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Your father doesn't own a record company and your mother isn't a Hollywood actress so your network is confined to the local press writers and groupies. You have big ideas but only a tiny budget. Maybe you are a great singer or you have a small band or even your own label. . . Let's have a look of your situation then.

So how to progress? The gigs you play bring in a little money but things don't seem to be getting anywhere. Maybe you already have your own CD's and have made a few sales but you can't seem to find the time for promotion.

And this is the key: it's a cheap and it's quick. It really can provide impressive results, but in this case, the internet has often been cited as the answer to everything, of course. One very realistic option is to exploit the potential of the internet.

The discontent amongst music buyers has created a gap which the internet can adequately fill. We are in serious transition now. Has changed, the music industry is changing.

Rising to $541 million USD in 2005 and continuing to reach $2 billion USD in 2007, forrester predicted a market volume of $76 million USD for digital music downloads in 2003. A survey by Georgia Tech found 41% of all internet users have purchased music from the web. The internet music market is real.

Modestly priced music, the statistics suggest there is a genuine market for legal.

It is a popular resource for downloading music, the web
(along with sites like pitchforkmedia) has become the first point of reference for music news and as we all know. Your audience is already here. Press releases and
positioning are cheaper here than in the real world, promotions. The internet is a perfect platform for marketing your music.

Email is the perfect mechanism for keeping in touch with fanclubs and sending newsletters and it's cheap. Peers and even your critics, the internet's function as a communication medium gives you a direct line to your listeners.

The internet can provide a lot of things you need to promote yourself as a musical artist, however. That doesn't mean if you start a music website today and get busy selling music downloads online that you'll be able to give up the day job immediately!

This is what a music website could do for you:

Read it here, provide news to your fans when your latest CD is ready! 1.

List gigs or concert dates (and any changes) 2.

Sell your songs as music downloads to fans all over the world 3.

Provide press information 4.

Photos and biographies publish interviews, 5.

Provide a communication center for dialogue with fans and other bands 6.

Getting contracts for incidental music etc, act as a "calling card" for getting new bookings or attracting the attention of major labels. 7.

The 1-2-3 Music Store script lets you set up a complete "shop" and costs only $168 for a label license and only $68 for an individual or band), consider the comparatively low start up costs (for example. And you can sell your songs as music downloads anywhere in the world! And it is much cheaper than TV, a website can represent your music in multimedia much better than print or radio.

Package a CD cover along with the songs and your fans can burn the CDs themselves. It means you don't need a record deal and you are free to do what you want with your music. Selling songs as moderately priced downloads means you have no production costs. It makes sense to adjust your strategy accordingly, in an age where most modern
kids burn their own CDs. Music downloads are emerging as a serious alternative to the CD.

Download and play your songs immediately, it provides instant satisfaction for consumers when they discover. Buying music downloads is potentially a more satisfying buying experience than traditional music shops.

Better than a T-shirt! Fans would love to have this as a reminder of a great concert. Encode and upload it later that evening so that the entire show would be available for sale the next day, you could record a live show, theoretically. The internet is an amazingly flexible format.

As an unsigned artist to have one, it makes good sense for you. Label managers and AandR to check you out, a music website is often the first port of call for people - fans. Seriously consider setting up your own music website and selling your music online.