subject: The easiest way to pimp your music on YouTube [print this page] The easiest way to pimp your music on YouTube
While there's actually nothing wrong with making your own videos and releasing them on YouTube - actually I fully recommend that you do - there is a very strong method to get thousands of visitors, either to your own videos, your band's website, or better yet , a promotional offer such as "join up to our mailing list to get our new single for free", or some other such thing, by simply paying other YouTube users to incorporate a link to your site inside their outline box.
If you do not quite know what I am talking about go to Youtube and search the most viewed videos. You need to find a few examples of videos with the link in the outline box.
To the right of the video you must see a link. This is an instance of what I'm talking about.
To try this you simply take these steps.
Search YouTube with keywords that relate in some shape to your song or your band. For example, if you had done a cover of smells like teenager Spirit you might search words like Nirvana, smells like teenager Spirit, Grunge, etc .
Next, sort the results by "view count". You're on the lookout for videos with hundreds of thousands, or maybe millions of views. Disregard any videos that are posted by the artist themselves or any videos that currently have a link in the description box.
Then all you've got to do is send the users of relevant videos a message explaining that you would like to pay them on a once a month bases to place your link in there outline box.
You may possibly only find that 1 in each ten or twenty folk have an interest in your offer, but if even one link on a very viewed video can suggest thousands of new visitors, and potential new fans every month.
This is just the tip of the iceberg.
*Note* I would recommend that you use this technique with 2nd tier record companys at first and then try your hand with he bigger boys when you have some singles and a good sales track record under your belt. Maybe even try to get a music publishing contract first.
Most major labels would like to see that you've had some success on your own before taking the chance and offering you a huge advance.
But to be absolutely honest with you for a moment, the idea of getting a record deal for me is a genuine turn off these days. I have discovered a straightforward system to build a list of fans and sell my music that's fully new to the music business.
This stuff is actually cool and you should definitely take a look at it below.
With that acknowledged I am doing hope you enjoyed learning how to get a recording contract and if you have got any feedback or questions please tell me. You'll be getting loads more free music marketing guides form me over the coming months.
Tip : Scroll down to the page and there is a link for a free report that is chock-full of some pretty great strategies.
