Which social networking sites do you find most helpful in promoting music and why?

[garageband]

Originally Posted by fortyseven

Well said. There's something about the anonimity of the internet that causes this behaviour.

Well, I'm just going to type type type angrily and say things on a screen I'd never say to a person standing in front of me. Biotch.

[schlongson81]

myspace, iLike, bandmix, purevolume are the ones i use.. in that order

[crooked09]

Originally Posted by DT Chris

Although there are many factors to consider as to why our music pages might fail to promote us;

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Live performance is where it is at, and I would think has more potential to promote your music more than any online tools. Sites on the internet only enhance your presence, and give your fans somewhere to go to see what you're up to, where you're playing next, and to listen to their favorite song until they get a chance to see you 'live' again.

Great summary, removed some for sake of space saving.

It seems like youtube has a way of making unknown people famous... as far as music goes, I have an idea.

Not just posting your songs, but if you post yourself playing good covers of songs that people frequently search, or how-to videos, or just whatever stuff that grabs people's attention and impresses them, then you have a decent chance of them checking out like a myspace link you have in the vid description with a good mindset... there are guys that I personally have checked out like this, and their vids have sooo many views. Probably your best bet of actively finding fans online.

[kronch]

Thanks for the feedback- I agree, facebook will evntually kill myspace, if for no other reason than that the target audience (consumers) have vacated myspace.

[adorian]

Myspace seems to be getting less popular as people migrate to FB, which then in turns starts serving more ads so the whole thing is in limbo right now.

I haven't been successful in either one of these.

[navneetkedar]

Go to ReverbNation This a wonderful site for promoting and selling out you music...it has connection with face book, my space, twitter...and many more popular web site. You can have your own mail list created there and there is Fan collector also... it tracks your data base for listeners and fans and even manage you selling music account on i tunes...it is a very powerful tool every home musician should have.

[glenlata]

well like most of the people online networking has been pointless for me, although for me its more of the fact that out of the 5 trillion people in the world 3.9 trillion of them think that they are in some way a musical genius. although i have never had a negative review in most of those sites, i have had negative comments, but i'd say about 90 percent of all comments left for my songs are positive. but i guess thats just me. but i am a fan of the live performance, not only is it more exciting and by far more rewarding, but its where you separate the men from the boys. Most music sites are frequented by other musicians looking for a music site that can get them fans. so its a vicious cycle that never ends.

[kronch]

Again, thanks for the feedback! Sorry I apparently originally posted this to the wrong part of the site, (newbie mistake - I haven't spent much time in forums like this).

[shackman]

I windred if anyone's opinions have changed now that Myspace has bought ILIKE.

It's kind fo interesting. Does that give myspace a kind of trojan horse within Facebook. Will Facebook revamp it's music stuff.

Now: if Facebook had it's own music service set up propwerly, Myspace would disappear.

But he's a clever Aussie that Murdoch man and he's trying not to let that happen.

[adorian]

Originally Posted by navneetkedar

Go to ReverbNation This a wonderful site for promoting and selling out you music...it has connection with face book, my space, twitter...and many more popular web site. You can have your own mail list created there and there is Fan collector also... it tracks your data base for listeners and fans and even manage you selling music account on i tunes...it is a very powerful tool every home musician should have.

That one actually works as a hub consolidating all the other crap services - with one message you get it on FB, Twitter, Myspace and so forth. I've been using Reverbnation more that now they have integrated into all the other sites.