Comments on: How To Be A Successful Artist Using Social Media (or Not) http://www.thoughtremixer.com/how-to-be-a-successful-artist-using-social-media-or-not/ Remixing Thoughts Daily... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Nukirk Digi.tal http://www.thoughtremixer.com/how-to-be-a-successful-artist-using-social-media-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1831 Nukirk Digi.tal Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:08:03 +0000 http://www.thoughtremixer.com/how-to-be-a-successful-artist-using-social-media-or-not/#comment-1831 Hey. I agree with you 100%. :) Hey. I agree with you 100%. :)

]]> By: Leandra http://www.thoughtremixer.com/how-to-be-a-successful-artist-using-social-media-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1830 Leandra Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:37:10 +0000 http://www.thoughtremixer.com/how-to-be-a-successful-artist-using-social-media-or-not/#comment-1830 You can't apply the exact same rules to general business as social networking because people don't join online communities to find out about other people's businesses. Regardless of how you use social networking, using the approach written about in this post or the approach I mentioned, it needs to be directed. It's pointless to send rock music to people who don't listen to rock. Send it to people who like the kind of music your music sounds like. Get off the high horse with that "I sound like me" nonsense. If you make music, you've listened to music and you've been influenced by something(s)/ people. Be honest with yourself. You can still have a relatively unique sound that's influenced by and remniscent of something else. Acknowledge that and build on it. You can't apply the exact same rules to general business as social networking because people don't join online communities to find out about other people's businesses.

Regardless of how you use social networking, using the approach written about in this post or the approach I mentioned, it needs to be directed. It's pointless to send rock music to people who don't listen to rock. Send it to people who like the kind of music your music sounds like. Get off the high horse with that "I sound like me" nonsense. If you make music, you've listened to music and you've been influenced by something(s)/ people. Be honest with yourself. You can still have a relatively unique sound that's influenced by and remniscent of something else. Acknowledge that and build on it.

]]> By: Leandra http://www.thoughtremixer.com/how-to-be-a-successful-artist-using-social-media-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-1829 Leandra Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:36:40 +0000 http://www.thoughtremixer.com/how-to-be-a-successful-artist-using-social-media-or-not/#comment-1829 I actually take issue with this approach. Social networking isn't about promoting your brand or art. It's about people connecting with other people. The most annoying thing, from a user's end, is someone connecting with you for no other purpose than promoting themselves and from the jump making that relationship about their agenda and nothing else. This is the exact approach that will make me ignore a friend request and delete any comments posted regarding "check me out." No...check ME out. Connect with me. If you're successful at that, naturally, I'll go to your page and listen to your music. I actually take issue with this approach. Social networking isn't about promoting your brand or art. It's about people connecting with other people. The most annoying thing, from a user's end, is someone connecting with you for no other purpose than promoting themselves and from the jump making that relationship about their agenda and nothing else. This is the exact approach that will make me ignore a friend request and delete any comments posted regarding "check me out." No…check ME out. Connect with me. If you're successful at that, naturally, I'll go to your page and listen to your music.

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