http://www.unsignedbandpromotion.com/band-promotion-blog Teaching musicians and artists how to get their Websites noticed by fans, search engines and the music industry in half the time they could do it on their own Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:02:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've just read an article - that I think all unsigned bands should read - on God Is In The TV Zine by Bill Cummings called Take a stake in a band. The Article describes how The Race, a male and female fronted, 5 piece alt. indie band from Reading, intend ... http://www.unsignedbandpromotion.com/band-promotion-blog/2008/11/17/god-is-in-the-tv-zine/ I was just checking and tweeking some Micro-Sites and was reading through Alexis Thompson's when I suddenly thought Oh my God, I hate Alexis Thompson!. Of course I don't, silly. But she has an album called "I Hate Money", her name is "Alexis Thompson", remove "Money", and type I Hate ... http://www.unsignedbandpromotion.com/band-promotion-blog/2008/10/16/i-love-alexis-thompson/ Want to know how I feel about MySace? Read this: The MySpace Matrix by Metal Music Promotions, it hits the spot. Calling all bands, GET A REAL WEBSITE http://www.unsignedbandpromotion.com/band-promotion-blog/2008/10/15/the-myspace-matrix-on-metal-music-promotions/ Now, this isn't The full Unsigned Band Promotion endorsement and recommendation of Band of Me because I don't really know them, but, it is a Link to a new community where musicians can be seen and heard through their music videos. What they have to say about themselves: watch music videos ... http://www.unsignedbandpromotion.com/band-promotion-blog/2008/10/11/band-of-me-indie-music-videos/ I've been interested in "Fans" for ages because they're obviously So important to a band's success. And recently there have been some very thought provoking and inspiring articles on the subject: Kevin Kelly's - 1000 True Fans, From Exposure to Conversion "How to Create a Real Fan" - Part 1 ... http://www.unsignedbandpromotion.com/band-promotion-blog/2008/10/07/fancorps-street-team-management/ No news is good news. Err, no. When a person visits your band's website they're probably just looking for a free download of your music. But, they will also discover your credibility! If your band's website has a NEWS page that contains No News or Very Old News, the visitor will ... http://www.unsignedbandpromotion.com/band-promotion-blog/2008/09/27/no-news-is-good-news/ My strapline is, helping musicians and artists get their websites noticed by fans, search engines and the music industry in half the time they could do it on their own and to that end I've written Promoting Gigs From Your Website, SEO for Bands and now Press Packs - what ... http://www.unsignedbandpromotion.com/band-promotion-blog/2008/09/17/press-packs-what-should-they-include/ I've just finished a Micro-Site for the beautiful and amazing indie rock band from Gainesville, Florida Sweet City Action. Vilma and Christina are brilliant. I want the Micro-Site to help promote the band as they don't have a Website just various profiles - watch this space as I may change ... http://www.unsignedbandpromotion.com/band-promotion-blog/2008/09/09/new-micro-site-for-sweet-city-action/ I've just followed a bizzarre trail of links and found myself reading a creative and fun blog post on "creative band promotion", it's well worth a gander, it will give you some colourful band promotion ideas, see: Creative Promotion Ideas for Your Band by Vilma Jarvinen http://www.unsignedbandpromotion.com/band-promotion-blog/2008/08/20/creative-band-promotion/ Did you get your Press Invitation to the Surface Unsigned National Showcase today? Unsigned Band Promotion have been invited to the Surface Unsigned National Showcase on Saturday 13th September 2008 at Carling Academy (Main Stage), 52-54 Dale End, Birmingham, B4 7LS. This event will be the culmination of over 300 ... http://www.unsignedbandpromotion.com/band-promotion-blog/2008/08/14/surface-unsigned-festival/