| CD Baby DIY Musician Podcast |
June 29,
2009
Ep.65 : Matthew Ebel - Stream your concerts to the world
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Top Sellers
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Allowing you to set the selling price for your music — and to change it at any time — has been a core feature of CD Baby from the beginning. Unfortunately, most artists just choose a price when they initially sign up and never look back. Price changes on CD Baby are instantaneous, which allows for some unique marketing opportunities in conjunction with your email and social networking efforts. After all, people love feeling like they’re getting a bargain!
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Getting out on the road to build an audience is a constant struggle for the average indie artist. Limitations on time, money, and resources are all huge hurdles to overcome. But what if you could take your show around the world without moving a single guitar amp or eating another drive-thru meal? Now you can!
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Good self-promotion takes a lot more than a shout-out and a link to your MySpace page. One of the biggest mistakes we see artists making time and time again is how they approach media professionals via email. The next time you send an email to a booker, record label, promoter, venue, magazine, blog, or even a fan, keep in mind that practicing smart email etiquette can be the difference between getting a killer gig and a cold shoulder.
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We've sealed the hatches, prepped the foodstuffs, secured our luggage in the overhead compartments, and mixed our metaphors. With only a month remaining until the big re-launch of cdbaby.com, the countdown begins NOW! But before takeoff, we wanted to let you in on one final secret.
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How can you expect people to take interest in your music if you can’t effectively describe it yourself? The style description on your album’s CD Baby page is a useful tool that can help attract potential sales to you music...
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Our DIY Musician Podcast distills the wisdom of industry experts into a 45-minute audio delight. For those of you who can't sit still that long, here's an excerpt from a classic episode to review at your leisure. Episode #55: Building a Music Career Online, with David Nevue
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In this crazy Web world where every artist is just a blog post away from being hailed as the "Saviors of Music," it is increasingly difficult to make positive press actually mean something.
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Has a music video played an important role in your musical success? If so, we want to hear from you!
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This month's sneak peek at the cdbaby.com redesign (rolling out this July!) is an old, familiar friend that has undergone a fancy face lift and learned a few new tricks: The Album Page.
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10 simple tips (and one hard one) for maximizing the revenues from your music.
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I hear artists and musicians asking all the time, “Is it possible to build a bigger fan base just through the web?” I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, and I’m convinced that it’s not as hard as people make it out to be.
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There are some exciting new developments this Spring at CD Baby. Artist payouts are on the rise, the launch of the new CD Baby is getting closer, and Hostbaby is better than ever!
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