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You Have a Band and a Facebook Fan Page, Now What?

You Have a Band and a Facebook Fan Page, Now What?

Now that you’ve started a band and built your Facebook fan page here are a few additional steps in your music career you might want to consider: 1. Write Great Songs If you are trying to attract the attention of music fans it all starts with great songs. It’s understood that this is much easier said than done but it is a critical starting point.  Great songs with mediocre / poor marketing will ultimately trump mediocre / … Read entire article »

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The Definitive Guide To Facebook For Musicians

The Definitive Guide To Facebook For Musicians

Via Hypebot: Facebook is the largest marketing channel for most musicians and bands. Surprisingly, it’s also the one they know the least about. So in this guide, we’re going to breakdown why Facebook is important, how it works, and most importantly, the specific steps you can take to make Facebook work for you and your fans. Click here to read the entire post. Bookmark on DeliciousRecommend on FacebookShare on Linkedinshare via RedditShare with StumblersTumblr itTweet about itSubscribe to … Read entire article »

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A Fan Found You on Facebook…What’s Next?

A Fan Found You on Facebook…What’s Next?

By Patrick Faucher, Founder and CTO, Nimbit, Inc. There’s been a lot of news that’s come out about Facebook Music, but I’ve noticed that a real important point has been missed in most of the coverage, particularly for independent musicians.   Everything that was announced had to do with music discovery (Spotify, Rdio, etc.) and you just have to look at the new Ticker to see that more people will be sharing and discovering more music than ever … Read entire article »

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10 Best Practices for Bands on Facebook

10 Best Practices for Bands on Facebook

From Mashable: Hey, bands, Facebook isn’t just for laughing at formerly popular kids (“Ah, that dude teaches English at our old high school now? Sad.”) whilst swilling whiskey in your tour bus anymore. It’s slowly becoming a hub for fan outreach, marketing your tunes and collaboration. Mashable reached out to a cadre of music industry experts to put together the following list of best practices for using Facebook to promote your music. … Read entire article »

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10 Tips To Get Your Music News & Content Into Facebook’s Top News Feed

10 Tips To Get Your Music News & Content Into Facebook’s Top News Feed

  From Hypebot: Since Facebook separated its News Feedinto Top News and Most Recent, it’s become really important to get into the Top News feed which is the default and where you’re most likely to be seen. If not, despite all the fans who liked your account or your band’s Facebook Page, much of what you do is likely to go unnoticed. And that means that learning more about EdgeRank, the algorithm which decides who’s in and who’s out, … Read entire article »

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