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44/52: No Shitty Artwork Allowed

Blair Pope December 20, 2017

Ready for another thing that makes me cringe? I mean, are you really? I feel like you might be over it. OK - here goes.

A CHART-TOPPING CRINGE WORTHY ELEMENT: SHITTY SINGLE, EP, OR ALBUM ARTWORK.

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In Branding & Marketing Tags DIY, indie record label, independent musician, music industry, music business, promotion
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Use That Free Promo

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41/52: Free Promo! Getch'ur Free Promoooo!

Blair Pope November 20, 2017

Once you have an new music or a tour booked and ready to go on sale, it’s time to start promoting the crap out of it. Easy enough, right? A quick jump into the sea of promotion will lead you to one very true realization: THAT SHIT IS EXPENSIVE. Chances are, you don’t have a deep bank account supporting your new release… and if you’re reading this you likely don’t have a label with a massive budget either. 

Here are 8 free things that you can be doing to promote your music

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Tags promotion, fans, indie record label, independent musician, music business, music industry, DIY
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