Here’s a common question I get: “If I’m broke and unknown, how can I start getting paying gigs?”
My first instinct is to reply YOU DON’T, but that’s not entirely true. There’s other avenues, and the fact is, the old system of “paying dues” is broken. You can be paying dues for years and never see much happen from it. This is an article about “viral marketing” but I feel that term is so cliched that it’s become useless—the core point remains the same, though: be interesting, and people will be interested. If you’re doing something remarkable, people will talk about you.
Here’s a detailed look at what works, why it works, and how to make it work for you. Interested?
Myspace is a wasteland of fake profiles, horrible coding, obnoxious ads and total brain death. Unfortunately, it’s also 100% nescessary for making money off music in 2008. It’s the largest built-in audience of any social networking site, and if you’re doing hip hop, metal or anything that involves lots of young fans, there’s nowhere else to be.
My name is Justin Boland and I'm a rapper, writer and hippie entrepreneur. I work for Back Brain Media and I run Brainsturbator, Hump Jones, Audible Hype and Skilluminati Research.