WOW YOU GUYS ARE SO INCREDIBLE, IM LEARNING A LOT ABOUT TWITTER I SEE. ITS GOOD TO SEE FELLOW PRODUCRES SHARING INFORMATION AND NOT HOLDING IT TO THEMSELVES. I GOT A COUPLE OF TIPS I CAN ADD TO SHARE
1) PROFILE PICS -
ON SOCIAL NETWORKS I USE BANNERS AS PROFILE PICS LIKE WHAT IM
USING NOW. GO TO BANNERSKETCH.COM OR JUST GOOGLE FREE BANNERS AND A COUPLE OF
LINKS WILL POP UP. THIS IS VERY EFFECTIVE BECAUSE YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT HOW
MUCH MARKETING YOUR PROFILE PIC CAN DO FOR YOU VERSES AN ORDINARY PIC. IF AN
ARTIST BY PASSING YOUR PROFILE PIC ON SOUNDCLICK OR TWITTER WITH A PIC OF YOU
IN THE STUDIO VERSES A PROFILE PIC SAYING "ARE YOU AN ARTISTS LOOKING FOR
BEATS"? OR "BUY 1 GET 3 FREE SALE" WHICH ON YOU THINK WILL GRAB THEIR
ATTENTION? IT PLACES YOU OVER OTHER PRODUCERS WHO HAVE REGULAR PICS
OF THEMSELVES, PLUS IF YOU GOT YOUR PRICES POSTED UP, IT INFORMS THEM WHAT
THE PRICES OF YOUR BEATS ARE BEFORE THEY EVEN GO TO YOUR SITE SO YOU JUST DID
A LOAD OF MARKETING JUST THAT QUICK BY AN ARTIST BYPASSING YOUR PROFILE PIC ON
MYSPACE OR SOUNDCLICK, TWITTER OR FACEBOOK. BUT IF THEY ARE SCROLLING THRU AND
JUST SO HAPPEN TO BYPASS YOUR PIC AND ITS JUST A PIC OF YOU, THEY WILL THINK
YOU AN ORDINARY PERSON OR SUMTHING
2) TWITTER SEARCH -
GO TO TWITTER AND SEARCH FOR PHRASES NOT PEOPLE, PHRASES LIKE "MIXTAPE"
BECAUSE EVERY ARTIST SWEAR THEY ARE EITHER WORKING ON A MIXTAPE COMING SOON OR
ABOUT TO DROP ONE. ITUNES IS ANOTHER YOU CAN SEARCH BECAUSE A LOT OF ARTIST
WILL TELL YOU THAT THEIR ALBUM IS ON ITUNES AND WANT YOU TO PURCHASE IT. THOSE
ARE THE MORE SERIOUS ARTIST THAT INVEST IN THEMSELVES AND WILL SPEND MONEY FOR
BEATS.
3) SEARCH FOLLOWERS-
ANOTHER THING I DO IS, I GO THRU THE FOLLOWERS OF TOP SELLING PRODUCERS
ON SOUNDCLICK AND I LOOK FOR ARTIST IN THEIR FOLLOWERS LIST. THEIR FILE
DESCRIPTION WILL TELL WHERE THEY FROM AND THE LABEL THEY REP SUCH AS DIRTY
MONEY ENT. OR SUMTHIN LIKE THAT
4) OPT-IN BOXES -
THE ENTER YOUR NAME AND EMAIL BOX ON THE FRONT PAGE OF YOUR WEBSITE IS
GREEEEEEEEEAT I SWEAR. WHY? IT BUILDS YOUR MAILING LIST FASTER THAN EVER. SOME
PEOPLE DONT LIKE IT CAUSE IT DEMANDS THEIR INFO. ITS ALMOST LIKE A SPIDER
WEBB. YOU TELL PEOPLE TO CHECK OUT YOUR BEATS AND WHEN THEY VISIT YOUR SITE
THEIR INFO IS SAVED AND YOU CAN RECONTACT THEM BACK AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WITH A
LOT OF PRODUCERS IS THAT WE GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC BUT DONT KNOW WHO OUR
VISITORS ARE. WHEN YOU GO BY MY SITE AT
www.beatsbyrio.com YOU CAN NOT ENTER
MY PAGE WITHOUT ENTERING YOUR INFO. ONCE THEY ENTER, AN EMAIL IS SENT
INSTANTLY TO MY BLACKBERRY AND TELLS ME WHO CAME BY AND I HAVE THEIR INFO
SAVED. GREAT WAY TO BUILD A HUGE MAILING LIST. USE freeautobot.com FOR A FREE
AUTO RESPONDER. AND COPY AND PASTE THE OPT-IN CODE
5) SELECTION -
YOU MUST HAVE A VARIETY AND A HUGE SELECTION. MAKE IT HARD FOR THEM TO CHOOSE
BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DAMN BEATS TO PICK FROM LOL. THATS WHAT MAKES
WALMART GREAT. YOU GET STUCK IN THE STORE BECAUSE YOU SEE ONE THING AFTER THE
NEXT. DONT JUST MAKE RAP BEATS...THAT MEANS YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON R&B SALES,
POP SALES AND CLUB BANGERS
OKAY IM TIRED NOW!! LOL IF I HAVE ANYMORE I'LL BE SURE TO SHARE THEM!!! I HOPE THIS WAS HELPFUL TO ANYONE OF YOU. EACH 1 TEACH 1. KEEP THE MARKETING TIPS COMING BECAUSE THE BEST THING ABOUT ARTIST WE HAVE TO REMEMBER...THEY WILL ALWAYS SHOP WITH MORE THAN 1 PRODUCER. ITS LIKE EATING CHICKEN FOR A WHOLE WEEK. THEY DONT WONT THE SAME THING, THEY WANT DIFFERENT FLAVORS REMEMBER THAT! -RIO
WWW.BEATSBYRIO.COM
do you know how to get people to buy on impulse? Like how to get them to buy instantly like it's a must that they buy now without saying buy my beats now.