Category Archives: Advice

10 Ways To Get You And Your Bandmates Started On Google Plus

By Francis | Published: August 30, 2011

  [I write for DottedMusic.com on music technology, marketing, and lifestyle. The following is an article that I've written for Dotted Music, which I will republish on Musebox on a 5-7 day delay.] So you’ve heard of Google+ and may or may not have gotten an invite. Word on the marketer’s grape vine is that Google+ is looking [...]

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5 Social Media Strategies To Interact With Your Fans

By Francis | Published: August 8, 2011

  [I write for DottedMusic.com every Wednesday on music technology, marketing, and lifestyle. The following is an article that I've written for Dotted Music, which I will republish on Musebox on a 5-7 day delay.] Most bands maintain a social media account, but the profile is a billboard for their own accomplishments and updates for those [...]

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Unorthodox Ways I’ve Discovered Musicians for Musebox

By Francis | Published: August 1, 2011

  [I write for DottedMusic.com every Wednesday on music technology, marketing, and lifestyle. The following is an article that I've written for Dotted Music, which I will republish on Musebox on a 5-7 day delay.] Social media, social media. You’ve talked to your friends, band mates and managers and were convinced to create a Facebook, Bandcamp, [...]

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Why Album Ratings Need To Die

By Francis | Published: July 5, 2011

  [I write for DottedMusic.com every Wednesday on music technology, marketing, and lifestyle. The following is an article that I've written for Dotted Music, which I will republish on Musebox on a 5-7 day delay. This article also appeared on Ultimate-Guitar.com] Don’t forget to rate [insert album/movie] at the bottom of your article. It’s one command, [...]

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Why And How You Can Find And Reward Your Devoted Fans

By Francis | Published: May 10, 2011

  photo by baonguyen via Flickr Word of mouth. Nothing beats word of mouth. The power of the elusive marketing strategy is immensely effective and one that social media sites like Twitter or Facebook find sustenance in. So this week I’m going to offer an extremely simple proposal for those bands that were looking to improve [...]

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Why Facebook Is The King And Twitter Is The Queen Of Social Sharing

By Francis | Published: April 27, 2011

  [I write for DottedMusic.com every Wednesday on music technology, marketing, and lifestyle. The following is an article that I've written for Dotted Music, which I will republish on Musebox on a 5-7 day delay.] So you’ve likely visited Youtube and Google to find tutorials on how to maintain and setup Twitter and a Facebook page [...]

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Are you a Broke Musician? Apply to Starbucks

By Francis | Published: April 19, 2011

[I write for DottedMusic.com every Wednesday on music technology, marketing, and lifestyle. The following is an article that I've written for Dotted Music, which I will republish on Musebox on a 5-7 day delay.] There is a single pervading sentiment among the dedicated touring musicians that I’ve interviewed and it’s the passion for making music. [...]

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