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Need a New Bio, Website, or Social Media Help?

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Do you need a new Biography that effectively communicates what you’re all about?

Are you relying on
MySpace for your web profile? Don’t. You need your own Website and now’s the time to get one.

Do you need help on figuring out how to use
Social Media to spread your music?

Do you need some help
brainstorming a unique marketing plan for the next phase in your development?

If so, we can help!
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Shift Happens: The Changing Media Landscape

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This is an official update to the original "Shift Happens" video.
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10 Ways To Make The Most Out Of Social Media

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Shout_It

I've mentioned it before on these pages, but it needs repeating...as an artist, you are an entrerpreneur. And as an entrepreneurial business, marketing is one of your biggest hurdles. It's marketing that brings fans to your website, to your concerts, and ultimately end up buying your music and t-shirts.

So what's your marketing plan? What are you doing online to get noticed and to spread your personal brand? And perhaps even more importantly,
how are you delivering that message?

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How To Make Successful YouTube Videos

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How to make a viral video

I had a conversation with someone this morning about how to create successful viral vidoes for your band, so I figured I might as well share my thougths with everyone on The Bleeder Blog since it's something that most artists can improve upon.

In a world of expensive marketing and promotion campaigns, creating online video content for your band is a no brainer. It's inexpensive, quick and easy, and more often than not it leads to a source of discovery for new fans.

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Persistence Leads To Success

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Goals

As an artist you are just like any other entrepreneur, hoping that your passion and talent will lead to a sustaining career. But as with any entrepreneur, simply having a great product isn't enough.

How will people hear of what you have to offer? How will you develop a buzz around your music?

Creating a solid business and marketing plan with a clearly defined goal is the first step. But as you work through your plan and make all of the necessary calls, you'll undoubtedly be confronted with many closed doors and unanswered emails. This is where the majority of bands falter and begin to lose their way. They give up far too early and aren't prepared for the countless hours of
working the finished product...your album.

So what sets successful artists and entrepreneurs apart from the rest of the pack? Persistence and perseverance. It may sound like an overused cliche, but it's the truth:
Persistence leads to success.
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Scott Valentine Presents: Choose Your Own Price

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As with everything Scott Valentine does, he's challenging the status quo and music industry standard, and has come up with an incredibly generous and original offer for his fans to buy the Seasons album. If giving away every track on the four CD album wasn't enough, Valentine is now letting you buy the album by
Choosing Your Own Price.
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How To Get The Most Out Of The Bleeder Blog

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You're not getting the most out of The Bleeder Blog if you haven't done these two things yet...

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Concert Junkies Rejoice: Setlist.fm

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A really cool new social media website has just launched that any serious music fan or collector of live bootlegs needs to check out. Setlist.fm is a free wiki-like service to collect and share setlists.
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Twitter Meets Music Blog: Blip.fm

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Are you on the cutting edge of Web 2.0 and like to be part of the latest social networking sites?

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$99 Music Videos

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$99 Music Videos is an independent music channel of music videos, all made for $99 or less.

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