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WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE
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There are the two classic Online Z-card designs we create, the one on the left is by Unsigned Band Promotion and the one on the right is by Aidan Curran of Musician Sites. Any Other Information is where you advise us of your preferences in style.
PLEASE NOTE
Online Z-cards, Micro-Sites Are By Invitation Only I don't normally make Micro-Sites to promote MySpace, PureVolume and profiles in general, or FreeWebs, Yahoo! GeoCities, LYCOS.tripod and other free webhosting type of pages. You Need A Real Website.
An Online Z-card is a single Webpage (a free, hand-made, micro-site) that contains all the relevant information about your band, it's a comprehensive, attractive and search engine friendly landing page that will promote your band and your band's Website.
Don't think that an Online Z-Card is just another Profile Page cobbled together by some WYSIWYG application or Perl script, it's not. An Online Z-Card is a tailor made Micro-Site that will promote your band and your band's website to Hell and back - not bad for FREE.
YOUR DETAILS (the explanation)
The information I need to make your Online Z-card (Micro-Site)
WHAT YOU GET WITH A MICRO-SITE
- You get an Electronic Press Kit
- Your band's name promoted
- Your band's Website promoted and supported
- Your Micro-Site should be in Google's top 6 search results for:
- "your-band-name" eg:
sisters k [was: #1]
Notes: If your band's Website is already well promoted and/or your band's name is a common word, I can't promise you a top position in Google. I'll do my best though
- "your-band-name" + "band" eg:
menendez band [was: #1]
Notes: Unsigned Band Promotion get around 86% of bands' Micro-Sites into Google's top 10 search results for their band's name. And by adding "band" to the search criterion, your Micro-Site will jump up the list considerably. - "your-genre" + "bands" + "your-area" eg:
rock bands suffolk [was: #4]
Notes: A Micro-Site will promote around 87% of bands into Google's top 5 search results for something other than their band's name. THIS IS FREE ONLINE BAND PROMOTION it's what an Online Z-card is all about. - "your-venue-name" + "venue-area" eg:
mac's the club essex [was: #7]
Notes: It is difficult to achieve good results in the search engines with a cursory mention of your favourite venue. Keeping it local is important. Some of the search engine results for this "promotion effect" may seem poor. However, there is often hard competition from other well connected Websites. 99% of the Bands' Websites don't feature at all within the top 100 results! The Online Z-cards are always within the top 50
- "your-band-name" eg:
sisters k [was: #1]
- Buy CD Now Links (earn some HARD CA$H via PayPal)
- An Affiliate Link (earn some HARD CA$H. Email me about this)
- Release dates of your albums listed
- MP3 download link (free gift for your visitors)
- A Mini Biography / Profile (promotes your band and your genre)
- Band member information section
- Back Links (to all your band's web addresses)
- Back Links (to your Micro-Site)
- Back Link (to your Gigs Promotion Page)
- Mailing List Sign-up (by email form) so you can start to build a mailing list
- Up to four promotional pictures of the band displayed
- Thumbnail image of flyer (for £?s off gig entry)
- Your Contact Information
- Your Copyright Information
EARNING CA$H FROM YOUR MICRO-SITE
You need to send me an email (info@unsignedbandpromotion.com) saying what you want to do regarding an affiliate link, buy CD now links, merchandise link, and the PayPal donate button. Obviously I will need certain details, such as your ID number or the HTML code, but don't worry, I will not want to know anything confidential. Feedback with this is very important, I welcome all of your comments, ideas, questions and information. I will always respond as soon as I can.
You won't get rich, but it should buy a round of drinks once a month. Have a drink on me.
