STEP 1: Sell Music Online-Sign Up For Distribution
You have just created an album and want to sell it with a major online retailer. Sign up for distribution with Songcast and get your music uploaded to iTunes, amazonmp3, Napster, eMusic, Rhapsody and Yahoo Music. Keep 100% of the royalties, No contracts, build a mailing list, get a free artist profile and get a FREE UPC barcode for every album.
Having your music uploaded with a major retailer like iTunes is a great advantage because your fans can spend their money with a trusted retailer. Songcast provides you with great linking ads to promote your music over multiple social networks.
Upload an album, EP, or just a plain single. The membership is $5.99 a month and an album setup fee of $19.99 or $9.99 for a single. The price is amazing because they encode your audio tracks, convert and process your album artwork, provide you with a barcode and help manage your albums with download retailers.
STEP 2: Upload Album Art and Music
Now its time to upload your album art and audio tracks. The image displayed is my album which is on Songcast. This was my album cover art. "Lost In India" is a Fried Roots release and as an indie musician and label owner, the process was easy. Once Songcast approves the audio files and artwork, you are ready to go.
The process is simple. The one main thing to be aware of is make sure you name all your tracks correctly and you agree on an order for your track listing. Once this is done and your payment is received, you are ready to become your own record label. 100% royalties.
Once your album submission is over, it is time to begin your marketing plan with many free resources available to help.
STEP 3: Develop Marketing Plan for Online Attack
Marketing your album online is very easy with all the free tools out there. The key here is to take advantage of the time you have while you are waiting for your album to post with the major retailers. Set up profile pages such as Myspace and Facebook. Promote your album's future release to your new fans added daily. Sign up to multiple social bookmarking and news sites. This is key for your online visibility.
Here is a recent article from our blog that describes some of the elements to creating revenue streams for independent musicians. This list covers some of the important elements in creating a strong marketing attack at a low cost.
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