MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME ON FACEBOOK – PART 3
Here is the 3rd and final installment of this series. This week focuses on Facebook etiquette – common practices that hurt your fan following and things you can do differently. Take note! Read Part 1 and Part 2. 1. Post during peak hours. Don’t post your most important page updates at 6am or midnight. Shoot [...]
Making The Most of Your Time on Facebook – PART 1
For many of us, it would be incredibly hard to “make it” as a musician if Facebook didn’t exist. Despite last week’s post: “4 Reasons Why Facebook Timeline Sucks!” we do acknowledge the fact that FB has helped us along in our careers. With that said, here’s the first of a 3-part series on how to [...]
5 Easy Ways to Get Last Minute Shows
If you’re a touring artist, no doubt you often find yourself looking to fill a random Tuesday or Sunday evening while on tour. Finding a good show can be hard to do, especially when you’re two weeks out. Here are some ways to fill a last minute hole. ASK TO BE AN OPEN MIC FEATURE [...]
How a Non-Social Media Nut Approaches Social Media
Today’s post is another contributed article by UK-based artist, Andy Mort. He goes by the moniker, Atlum Schema and this time writes on how to uniquely use each Social Media platform. You’ll find tips for the obvious (Twitter/Facebook) and not so obvious (Tumblr/Instagram) music-friendly platforms. Take a breath, read it through, and then give it a try! [...]
PICTURES, VIDEOS, & BLOGS: The 3 Most Important Ways to Engage Your Fans
Amanda Duncan It’s no surprise that the more content you create, the more interest you generate. The two go hand-in-hand. Without a weekly dose of photos, videos, and/or blogs, you are missing out on new fans, engaged fans, and the opportunity to make your music travel further than your immediate network. Let’s break it [...]
Grassrootsy’s Top 10 Posts of 2011
Here it is! The top 10 posts of 2011. The below is a cross between most read posts, most commented on, and most engaging. We encourage you to check out reader comments below each post because you all had alot to say. 1. TURNING FACEBOOK LIKES INTO LOVES Just because they happened to like your [...]
Grassrootsy’s Top 10 Posts of 2010
Hmmm…it was really hard to pick just 10. Perhaps these are personal favorites. But we felt like these posts were worth taking a second look. If there’s another gR post that has stuck with you this year, stick it in the comments section. Oh…and we cheated. The last one on the list is actually 5. [...]
Social Networking in 1 Minute
Here are a few things that seriously only take 1 minute, but will ultimately make a load of difference. A little invite never hurt anyone Each time someone adds you as a friend on facebook or myspace, send them a link and invite them to join your FB music group or fan page. You can [...]
Social Media: How Much Is Too Much? PART1
Are you pushing your fans away by your use of social media? Today’s post comes from contributing writer Barbarie Jolie who writes for online classes. Here is Part 1. Check back on Monday for the second half. ______________________________________________________________________________ As a musician in the midst of the current technological and social media craze, you have everything to gain [...]
The Wonderful World of Widgets
What’s the easiest way to increase traffic to your sites? Widgets. Don’t know what a widget is? Check out this post from back in February: Creating Content – Giving People Something to Talk About #2. I think we all often underestimate the power of little, seemingly insignificant things. Many people haven’t seen the value of incorporating [...]
An Interview with JD Eicher & The Goodnights
JD Eicher & The Goodnights You can usually tell when an artist or a band takes themselves seriously…because it shows, not only in how they perform, but also in how they represent themselves. JD Eicher & The Goodnights fit the profile. They’re a pop/rock group with members based out of Youngstown, Ohio and and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I’ve [...]
Things That College Kids Like
Got anything to add to this? Put it in the comments section below! FREE SHOWS If your event isn’t free, they’ll find something that is. There’s no official rule saying you can’t charge for an on-campus event; but there is an unspoken unofficial rule. In fact, at the University of Pittsburgh, they won’t let you [...]
2010 Year in Review – Take 2
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Did you check out last week’s Top 10 Posts of 2010? Well, over the weekend, WordPress sent us here at Grassrootsy a completely different list of top posts according to your topics of most interest, search terms, and social network interactions. Here’s a HUGE thank you to every one of you who’ve [...]
10 Things I Learned from my 10-day Tour
Ok, so it was an 11-day tour, but 10 sounds better. 1. Think Locally. You don’t have to put 5 hours of driving between every show. That’s lame. Put show 1, 2, or 3 hours apart. You’ll minimize your driving and have more time to lay low in between gigs. Just because you’re on tour [...]
Like, Share, Retweet
Simple explanations for simple buttons that do amazing things! You might know what these do already, but you might not. LIKE: A button created for Facebook. This is a low-commitment button that only requires users to say they “like” what they’ve read or seen. When clicked, a message will appear on their Facebook page acknowledging [...]
DON’T DO THIS: 10 Things You Should Never Do When Promoting Your Music
DONT… Spam others people’s walls with your event, video or website. We wouldn’t put this down as #1 if it weren’t still happening…alot! Now there’s a difference between telling a few people and posting the link on 100 fans walls in one day. Don’t use other people’s Facebook accounts like their your bulletin board. Post [...]
How Do I Get Other Bands On Board?
Maybe you read one of our posts from earlier this month: HOW DO I GET MY BAND ON BOARD? Well maybe your band is already on board? Maybe your frustration is not your band, but other bands. Do you feel like you’re the only one on a 3-bill show promoting the event? How do you make sure [...]
How to Avoid Becoming “That Person” on Facebook
I admit, this post comes out of a bit of frustration. If you’re like me and you have over 1000 fans or followers on Facebook, then that means you’re getting daily Facebook invites, messages, and notifications from a who slew of people about a whole slew of things you could care less about. And even [...]
A Comment
Sometimes, when a fan adds me on Facebook, I skim through their profile and leave a message – on their wall, on one of their photos, or on content they’ve posted. Here’s why: It acknowledges that I’m acknowledging their interest in my music. It lets them know I took time out for them since they [...]
A New Approach For the Tired Musician
So about this idea… I’ve been noticing more and more how important the connection between audience and musician is. So very important. Fanbridge even alluded to it (from a slightly different perspective) on their blog yesterday. When I take off my marketer hat and put on my musician hat, I realize that my fans are my [...]
