In recent years, SoundCloud has become a popular choice for musicians to share their music. chances are low that you may not have heard about SoundCloud, but in case you haven’t, SoundCloud is a leading social sound platform where you can listen to, or upload your own music and share it with everyone.
Here are some top ways to promote and share your music across the web, through SoundCloud.
Table of Contents
- 1 Share your music publicly
- 2 Engage Your Fans
- 3 Make it easy for bloggers to access your tunes
- 4 Share Your Works-in-Progress Privately
- 5 Get Involved & Stay engaged
- 6 Join Location-Based “Groups”
- 7 Host a Remix Contest
- 8 Use SoundCloud’s “Buy Links”
- 9 Get Into the Analytics/Data
- 10 Explore Extra Features
- 11 Mistakes to Avoid on Soundcloud
Don’t just upload, go ahead and share them to social networks – Facebook, Twitter, and more.
Engage Your Fans
Get involved in fan engagement, ask for feedback on mixes, encourage your fans to comment, etc.
You can even offer some of your tracks as free downloads. You never know; your music could go viral.
Make it easy for bloggers to access your tunes
Use SoundCloud to do some digital PR for yourself. Send your tracks to bloggers and journalists (let them download or stream).
Working on something exciting, or a new project, or collaborating with certain artists? You can get feedback from select fans – producer, label, friends, or bandmates, without ‘releasing’ the tune to the world.
Get Involved & Stay engaged
Check your comments and reply accordingly, post your comment on others’ bands’ songs as well.
One cool feature of SoundCloud is that you can leave comments at specific points in the waveform, so you could say “Hey, I love this chorus”, or “That piano solo should be louder,” etc.
Join Location-Based “Groups”
Join a few groups that you think your music would be right for, and submit your tracks. It could lead to few sales and gigs down the line.
Host a Remix Contest
This is another great way to get your fans involved – hosting a remix competition. You could post your individual tracks and ask your fans to make killer remixes.
Use SoundCloud’s “Buy Links”
In the Soundcloud player, you can provide links to where you’re selling your music – CDs, MP3s, and vinyl (online and offline). Make sure to let your listeners know about that.
Get Into the Analytics/Data
SoundCloud provides lots of data (analytics) about your listeners – how many people are listening to your music, from which geographical locations, and so on. So if want to target people in a certain area, you have to get to the data. And the best way to do that on SoundCloud is to go Pro (there are restrictions on free accounts).
Explore Extra Features
If you start seeing the benefits of SoundCloud, it makes sense to explore the plenty of additional options available, so that you can share your music more effectively. You may have to invest in a Premium SoundCloud account (display artwork, additional player widgets, etc.) but it does have its benefits.
Mistakes to Avoid on Soundcloud
These are some great ways to use Soundcloud to promote your music.
Here are some additional things to keep in mind (common mistakes to avoid). Some of these may look simple, but its important for your bands’ image.
Biggest Mistakes Artists Make on Soundcloud
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