All Outlets

I seriously think the best way to reach your fan base is to try to have something on every electronic or web based media out there. Whether its myspace, facebook, twitter, youtube, or whatever, its best to have something for everything. With Ha-Style Music TV I can attract more people to my music through visuals. People like seeing things more than just listening to them. If you can find a way to make some sort of iPhone app to where people can download your music or use it as a ringtone that would be a pretty good outlet to use. I think that's why its so important to have an independent mindset when starting out because when you start developing your own fan base, then you have much to bring to the table because you'll know how to do most of the things they are trying to do for yourself. Plus not only that, people will start to think that you are everywhere. That's how Diddy developed such a large brand. Hmm...sounds like another blog may be needed to explain that one too.

Free Promo

"ITS A RECESSION, ERRBODY BROKE!" Yes indeed, so how can you break into a market where the power of the dollar is weakening. Well, you turn and use the resources that are available to you. I know I know, that guy around the corner is printing up shirts, mixtapes, and fliers like crazy. And, you should take this time to utilize your best weapon, your brain. Ask yourself, what can I do that is going to be so different from what everyone else is doing that'll put me out there and I won't have to spend all my money to do it. So that guy is passing out fliers right? How about you take advantage of the cold season and pass out hot cocoa packets with your website written on it so people can relax next to something warm and check out your music. That duke has like six mixtapes every quarter huh? Pull a Lil Wayne, get on other people's mixtapes for free. Use that myspace page and ask other artists if you can jump on their mixtape for free and do a couple tracks. Yeah yeah he got shirts, so what!? You know how to talk to people, you don't need materials to promote all the time. Trust me. But, once you do get your money up, go ahead and invest in them with your new skills. Diddy is one of the best promoters on the planet cause he's always thinking ahead.

Time for you to do the same.