Brad at CD Baby
We often talk about getting visitors on your site to take specific actions, and the importance of making clear exactly what you want them to do via your site design. Sometimes these can be ongoing projects like gathering emails via an eye-catching form on your site, or highlighting your tour dates front-and-center if you’re […]
Brad at CD Baby We’ve talked before about your musician bio and how it should tell your story using the aspects of your career that fans, bookers, and journalists are apt to be most interested in. This can extend to your videos, too: in fact, sometimes it’s even more effective to show rather than tell.
While you can’t send […]
Brad at CD Baby Picking the right domain name (your web address) for your site is an important step in solidifying your online presence, but it can also be a stressful one, particularly if you can’t get “www.yourbandname.com.” This is a common problem for many artists, but there are plenty of solutions – some basic, some a little […]
Brad at CD Baby
Happy New Year! Got any grand plans of remaking, renovating, or just generally improving your music life in 2018? Why not start with your website, the jumping-off point for all your content?
Trying out a new theme on your HostBaby site is easy – like trying on new clothes in the store until you […]
Brad at CD Baby The holidays are here! Now’s the perfect time to spread some goodwill and cheer – the kind that can make your fans happy and get you a little something in return.
Got a holiday song? Create a show.co campaign around it and give the song away for free, but require that listeners enter their email […]
Brad at CD Baby We’ve talked about your band bio on your site, and how it should clearly state who you are and what your story is, but we also need to talk about how you describe your music on your musician website. This is another opportunity to add a piece to your story and take control of your […]
Brad at CD Baby Ever see the phrase “TL;DR” online? It stands for “Too long; didn’t read” and it’s the last thing you want someone saying about your musician bio on your site. Now: this is not to say your bio can’t have some length to it – it can! – but if you’re gonna write a novel, you […]
Brad at CD Baby Your HostBaby email has been upgraded!
This upgrade was implemented to help your email run faster, improve spam filtering, and bolster account security.
In order for your new email to function properly, you’ll need to update your server settings. If you’re using a third-party email client to access your HostBaby email (Apple Mail, Windows Mail, […]
Chris Robley If you want bloggers and journalists to write about your music, and if you want to impress talent buyers so you can play more gigs, you need to make it easy for them to write about you or get a feel for your music by providing them with all the essentials.
A while back, we […]
Brad at CD Baby
Fans want to stay connected to you, but they’re not going to spend their free time refreshing your site, hoping some new content pops up. (That’s what Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are for: a constant stream of stuff.)
But let’s say you have a blog on your musician website. And let’s say you commit […]
|
|