There are a few tips and tricks all bands or groups should follow when trying to promote their music online by creating tunes downloading to your fans. By making sure you perfect your sound you are also in essence showing your fans how important their opinions of your music is as well. To just put out sloppily produced or sub par sound for your group is going to be like a kick in the face for those who have tried to spread the word of how great your band is. Additionally, for those die hard fans who were with you from the beginning when your sound was no where near as good as it is now, this is a way to let them know you appreciate their loyalty. It will not hurt anything either to have a generalized improvement in your overall sound. Likely those at your live shows or video recordings will be quick to pick up on any and all sound improvements you may make. So lets follow these five tips on how to keep your music sounding great while remaining affordable for your fans.
Keep your cost per song down. There is no reason to attempt to inflate prices here, as consumers will go elsewhere that music is far cheaper if you are showing higher prices then the norm.
Send out weekly news letters to your contact list, online or off. This will keep your bands name and updates on the edge of their minds consistently.
Pick your genre and stick with it. Remaining in the same genre will keep your tunes downloads high on that genres list.
Always read your service agreements and the quality of tunes they will provide for your fans on any download sites.
Keep your sound quality high and alive. Since MP3′s are the most common format. You should likely produce in those formats, as it will make your music accessible to most fans.
Just keep in mind that regardless of how you promote your music online, that you consistently provide high quality work and sound for your fans and those who expend their energy as well trying to promote you!
