mjay37

From the page: "We all want to be successful. Nobody who reads Audible Hype is looking for ways to continue living in poverty, or working at jobs they hate. So this article could be the most crucial piece of advice I give in 2008. It seems obvious, but given what I read on other sites, and given the questions I get asked by readers, it needs to be repeated: the �oemusic industry” is a multi-billion dollar total failure. The only justification for studying how it works is to get a clear cut example of What Not To Do."

From the page: "Before you embark on your marketing efforts it�s important to first optimize your Facebook page. First of all upload an eye-catching profile photo and fill in the basic info. Keep your page as �oeclean” as possible, in other words remove all applications you are not using and place the most important applications as high up on the page as possible."

From the page: "You can upload a song or multiple songs and your fans can listen to it via a nice flash interface. They can even add your song to their blog, MySpace page, Facebook profile or website.

This is a great alternative for getting your music out there for fans to promote without actually giving away the mp3 for free (although I recommend that as well)."

From the page: "Often, when visitors click on a musician's "Store" page it feels much like chatting with a rep after a Mary Kay party or being cornered by a friend involved in a multilevel marketing scheme.

This awkwardness can be what keeps people from buying your music. It's so important that you walk them through the whole sales process as a friend and not as a used car salesman."

From the page: "--Sales--
"Whole New Me" album (7 track EP) has sold over 15,000 tracks on iTunes in the last 12 months, and over 2,500 physical copies from jonathanclay.com as well as live shows.

"Back To Good" sold over 500 physical copies from jonathanclay.com within it's first week of release.

Strong internet presence with:
over 2.75 million plays and over 44,000 comments on myspace
70,000+ myspace friends
Current daily play average of over 2,000"

Good post from David

From the page: "If you haven't heard of iLike yet, you will. The site is combining two of the hottest things going right now: social networking and digital entertainment. It's an online community offering a new marketing and distribution tool for artists; an easy, one-stop shop for their fans to share and talk about music."

From the page: "Did you know that the moment you create something, anything, which could be considered intellectual property it is automatically protected by copyright law? It might seem surprising, but the angsty teenager who just ranted on his myspace blog has every bit as much protection under the law as a published novelist."