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Marketing your MySpace artist page will help you increase hits to your page which will translate into a growing fan base. But you should also promote your page in other ways. As the internet becomes increasingly easy to navigate and to use as a marketing tool, placing your MySpace URL in various places will help people find you and learn more about your music. Marketing on your web site Always include your MySpace URL on your bands web site and vice versa. The more opportunities you give people to listen to your music and learn more about your sound, the more profits you will earn and the more popular you will become. Band web sites can be used to promote your latest CD, downloads, or upcoming gigs, while your MySpace can be used to find new fans, to upload samples of your music, and generate buzz within the online music community. Marketing on promotional materials Add your MySpace URL to fliers, business cards, media kits, radio spots, internet ads, and any other places you use to promote your music. Unless you have a recording contract, you will have to do all music promotion yourself. Take advantage of local newspapers and magazines that do write- ups about your band by asking them to mention your MySpace URL. This is especially important if you don't have a web site yet. Adding URLs to CDs and other merchandise If you release a CD, you can promote your web site and MySpace page by including both on the CD or other merchandise you want to sell. Many musicians are producing their own albums these days instead of waiting for a recording contract. Use MySpace to draw more people to your web site or third-party distribution site. Including URLs on your CD will give others a way of finding out more about you and your music. Include URLs when contacting record labels If you decide to contact record labels or are approached by a record label, make sure they have your URLs and other contact information. This will make it easier for them to contact you. Blogs, forums, and other communication online Include your MySpace URL on the bottom of all blogs and forum postings. This will help spread the word and peak the interest of those who are on the message boards. While you dont want to promote your page when leaving a comment, it is fine to leave your URL. This is considered your online calling card. This can be an extremely useful way to market yourself, especially if you are an expert in the topic that is being discussed or know a lot about the music business. People are more apt to look up information of those who leave well written, intelligent responses. Conclusion Self-promotion can be very time consuming. While it is one of the most important parts of earning a living as a musician, it is also one of the toughest. MySpace can make self-promotion easier by introducing you to many types of people on the internet. By promoting your profile page, you are giving others the opportunity to learn more about your and your music.

…because so many times, people just aren't interested enough to find out what you have.

Good news! That problem is over! Starting today, you can apply the techniques I'll show and begin making the most of your time and effort. This simple technique not only increases your time efficiency, but also will build your relationship with people you speak to, your confidence, and your credibility on every conversation you are going to make from now on.

The secret I am revealing today is a very practical technique which can be easily applied over the phone, or in a situation where you actually meet people.

Let's take a look at this very simple technique. You make the contact, give your greeting, and introduce yourself. Next you will start with something like this.

"I want to show you what I have to offer..." or "I would like to provide an overview of what we do ..."

and then say these magic words! Prepare for the magic! Ready?

"...but it could take 50 seconds of your time." and ask "When can you set aside 50 seconds of your time?"

The result? 90% of the time, people say "why don't you show me 'right now'". Why? Because they rather feel it's a waste of time if it's NOT right now.

And why 50 seconds? Well ... for one reason, he may not be able to waste a minute. But he may have ”seconds” of his time for you ... presumably up to 60 seconds or more!

If you say "give me one minute" ... suddenly, that sounds more real. Psychologically, the minute he sees his watch, time is conceived important, as well as it's “limited”. And statistically, people don't watch clock for "seconds" of time. This may simply because many clocks do not display seconds.

You could say "30 seconds", "40 seconds", or less, but can you really make presentation in that time frame? You don't want to be short of time and have them thinking you lied.

I figured out 50 seconds is the best chance. Another psychological factor affecting this is that the sound 'fifty' may be confused with 'fifteen' ... and 'fifteen' is a quarter of a minute. His mind understands it's actually longer than 30 or 40 seconds, but people are often more accustomed to think in a way 'half an hour' 'quarter of an hour' and so on, ... that leads him to feel that he can spare such a short time with no problem.

And the best part is, you will get more attention from him because he is committed to give you 50 seconds!

Does it really work like this? Just try. You will start using it just like I've been using it for years. It was my best kept secret up until now.

Now you are left with this important question to answer "If I use these "magic words", do I need to make my presentation in 50 seconds?" The answer to this question completes and sophisticates your 50 seconds presentation. Once you have finished this, you will love how it works ... but it will take a little effort on your part.

It's the power of the magic 50 seconds. Just like creating an ad, try to put what you need to say in less than a minute.

1) One sentence in what kind of business it is.

2) Few sentences on the features of the product/service you offer.

3) Rest of the time on the benefits. Tell them how he can change his life with your product/service and try to generate the 'desire'. If it's joint venture or MLM, don't forget to illustrate how he can be successful.

If put together concisely, the whole presentation should come up to around 50 to 70 seconds. Your presentation is now well organized and clearly states every point. If your customer asks more for more detail, that becomes 'his' request now. When that happens, he is asking for your time, and you can spend time with him as much as he wants until he is sold.

This completes my system. I said 'system' and that's the 'key' to success. So tell me, can you afford to live in this competitive online marketing field without the right tool and right strategy?

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