{"id":12394,"date":"2017-12-14T02:04:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T02:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/?post_type=blog&p=12394"},"modified":"2020-07-08T03:57:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T03:57:47","slug":"how-to-promote-your-music-for-total-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/how-to-promote-your-music-for-total-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Promote Your Music For Total Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Promotion used to be something best left for professionals at a record label. Today the options for how to promote your music to new fans are wide open.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a short guide with a handful of tips that will get you attention, as well as some platforms you should use to communicate your message.<\/p>\n

You mean we can\u2019t just beg people to buy our music?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Again and again the lesson that gets proven is that we as artists need to tell our story. We want the music to speak for itself, but there\u2019s just too much music out there today for anyone to sift through.<\/p>\n

In a candid radio interview John Mayer confessed that he can\u2019t simply promote a song and have it do well. It has to be \u201cwrapped in controversy\u201d. It needs a story hook for people to latch onto and give them a reason to listen.<\/p>\n

Find your story<\/b><\/h2>\n

If music promotion can\u2019t happen without a story, how do we figure out what ours should be? Welcome to one of the biggest challenges any self aware artist can take on. It can take some soul searching and time to discover what the little nugget of story is that is worth focusing on.<\/p>\n

CD Baby\u2019s DIY Musician blog wrote <\/span>a fantastic how-to article on figuring out your story.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Email marketing<\/b><\/h2>\n

Now that you have your story you\u2019ll need a mountaintop to shout from.<\/p>\n

Email still far outperforms social media (we\u2019re talking 10x) as a way to send content and promotions that lead to people actually interacting with your music.<\/p>\n

Your list allows you to\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n