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Bands and solo performers, promoting your music and visual image are easier than ever using the power of the Web.

Why not find a free Online band directory to post your Online press material?

If you don’t want to mess around with HTML, hosting or the Web assist issues a nice On-line performer directory can save you time and money while still getting you all the exposure you need.

Using an On-line free performer hosting directory, your .mp3, images, bios, and show schedules might receive 24-7 exposure.

first, you will need to organize your On-line materials on your computer or laptop. This will be the basis of your On-line press kit.

Images

Create a folder on your PC of images of shows, cd covers and promo shots with performer members.

Make sure they are in .jpg or .gif.  A lot of web sites will only help these two formats so stay away from .png for now or make sure the free directory you upload to will help.png.

Ensure the images look good at about 400px broad. The image will a number of times be compressed into a thumbnail at about 100px broad  on the display page. The thumbnail may be slightly compressed looking but you want the larger “clicked on” version to have the best resolution, so starting around 400px should ensure pretty good resolution.

additionally make sure the images are less than 1 megabyte, some free directories limit the size of the upload.

Music Files

A safe bet is .mp3.

Limit the size to less than 1 megabyte which comes out to about a 30 second sample.

Choose the portion of the song that has the most impact in a short period – it can get you the gig!

Bio

Write a short (300 -400) word bio about the performer or yourself. Include style of music, influences, instrumentation, history of the performer as well as members.

Keep this in a word doc on your computer so you could update it as needed.

Shows

Some free performer directories will let you list and update your shows. Take advantage of this! For reference keep a list of all the Venues you play in a word doc. Include the Venue name, address, and phone number.

Summary

All artists and solo musicians should take advantage of free quality On-line promotion. If you are not technical or just do not want to mess around with HTML, hosting or building a Web page a wonderful free On-line performer directory gets you world wide  24-7 coverage.