The digital promo game is truly for the hustlers. Your website has to be up to par. Connect with the bloggers, generate an online community, use the message boards, cross-linking, utilize e-zines and file sharing just to name a few. Understand it is of utter importance to be One with your fans. Matter of fact keep that on the top of the list. There are various ways to get your levels up. We gonna build on the support factor today.
Find out who are the hip hop historians around in your area. Those that are knowledgeable in your genre or the scene closest to your music. E-teams are fans who are dedicated to promoting your activities and website online usually in exchange for advance notification of gig dates or free merchandise. Choosing your E-team can be as simple as starting with the first person who recommends your site to someone. This means posting up in music forums and approaching regular users of that forum who you think might like your style of music. Hit up sites like sohh, allhiphop, okayplayer, tjsdjs just to name a few. The bloggers can propel your name to star status just as well. Sites such as Thekaoseffect.com, sohh.gyant, nahright, 2dopeboyz , are a couple that come to mind. Keep in mind they get floods of promo music so make sure you stand out.
The message boards can refine your presence as well. It can break you down just the same though. Nothing is more annoying then reading a comment continuously highlighting how hot your music is. The respect factor comes from leaving comments about the relative topic on the board. Much more is said with spreading knowledge and simply leaving a url attached in the signature. It gives the impression that you are geniune about the subject and not just looking for self-promo. If it is your own message board then of course the key is to keep it updated! A lot is told from looking at your updates. Please believe that!
Keep checking back as we will continuously drop knowledge about the E-game! Its the Hip Hop Awards this week in the Atl so I Do Music will be on the scene. If you see us on the street get your promo up and drop a line!
People do need to also take heed that nothing is stoping them! You can make musical magic online, groups like The Foreign Exchange and Byron & Onra have proved you don't have to even be in the same country to make good collaboration.
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