials ...

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Nothing is more important than contact (with your music fans)

Date Posted: July 20, 2010
Nothing is more important than contact (with your music fans)
Just like the real world, online relationships don't appear with a sprinkle of fairy dust. You've gotta work at them. And that, means building relationships. It all starts out with something small. Little efforts - which lead a long way. You're at a gig, they're listening to your music, think its pretty cool, sipping a beer. But instead of packing up and leaving after ...

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Chris Cox & MakeYourBandFamous.com — The Vision (Welcome…)

Date Posted: July 20, 2010
Chris Cox & MakeYourBandFamous.com — The Vision (Welcome…)
Most indie artists start their careers completely in the dark about marketing, building a fanbase, and making money from it. ...and most end their careers the exact same way... Without making a dime, without ever truly realising their potential, without actually making a real go of their talents and their creative inputs, and their messages. ...all because we're frightened of marketing. It's the ...

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Facebook & its OpenGraph attack – What it means for you…

Date Posted: July 18, 2010
Facebook & its OpenGraph attack – What it means for you…
Facebook launched its "OpenGraph" standard recently at their developer's conference. Long story short, Open Graph is the next level up for them as they try to assert authority over the web. You know how a lot of sites have that little "Like" button on them? You might have seen that popping up a lot lately on bigger sites. That's the obvious ...

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