Archive for April 2003

LA Folks! ESSENTIAL seminar/discussion tonight…

Apr 3rd, 2003 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

If you’re in L.A. or in driving distance of L.A., get yourself there for this stellar discussion, and know that I am jealous. Should be a good one.
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More L.A.: Ruff Ryders Exec Seminar in June

Apr 3rd, 2003 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

If one good thing comes from the current industry shakedown, it’s that execs are much more willing to share their experiences. (Even if it’s only a sideline — access to this kind of knowledge is still rare and valuable!)
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Meet System X

Apr 2nd, 2003 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

I’m remiss for not publishing this much, much sooner. Chris Standring has published an excellent e-book for artists who want to seriously grow their audiences. It has all the nuts and bolts instructions that we didn’t have room for in Grow Your Band’s Audience, plus some ideas that you simply wouldn’t think of if you [...]



New Edition of Internet Promotion Classic

Apr 2nd, 2003 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

The folks at Music Biz Academy have just updated David Nevue’s classic work, Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet. Where Grow Your Band’s Audience focuses on growing audience in your own backyard, Nevue highlights ways that you can use the web to build a fanbase that stretches around the world.
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Add Your Links!

Apr 2nd, 2003 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

We’ve opened up our all new links board — log on and add your link!!
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$9 gets you a domain name. So just do it!

Apr 2nd, 2003 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

I’ve been using GoDaddy to register domains for myself and for my clients, and I’m really impressed with their service AND with their prices. I keep seeing submissions from bands with domain names that look like myband.blahblah.someothersite.net — stop the madness! Drop NINE DOLLARS to get your own domain name. It’s something you will HAVE [...]



Are you feeling lucky?

Apr 2nd, 2003 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

I just came across an article that Dave Jackson wrote about a clever little way to engage your audience while making a few bucks at the same time. You can read it here.I’ll challenge you to take this technique up a notch. Instead of asking for a dollar to enter the raffle (which would, in [...]



Promo opportunity of the day…

Apr 2nd, 2003 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

I’m as hestitant as anybody about working with ClearChannel on anything these days, but there’s something really sincere about their new independent music project. (Just keep your eyes on the terms of service!)
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