Home | How to Promote Your Music | Indie Bible | Guerrilla Music Marketing The Musicians Atlas | Music Is Your Business | Privacy Policy Electronic Book (*PDF w/ clickable links!) (Includes 1 Free PDF Update) Emailed to You for $14.95! Buy Now | View Cart Printed Book (Includes 1 Free PDF Update) Shipped directly to you for $19.95 + S&H Buy Now | View Cart Buy Both! Get the printed version shipped to you and the electronic version emailed to you! Both for only $26.95! (Includes 1 Free PDF Update) Buy Now | View Cart Order By Mail Click Here for our mail in order form! PDF Power Pack! Three PDF books for one low price! Set includes 'How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet', 'The Indie Bible' and 'Music is Your Business' All three for only $49.95! Buy Now | View Cart Click Here for Reader Reviews How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet by David Nevue Summer 2002 Edition! Buy This Edition, Get The Next One Via Email FREE! 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Order now by credit card, mail, or download the electronic version of the book now and save on the cost of shipping! Your satisfaction is absolutely guaranteed or your money back! Please allow 7-10 working days for delivery. Book Contents First Things First - Stuff to Read Before You Start Exploring A Brief History · Will You Make Millions? Getting Started: Where to Begin When You Have Nothing What You Need, What It Costs, and How to Get By With Less! · The ‘Right’ Computer System · A Fast Internet Service Provider · The Web Browser War · Finding the Perfect Web Host · The Pros and Cons of ‘Free’ Web Hosts · FTP Client Software Recommendations · E-mail: Your New Best Friend Web Site Design Tips: How to Do It Right From the Get-Go! Design Considerations for the Design Challenged! · ‘Do It Yourself’ Web Page Creation · How to Find Ideas for Your Site Design · Copyright or Wrong? · Planning Your Online Press Kit · The Essential Stuff You Need to Know · Web Graphics: Get Everything You Need Free! · How to Make Your Site ‘Live’ · Advanced Web Design Considerations · Flash! Oops, They’re Gone · Frames: Dying, Dying, Dead · Web Counters: The Pros and Cons / Stats · Forms, Chat, Guestbooks & More RealAudio, MP3, and Windows Media: Sound Solutions! Putting Your Music Online - The Technical Stuff Made Easy! · RealAudio: Fast, Easy, Convenient · MP3: The Future of CyberSound? · The Best of Both Worlds · Windows Media Player & Encoder Taking Credit Card Orders from Your Web Site Making the Sale, Taking the Cash! · Accepting Credit Cards In 15 Minutes or Less · Plugging Into E-Commerce · When Sales Exceed $100/Month · When Sales Exceed $500/Month · Your Shopping Cart - One Easy, Inexpensive Solution · Your Merchant Account - Technology Overview · Alternatives to Taking Credit Cards · Online Checks - Dead on Arrival · What About PayPal? Optimizing Your Site for Search Engines - A Step-By-Step Guide Preparing Your Web Site for Search Engine Registration · Creepy Crawlies: Bait for the Spider · Meta Tags · Preparing Your Keywords · Avoid Common Keywords · The ‘Spam’-ish Inquisition · More General Keyword Tips · Beyond Meta Tags · Your Web Page Title · Location, Location, Location · Your Relevancy Rating · Gateway or Doorway Pages · Tagging Your Images · Useful Tools Search Engine Registration - Making the Most of Search Engine Chaos! Search Engines - The Changing Landscape · The End of ‘Free’ Search Submission · Should You Pay For A Pro? · ‘Easy’ Search Engine Registration Tools · The Search Engines That Really Matter · Testing and Resubmitting Your Keywords · The Fastest Way To High Rankings · A Final Thought on Search Engine Registration · Other Recommended Reading Targeting Your Customers to the Max! Pick Your Target and Aim Carefully! · Put Your Fans to Work · Newsletters: Making Contact · Targeting New Customers · Newscasting - Riding the Wave of Pop Culture · Divide and Conquer! · Maintaining the Sales Machine · Reciprocal Links and Topical Web Directories · The Power of Words - What You Know Can Sell Your Music! · Get the Hits That Count! Your Internet Press Release - How to Write It and Where to Send It Making Noise About Your Web Site! · How to Write A Press Release Proven Strategies For Selling Your Music How To Turn Your Visitors Into Dollars · Limit Your Visitor’s Options · Music To Their Ears · Win A Free CD! · One Thing NOT to Advertise · Try Before You Buy! · The ‘Sampler’ Effect · The One-Two Punch: Combining Samplers & Coupons · Sampler Cassettes or CDs? · Have I Got a Deal for You · Turn Your Visitors Into Long-Term Customers · Mail and Announcement Lists (Your E-Newsletter) Eight Things to Do Right Now to Improve Your Internet Sales! MP3.com: Money In The Bank? Hype or Hope? · Out-Charting Alanis · Getting Started on MP3.com · How to Wins Fans and Influence MP3.com Chart Rankings · Payback-for-Playback · Maximizing MP3.com Radio · Fan-Driven Revenue · Don’t Think Cash, Think Credit · Promo Auctions · A Strategic Approach to Bidding · More Promo Auction Tips · It’s Still About the Music! · You Have to Play the Game to Win · Total Chart Domination · Making the Connection · More MP3.com Promotion Tips · The Opportunity is There - Go Get It! The Best Places to Promote, Sell and Distribute Your Music Onine Selling CDs Online - A Three-Pronged Approach Treading Familiar Ground · Targeting with Buzz · Targeting by Site · Make it Official · Summary Dead Ends, Money Pits and Time Wasters! Marketing Strategies That Fall Flat! · Banner Ads & Banner Exchange Services · E-mail (Spam) Services · Free-For-All Links · Newsgroups · Online Music Collaborations · Joint/Collaborative Sampler Projects How to Use Advertising to Pump Cash Into Your Music Career! Bonus Checks For Great Performance! · Less is More · Pay Per Click, Thousand, or Commission? · Targeting Your Advertising · Banner Advertising: Everything You Need to Know · Affiliate Programs - The New Wave in Advertising · Testing and Marketing Your Affiliate Programs · Two Secrets to Successful Advertising · Successful Affiliate Programs Internet Resources for the Independent Musician General Resources for Musicians · Major & Independent Record Labels · Talent Agencies & Music Promotion Services · Products and Services for Musicians · Promotional Merchandise and Gimmicks · Musician How-To’s, Tutorials, and Music Business Tips · Musician Communities / Web Hosting Services · Compact Disc Manufacturers · Graphic & Web Design Services · Music Law & Copyright Resources Quick Reference Guide Order Now! Electronic Book - *PDF w/ clickable links! (Includes 1 Free PDF Update) Emailed to You for $14.95! 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