Tag / fanbase
MIDEM & Nielsen Confirm the Need for Mobile Apps for Artists
Referring to my last posting, I wrote an article for Music Think Tank: "Mobile Connect-with-Fans for DIY Artists - Why, and How?" If you needed any further confirmation - please immediately go visit Midem's website. The Midem blog features an article on "Music mobile apps and music streaming services", including an excellent study compiled by Nielsen for MIDEM.
Why Fans Don’t Pay You – And Why They Will: Basics of Customer Relationship Success
You might have noticed I dropped AdSense. Feels a lot better. Instead, I added a link to Dreamstime for picture licensing (check my articles, I used them more than Flickr I think). Plus, I implemented a plug-in from AdTaily. Nice one, you can have ads on your site and – even more important – you decide whether to accept or to decline.
Artists Can’t Maintain A Good Relationship With Fans – Or Can They? But how?
Studying my reader this morning, there was a post at hypebot, leading me to a blog on Seattle Weekly written by John Roderick, singer for The Long Winters: "They Love You First. They Book You Shows. It Gets Complicated". It's about the artist/fan relationship. Does that ring a bell? Yep, in the comments to my "Ads vs. flattr" posts I mentioned another article coming up on that issue.
DIY-Marketing #1: Amanda Palmer’s Basics in Donations
I intended to start out with suggestions in DIY marketing for artists today. Then Amanda Palmer posted her response to the feedback her posting on donations generated. Read her response. It is essential and the basics to everything I can tell you. Some of it she already mentioned at Berlin's all2gethernow. For all those who don't have the time I'm going to highlight some parts.