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Category: Social Media

How to ACTUALLY grow your Instagram following (without being annoying)

  • Posted October 7, 2020
  • by Dad

5 Emerging Bands Who Are Killing It on Social Media Right Now (And How You Can Too)

  • Posted August 12, 2019
  • by Dad

Left: Shadow of Whales (Fox & Florals Media); Top right: Rivals (Matt Bender); Middle right: Jon Pattie (Mario Devón); Bottom right: Anja Kotar (Jani Ugrin) Have you ever found yourself idly staring at your computer screen, trying to think of what to post next on social media but feeling completely…Continue Reading

The Social Media Metrics That Matter in Music (And How to Boost Yours)

  • Posted August 5, 2019
  • by Dad

Image via Shutterstock Excerpts of this post originally appeared in Episode 25 of The Music-Preneur Mindset Podcast.  On more than one occasion, a musician has asked at a music conference, “How do I get enough followers so that a label will listen to me?” Have you ever wondered the same?…Continue Reading

The Blame Game: Why Attendance is Low at Your Shows

  • Posted February 26, 2019March 20, 2019
  • by Dad
Low attendance night club

In this day and age it’s easy to point the finger on why show attendance is low. Between the promoter, social media, bands not pulling their weight, bad markets, weather, etc… there’s plenty of excuses. But, the truth is the reason why no one is coming out to your shows…Continue Reading

Facebook Hack Leaves Bands Without a Home

  • Posted February 7, 2019February 12, 2019
  • by Dad
Facebook Hack

February 2, 2019 — A Facebook hack of select users left artists without a home. Select user accounts were targeted that were owners of Facebook Business pages. Once the accounts were compromised, the hacker would accessed the business page, insert themselves as an admin, and remove all other admins. Few…Continue Reading

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