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Music Promotion on the WWWHere would be a good place to briefly explain the difference between 'marketing', 'promoting' and selling'. Marketing: is the effort you go to to find the right market and approach that market. It includes the preparation of the right type of sales material and advertising for that market and the calculated use of that material. Therefore 'promoting' without 'marketing' could be a worthless exercise, and at the same time finding a market, throwing sales literature at it and sitting back and hoping, would likewise be waste of good sales materials. Having sorted those two out there is no need to explain that sales is the simple act of getting paid for something in exchange for .. oh well, you know the rest. If you want to SELL you have to market or promote whatever it is you want to sell. Whether it be your gigs or cds, you need people to know about them and WANT them before they will sell. Don't rely on your online stores to promote your music, in most of those places you are just one of thousands, just like your local cd shop in the mall. Don't be afraid either to tell people on a social based forum site about your music. Some like MySpace mentioned below are very music concious so are great for simply promoting your music cds. The sites listed here are more promotion oriented sites, not simply online stores. For a list of online stores go to MUSIC SALES Music ForteMusic Forte; where EVERY artist has a chance of being heard. "Music Forte is the 'real deal' for musicians and music lovers, affiliates, media venues, and anyone who likes to have fun while they work! With all the hair gel and costumes aside, we are able to introduce outstanding talent from all over the globe by blending our interactive social-network with the people who really make a difference - the music fans. Whether you are a musician, music fan, or work in the music industry, we've got something for you!" Music Forte SEE A SAMPLE PROFILE SITE; LISTEN TO THE PLAYLIST JOIN MUSIC FORTE Paramount GroupParamount Group can help you get your songs to the people who can record them. Now... whether you write songs complete with music or concentrate on writing lyrics alone--and regardless of your experience level, you could finally be in the right place at the right time. All genres of songs are recorded in Nashville Whatever the genre of music you're into, our team of professionals is ready to help. At Paramount, we work with writers of Traditional Country, Today's Hot Country, Contemporary Christian, Gospel, Pop, Rock, AAA and Alternative. Even Jazz and Blues and hip hop are done here. Nashville is famous for Country, but that's only part of the story. All kinds of songs are recorded in Nashville. VISIT THE PARAMOUNT GROUP WEBSITE Here are some other sites worth checking out.Dizzler:- Free music without downloads: find music, mp3, songs, lyrics and artists. www.dizzler.com My Space:- A recent addition that has a strong musical influence. www.myspace.com Please feel free to contact us at info@worldmusicindex.com to obtain more information. Thank you for visiting the World Music Market Index, we hope we can help you with a HOME PAGE RESOURCES WEB LINKS LIST REVIEWS AND ARTICLES CONTACT US SITE MAP |
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