5 Simple Steps To Make Your Song Go Viral As An Independent Musician (Page 5)

ADVERTISE

There are plenty of quality ways for artists to advertise, and I don’t mean paying insane rates in major indie publications, something I typically don’t recommend. After all, you’re paying their rent. Niche websites with more reasonable pricing, ironically, tend to be more effective than massive indie titans. If you’re a desert rock act or a dream pop group, sometimes it’s best to start where your particular niche is – reach out to the medium level publications who cater specifically to it.

Facebook is great when you keep an eye on it, test, and optimize. If you don’t want to take the equivalent of an advertising course, you can always try out Reverbnation’s “Promote It” app for your Facebook advertising needs. Be sure to report to us how things go! Check it out here. Another set of potential ground rules have been outlined by Gen Y Rockstars. I love their approach to the descriptions, although my personal choice tends to lean towards pay-per-click advertising. Props to them for their approach.

Advertise with hyper-targeting on Google through their main option, Google Adwords, which provides pretty much every focusing option you’d ever need to reach your niche audience. They also have a free customer service line to guide you through the many options.

Another avenue that I’ve used with some success is Blogads.com. They offer a very easy-to-use advertising system that enables you to advertise in music publications such as The Deli, Obscure Sound, and Short and Sweet NYC among others. Try their pay-per-tweet advertising, as that’s what was most effective for me.

To cover organic Twitter growth, I recommend Andrew Muller from The Real Musician. He’s who I hire for my own Twitter promotion and the growth has been tremendous. Also, I use his services for all my artist packages and campaigns. Read up on what he does at The Real Musician.

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