How To Boost Your SoundCloud Engagement
Everyone want to get more SoundCloud plays and be a rock star, international DJ, or hip hop mogul NOW. While I can’t personally promise you fortune and fame, I can promise that there are ways to greatly increase your chances of reaching your goals in the music business. The final step, that only you can take, is whether or not your music is good!
Hey, Rockstar: Get more SoundCloud plays!
SoundCloud rarely gets popular on its own: Build your social media
You have to stop thinking of your social media as little more than a place to say ‘Thanks for last night, Cleveland!’ and little else. It is going to be your greatest ally in getting people to listen to your SoundCloud tracks, and find new fans. You’re going to need to use the same brand marketing tactics as anyone else looking to spread a message.
Here are the social and technical things you’ll need to do to start building that engaged audience up to the point where you’re invited to the On SoundCloud Premier program:
Creating Favourites Lists
This is your opportunity to connect with your fans and show them the music you enjoy. To really make it work, contact the bands you add and let them know. They just may check you out and add you to their own list. Think of it as being their supporting act as you build an audience.
Get Social End Engage on Tracks
You already listen to music. Listening to it on SoundCloud, and giving real feedback that’s constructive, can help you get noticed. Fans listening to the track can see that you’re knowledgeable about music and become interested in you. The bands themselves can again become interested in you and return the favour.
Work on Your Images
Having a profile and header image that works is essential. You need to have your band name and logo large enough in your profile image so that people can make it out in the thumbnail image on the homepage, and in search results. The header image should include some piece of relevant information. “Follow us for exclusive tracks,” or even “Our new album comes out August 6, 2015!” Always work on conveying as much information as you can, as simply as you can.
Join Relevant Groups
SoundCloud is one big social community. Being a part of groups that are relevant to your band can help you find fans in a number of ways. First, joining genre specific boards helps you find people who like your specific music. Joining location specific boards helps you find fans in your hometown, or in the next stop of your tour.
Tag, tag, tag
When you upload tracks you have a chance to add tags to your music. They work like hashtags on Twitter. Feel free to tag other bands that sound like you, musicians who did guest appearances on the track, radio stations that play you, and producers you worked with.
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