Music Promo Blog: 2007/02

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Attention MySpace Music Spammers

I just saw an email from a music marketer publicizing the latest MySpace spammer. Ye know, this program will post a comment on every MySpace page that meet certain keywords and and have high page rankings. Ooo! Sounds tempting doesn't it?

It is. I can't deny, I've thought about using MySpace spamming programs. But I can't get my head around the idea that it is STILL SPAM! And no one likes spam. You just piss people off.

Like for me, I just closed off all HTML comments in my profile because I was getting 2-3 spammers a day with some stupid promo tool. I'm just sick of it!

Like I said, I understand the temptation, but does it really do any good? If you spam someone, are they really going to buy more music from you? Will they see your advertisement about your upcoming gig and say, "Ooo! I bette go buy that album."

The answer is YES! Rather yes, a few of them will. Maybe one in 10,000 IF You're Lucky! Meanwhile, you piss off the MySpace page owner, and you alienate other people who don't appreciate your spammy message either.

So what's the alternative?

Keep it simple. Keep it personal. Keep it relevant to the webpage you're on. Only then are you truly gonna build up quality relationships that will truly yield good money!

Bard Marc Gunn of the Brobdingnagian Bards has helped 1000's of musicians save and make money with their musical groups through his monthly newsletter, Bards Crier Music Marketing and Promotion Ezine. Now you can get FREE "how-to" music marketing and promotion advice by visiting www.bardscrier.com. No time to visit the site? Subscribe to the Bards Crier Ezine for Free. Just email subscribe@bardscrier.com

Labels: music marketing, myspace

--posted by Marc Gunn at Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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