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100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips

BEST OF HYPEBOT: This post and its yearly revisions have been among the top read articles on Hypebot for three years. Other music blogs and web sites have re-published it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/13/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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ArtistData Eases Social Net Overload

PART 1 – What Is ArtistData? Coming Tuesday – A Q&A With The Founder Of AristData GUEST POST by Matt Rewinski of the site AccessChristianMusic.com:  Back in ye olde days. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/11/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The New Musical Middle Class

BEST OF HYPEBOT:  New technology that has lowered the cost of recording, promoting and distributing music is creating a new Middle Class of musicians who never ride in limos but. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/08/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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HyperDIY Asks “Who Needs A Label?”

HyperDiy Media bills itself as a label replacement company offering a range of UK and US services to replace the the traditional record deal. For a range of flat fees,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/07/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)
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RAWRIP Pays 100% Download Royalty

RAWRIP, a new ad-supported music site and distribution service is paying indie artists 100% of royalties earned from downloaded tracks. Fans can stream music free and store songs in personal. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/28/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Nimbit: Commerce & Data Capture

This is Part 2 in our series looking at the leading companies offering indie and d.i.y artists the services that help them capture, communicate with and monetize their relationship with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/25/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)
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4 Pillars Of The Band & Fan Relationship

1) Attract 2) Communicate It’s a two way conversation 3) Build Loyalty Keep interest with new songs, videos, shows & more 4) Monetize Each fan (casual, active, fanatical) will want. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/23/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Songness Tests Your Hit Potential

New music discovery site Songness attempts to predict how users will rate a song.  When it launches in September it could give independent artists "a fair way to evaluate and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/22/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Next Week: Empowering The Artist

Over the next two weeks on Hypebot I’ll be exploring at least five of the top web sites that are helping indie and d.i.y. musicians gather fans, communicate with them. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/18/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (8)
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Widget Enables Radiohead Style Distro

At first glance NoiseTrade is a simple widget that enables Radiohead style pay what you want music distribution. But as two dozen indie acts including Sixpence None The Richer and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (12)
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