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The 40 Ways to  encourage  Your band or Music Internet and Offline:

1. Have Demo compact disc  Ready

2. Submit Expert Articles to ArticleDashboard.com

3. Get Cool Mini CD’s to distribute at shows

4. Get Free Business Cards to Give Out Pay Shipping Only

5. Have Postcards Ready to Send Out to EVERYONE

6. Give Out Free Magnets Order Here

7. Have Press Kits Ready Order Here

8. Get Custom Promo Shirts Printed Order Here

9. Establish a Myspace

10. Promote Your MySpace.com on MySpace.com Forums and Music Groups

11. Try a FriendBlaster Program to Add Friends ( MySpace.com can Have Disabled These Programs ability to function)

12. Hire A MySpace  promoter – Ask For References!

13. Build and Launch a web site Web.com or GoDaddy web site Tonight Online Builder

14. Promote Your web site and MySpace.com Web With SEO Techniques (Google This)

15. Post In On-line Forums and Message Boards

16. Post in Free On-line Classifieds Such as Craigslist in the Musicians Section Craigslist

17. Post in USFreeAds Free Classifieds

18. Promote in Free Directories.

19. Use Google Adwords to  promote  Your web site Signup Here

20. Use Yahoo Search Marketing to  encourage  Your website

21. Get As many Links From Other web sites to Your web site and Myspace

22. Start and Maintain A Blog

23. Submit Articles to EzineArticles.com

24. Search For ‘Music Forums’ and ‘Music Message Boards’ Etc and Post, Network, Include Link to Your MySpace or web site When Possible.

25. Submit Your Blog to Blog ‘Directories’

26. Get Newspaper Ads specifically in Entertainment Sections or Local Newspapers.

27. Play As many Open Mics As Possible and Give Out Stuff!

28. Play At Festivals and Give Out Stuff!

29. Play For FREE Anywhere Possible

30. Signup For Battle of the Bands in your area (and give out stuff)

31. Play at Weddings! (If you do covers)

32. Ask to Open For More Established Bands

33. Hire a Booking Agent – Try to get a reference on this from an individual else you trust.

34. Email Your listeners – Stay In Contact

35. Give out Stickers!

36. Register For OurStage and Upload Your songs to Compete.

37. Contact the Music Critic at your Local newspaper.

38. Try Reverbnation

39. Try MP3.com

40. Try iSound