| It continues to boggle my mind how many bands | | | | further. Just visit the Best Band Music Award links. |
| don't take the time to come up with a decent | | | | What use is it to put your band name with a |
| description of their music. It's extremely | | | | description that says "great music". So?! Who |
| important, and when you're marketing yourself | | | | cares!?!There's an additional benefit to having a |
| online, it's essential.So grab some paper, we're | | | | good, long descriptions on your homepage--search |
| gonna create two simple band descriptions that | | | | engines.Search engines love text content. And if |
| will help you earn you web traffic and help you | | | | the first words on your site are "Enter Site", |
| with all aspects of your music promotion. Whether | | | | you're putting yourself at a disadvantage. Describe |
| you're looking to promote your band to someone | | | | your music in your first paragraph, and search |
| in an elevator, on the phone or submitting to a | | | | engines will add those keywords to their search |
| directory, these two descriptions will serve you | | | | algorithms so that your site will rank higher for |
| well.2. Your Band in 500 Characters Or Less | | | | "hardcore metal" than someone elses "enter |
| I publish the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine, and I | | | | here."I designed the Brobdingnagian Bards |
| can't tell you how difficult it is sometimes to find | | | | paragraph to include pertinent information about |
| out Exactly what bands are all about. I have to | | | | our musical style, to offer benefits for the band, |
| search through the site, read the biography, etc. | | | | and to do well in search engines. |
| That's fine, but I don't have the time. I'm a | | | | "The Brobdingnagian Bards are The Original Celtic |
| musician first and foremost. So it's always | | | | Renaissance music group from Austin, Texas |
| impresses me when I can go to a band's | | | | offering free Celtic mp3 downloads. They perform |
| homepage and find out who they are in 500 | | | | a unique style of music combining Scottish and |
| characters or less.If you can describe your band | | | | Irish folk songs with music inspired by the Lord of |
| in about five hundred characters you are a head | | | | the Rings, performed on non-traditional |
| above the rest. That's really all you need to | | | | instruments--autoharp, recorder, and mandolin. In |
| describe your music, talk up your band, and offer | | | | just five years, they've completed six studio |
| a benefit for exploring the site further. Post that | | | | albums and performed coast-to-coast. Ask their |
| info on your homepage and not only does it | | | | fans, and they'll tell you The Bards are just plain |
| make it easier for the media and fans to learn | | | | 'fun!' Which makes sense since, after all, they just |
| more about, but there are other music promotion | | | | love the music." |
| advantages.You see, many websites, like mine, | | | | This description tells the casual visitor exactly |
| use scripts like the one offered by Gossamer to | | | | what kind of music we perform. They see a |
| easily compile links on their website. Gossamer | | | | benefit (free mp3s, and 'fun' music) and even |
| Links gives you 500 characters to describe your | | | | mentions a few accomplishments.This concise |
| music. You can copy and paste that info straight | | | | description has helped make my band one of the |
| from your homepage.Do you promote your music | | | | top 20 bands searching for 'celtic music.'The point |
| on webrings? Webring.org gives you room to | | | | is if you really want to gather any interest, you |
| describe your site in just 400 characters. A little | | | | need to learn how to describe your band quickly. |
| trimming and you're ready to submit.There are | | | | So create your description and email me. I'll be |
| numerous opportunities for you to submit up to | | | | happy to review it for ye.Bard Marc Gunn of the |
| 500 character descriptions of your band. Yes, you | | | | Brobdingnagian Bards has helped 1000's of |
| could just submit an Elevator Description, but any | | | | musicians make money with their musical groups |
| good copywriters will tell you that more text is | | | | through the Bards Crier Music Marketing and |
| better.You see, your job is to convince people | | | | Promotion Ezine and the Texas Musicians' Texas |
| visit your website. Then it's your website's job to | | | | Music Biz Tips. Now you can get personal advice |
| sell them on your band. But the first step is to | | | | by visiting for FREE "how-to" music marketing |
| get them there. And short descriptions usually are | | | | assistance.No time to visit the site? Subscribe to |
| not interesting enough to compel visitors to look | | | | the distributed weekly for Free. |