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SPINME.com WEEKLY NEWS
August 2, 2005
IN THIS ISSUE…
** Protect yourself from “band site�? outages.
** Be my guest on this afternoon’s conference call.
** Boost your CD sales.
** Let’s work together, starting this month!
** Grow your audience using weblogs.
** Is independent music too serious for its own good?
** Have you taken our five day crash course?
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** PROTECT YOURSELF FROM “BAND SITE�? OUTAGES.
The other day, SoundClick went down for a while. Whenever
that happens, I watch a flurry of postings at music bulletin
boards, screeching about the fact that fans are getting the
web equivalent of “dead air.�? Although free sites like
MySpace and SoundClick serve a purpose and round out your
audience, serious bands reduce their risk and raise their
profile by owning their own branded site. You can do it,
too, for a lot less than you think:
http://msomi.info/x.php?adminid=1163&tid=6513
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** BE MY GUEST ON THIS AFTERNOON’S CONFERENCE CALL.
Our members already know the value of our “open phones�?
conference calls. They can get on the line with me about six
times every month and ask me specific questions about their
plans, their projects, and their businesses. Today at 3pm
Eastern / Noon Pacific, I’m opening up a call to
non-members, so you can learn just how valuable these calls
really are! To reserve your place, just follow the
instructions at this link:
http://msomi.info/x.php?adminid=1163&tid=6514
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** BOOST YOUR CD SALES.
One of the most common questions I get asked on our
conference calls and at my speaking engagements is, “how can
we sell more CDs at shows?�? Bob Baker spent some time last
week compiling some of the very best advice on the matter.
Some of these very simply solutions will surprise you!
http://msomi.info/x.php?adminid=1163&tid=6515
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** LET’S WORK TOGETHER, STARTING THIS MONTH!
I have TWO (!) slots open immediately to start working with
musicians that want to grow their audiences and get better
gigs over the next six months. My personal coaching clients
meet with me three times on the phone every month, and work
with me online in a password-protected, private hub. Fill
out our new client questionnaire and schedule a trial
session to discover exactly what we can accomplish together:
http://msomi.info/x.php?adminid=1163&tid=6516
(Trial sessions cost $25 for 25 minutes, and there is a
limit of one trial session per person. The $25 helps cover
administrative costs that free my schedule to offer
sessions.)
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** GROW YOUR AUDIENCE USING WEBLOGS.
Far from a flash in the pan, weblogs are changing the way
that tastemaking audience members experience new music. One
of our clients used a podcast to get a song heard by 6,000
new listeners last month. Tonight at 8pm Eastern / 5pm
Pacific, I’m holding a conference call seminar for our site
members. I’ll share some specific things you can do to
expose your music to the blogosphere and grow your audience.
Members can log in to the members area to register. You can
join our site instantly by following this link:
http://msomi.info/x.php?adminid=1163&tid=6517
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** IS INDEPENDENT MUSIC TOO SERIOUS FOR ITS OWN GOOD?
This topic might be the 800-pound gorilla that even I ignore
from time to time. Do you get the sense that audience
members stay away from independent music because scenesters
take themselves too seriously? If music is supposed to be
fun, why is there so much angst around our community? And
what can we do about it? Here’s a start:
http://msomi.info/x.php?adminid=1163&tid=6518
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** HAVE YOU TAKEN OUR FIVE DAY CRASH COURSE?
A little while ago, I wrote down the five most powerful tips
from all of my books and seminars. You can get this
collection of material sent to your inbox as my gift, just
by visiting a special website I set up:
http://msomi.info/x.php?adminid=1163&tid=6519
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