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Building your online presence thru social networks with your fans is one of the most critical components of a successful band. Fans want relationships with the bands they like and your internet exposure is key for growing with your existing fans and getting new fans. It is a complicated maze of options out there so we rank the areas that we believe are most important for bands to use. 
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Facebook   Free Service
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends. Artists use facebook to keep connected to fans and is an effective tool to get your band exposure to new fans.  
 
Twitter   Free Service
Twitter is a free service that allows you to update your website via a quick text using a phone or via a computer to tell your friends and fan base what you are doing at that moment. Many bands are using this on their web page to give quick updates on where they are, what they are doing while on tour, etc. It is a great way to frequently bring your fans back to your site to see what you are up to and to build out your fan base. 
 
tumblr.   Free Service
tumblr. is used by many artists and bands to talk with fans, let fans know what the band's interests are, and for fans to follow bands. The most popular posts are photo's, videos and music via soundcloud which is a legal way to do it and credit the artist. It is a very visual medium for artists to share with fans and it feels more like you are having a conversation. It is very user friendly for artists to upload photo's and videos and customize the look and feel.  
 
Myspace   Free Service
Myspace is most popular place for musicians to have a free website that can expose your music to over 200 million and growing my space members. Also your music fans have a place to go to download songs, read your blog and hear about your upcoming tour dates. There are already millions of bands that have their own page on Myspace.
 
Flickr   Free Service
Flickr is one of the best free online photo management and sharing applications in the world. Show your fans your favorite photos and videos. Upload shots from each live show and keep them coming back.  
 
MOG   Free Service
MOG is the music blogging network where music lovers share their opinions/blogs on bands and artists, including posting links to videos and songs. Here what people are saying about your band or interact with your bloggers and fans.  
 
bebo   Free Service
bebo is a popular social network that allows you to create your own social profile and upload songs, videos, photos and connect with fans. 
 
dmusic   Nomad Contributor Free Service
Since 1998 D Music offers a full range of services that are helpful to musicians. They offer band hosting with free or low cost subscription services as well as space to store media files. Also offer legal/trademark, graphic design, production and distribution services.  
 
Indaba Music   Nomad Contributor
Indaba Music is a place for musicians to showcase, create and remix music. You can allow your fans to hear your creations and read your blogs. 
 
Tweet For a Track  
Tweet for a Track is a service that enables artists to create viral Twitter promotions. Simply upload an MP3 to give your fans in exchange for a tweet and their email.  They do charge $24 to give you the emails and twitter usernames of the fans that downloaded your MP3.
 
Headliner.fm  
Headliner.fm is a powerful social promotion solution for bands and artists. It helps you reach new fans with real time messages. They send out artist/band endorsed and approved marketing messages for like bands. It's a promotion exchange for bands and artists. 
 
The Indie Band Vault   Nomad Contributor Free Service
The Indie Band Vault is a free music website featuring a select number of Independent unsigned alternative/rock bands. Bands/Artist may submit their site for consideration. Excellent exposure as the site usually comes up as top listing on Google under search term "Indie Bands" and has been around for about 7 yrs. Its usually updated with a new band/artist added once a month.
 
Artist Direct  
Artist Direct gives independent musicians web hosting and e-commerce programs. Can get a basic band page, upload 4 songs, 10 photos, band bio, news and blog for free. They offer additional plans for more songs, photos, etc. that starts at 9.95 a month.
 
Indie Charts   Free Service
Indie Charts offers musicians free profiles for music fans to find.  Bands can get their music reviewed, enter battle of the band contests and connect with fans.  Also their library is sent out to am/fm and internet radio stations worldwide. You can submit your songs. 
 
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Author: Jeri Goldstein, Music Author, www.performingbiz.com
Networking is an art. It is also something that can become a part of your everyday behavior. So often it is a matter of thinking on your feet and really developing your listening skills. You may be having a conversation about one thing and during the conversation the other person mentions something of particular interest to you. Don't let it go, follow this new thread and get more information. You never know where it may lead. It may lead you to a new contact for a gig or a new media contact.
Author: MusicNomad
Use Twitter and Facebook to listen to your fans. They want a relationship with your band.
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Have a flickr account for all your band photos and upload a picture after each show to communicate with your fans.
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Cool band administration tool is Artistdata.com where you can enter information in 1 place and then broadcast it out to all your band websites and social networks. Saves time.
Author: MusicNomad
Getting your fans emails is key to an ongoing relationship to keep them in the loop on shows and what you are selling. Giving away 1 or 2 songs via a download code in exchange for their email is a great way to make this happen.
Author: MusicNomad
Make sure when you have multiple websites and social network portals that they all look the same color, font, body, and style across all platforms so they look the same to your audience.
Author: MusicNomad
MySpace and Facebook are ads for you to your fans but you can't get data on your fans which you need. Facebook does allow you to see the city your friends are in. When you are face to face with your fans get their email, city, state and zip code and keep a database.
Author: FanBridge
Approximately 10% of fans leave artists' lists for every month that goes by without being contacted by the artist.
Author: MusicNomad
Focus on target marketing to people that will have interest in your music by knowing what your band represents and who your existing fans are.
Author: MusicNomad
Spend more time hanging in social networks that are your audience. You can't be in all of them so focus in on having authentic conversations with your core audience.
Author: MusicNomad
Using search.twitter.com lets you see the conversation on you as an artist and what people are saying and can join the conversation. Tweet back about new albums or merch.
Author: MusicNomad
If your management tweets for you make sure they say it is from the artists team and not you.
Author: MusicNomad
Who are your fans, where do they hang out? Focus your web strategy to that. If they are not on twitter don't invest time there.
Author: MusicNomad
Engage your fans. Do a contest for your upcoming new CD art.
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When artists post about music fans engage more than personal posts.
Author: MusicNomad
Use pictures on facebook, it gives more likes about a show last night.
Author: MusicNomad
Take a picture of your audience at shows and tell them to go on your social network and tag themselves which makes your band visible on their wall to all their friends.

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