Indie Music Marketing Archives

4 Reasons Why Content Creation Should Be Done By A Branding Agency

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 by PATMAN

Information from Forbes states that 38% of visitors and users will stop reacting to your business if your website is poor and unattractive. But your brand recognition will receive a boost of up to 80% if the color palette, style, and quality of your marketing materials change. Wow! And one…

5 Reasons Why Indie Artists Should Invest In Their Own Music Blog

December 15, 2020January 15, 2021 by PATMAN

It’s time to end the “starving indie artist” tag and be serious with our hustle as indie artists. Enough with the nonsense that if you’re an independent artist not signed to some famous major music label, you’re probably going to be broke. One of the many reasons for this prevailing…

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Indie Artists Need To Demand Money Instead Of Exposure

July 2, 2019September 20, 2023 by PATMAN

The Blurred Mindset Of The Working-Free Indie Artist Music is an art, and a quality art is worth all the investment—to get the necessary exposure and create a market for the art, and to reap financially from that market as compensation for the investment and quality put into the art.…

Black Entrepreneurs Need To Level Up Because Jay-Z Is A Billionaire

June 11, 2019January 20, 2022 by PATMAN

Jay-Z Being A Billionaire Is Awesome But Many Black Entrepreneurs Been Caking Up Throughout History The record industry in America is famous for chewing up musicians and spitting them out, leaving them with very little or nothing at all. However, it seems the Jigga Man didn’t get the memo. Rising…

Top 3 Reasons Why Indie Music Artists Should Be Against Censorship

May 28, 2019January 7, 2021 by PATMAN

Censorship Eliminates Everything That Defines Art And What Artists Do To Be Artists Today's music is an important part of our lives. It is a way of expressing ourselves as individuals and is an art form that helps us define who we are. We use it to express our feelings,…

5 Things Black Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Nipsey Hussle

April 8, 2019April 22, 2025 by PATMAN

Does the name, Nipsey Hussle ring a bell? Well, it depends on what you know about him. While the Los Angeles born rapper may not be a household name to some folks, Nipsey Hussle is an indie artist with a unique nature of a discography. Nipsey’s lyrical rendition did earn…

The Hip Hop Ghostwriter And Why Rappers Need Them

October 18, 2017October 23, 2019 by PATMAN

There was a time when rappers could straddle the dual roles of writer and rapper. That day went the way of typewriters, Kodak cameras and dinosaurs. These each had a single thing that brought about their demise. It was the advent of something better, not keeping up with the shift…

A Musician Must Have A Website To Have Credibility On The Internet

March 15, 2017June 14, 2021 by PATMAN

Got Reverbnation? Yes. Got Soundcloud? Yes. Got Twitter? Yes. Got Facebook? Yes. Got Instagram? Yes. Got every other social network? Yeah, of course. OK, all of that is great, but if you're a musician who wants to be taken seriously online, you need to have your OWN website. No two…

Artists, Do Yourself A Favor and Charge More for Your Services

August 31, 2016October 23, 2019 by PATMAN

It is an unfortunate current occurance, but indie music artists need to know it is perfectly fine to charge their full worth. When you as an indie music artist, graphic designer or music video producer undervalue yourself by charging a low price you are not doing yourself a favor. Let…

Top 3 Things Lazy Indie Artists Don’t Do

April 28, 2016October 23, 2019 by PATMAN

Being an indie artist means taking a lot of time beyond just your creative work for promotion. The modern tools that surround us can allow us to have great success in creating our own career with our passions, but it takes self-motivation to learn how to use those tools correctly.…

Indie Artist Dumb Question: Why Am I Marketing My Own Music?

March 18, 2016October 23, 2019 by PATMAN

If you’re like most indie artists, you’re probably in a constant struggle with your social media profiles and internet marking tactics to find new fans or clients and build your brand. You may feel like you’re swimming in dirty water where you really can’t see but a few inches in…

Internet Age Double Edge Sword: Why True Artists Can’t Make A Living Off Of Their Art Anymore

October 11, 2015October 23, 2019 by PATMAN

The internet and social media now allows everyone to make their voice heard to the world for free, and that means artists too. More than ever before, people can make music and art and showcase it to the world. That means it must be easier than ever to become a…

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