Ian, Author at Make It In Music

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How To Set Up A Hostgator Email Account For Your Band

All that’s left is a five minute job of setting up your official band email address.

It’s a simple thing, but having an ‘official’ email address for your band is a small but empowering step in becoming a successful professional artist.

Follow along in this short and simple post.

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ENTER YOUR FIRST NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE YOUR FREE BAND WEBSITE CHECKLIST NOW!

How to Build your Fanbase (And Why The End of The Traditional Model is a Good Thing)

It all starts with a fanbase. Without fans you do not have a career. In addition, a fanbase will attract the interest of managers, agents and labels, if that’s the route you’re hoping to take. Nobody gets a deal in the modern music industry without showing that they have done the groundwork themselves. Here’s how!

Facebook Video Profiles For Musicians and Instant Social Videos

Our album cover art app, TAD, has had a major overhaul that now includes video as well as photos. Click to find out what this means for your album art and social media posts.

How to Make Professional Sleeve Artwork in Minutes

Today we’re launching an iPhone and iPad app that we’ve designed and built with an Indie musician and an App developer. It is a simple to use yet very powerful album sleeve design tool that makes creating your digital album artwork quick and easy. It uses templates based on classic album deigns to make the process even easier. Read on!

Why A Fan Mailing List Is Essential

Building an email list of fans is the single most important thing an artist can do for their marketing and promotion efforts. We position that rule at the very heart of the advice that we give to musicians on this site. We also spend a lot of time convincing our label clients that it is more […]

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