SoundCloud Promotion: 7 Essential Tips You Might Be Missing
To make your profile stand out two things need to happen: master your talent and put in the effort to gain visibility on your sounds. Work smarter with these tips.
Create a proper SoundCloud account.
This is probably one of the MOST overlooked steps by musicians when it comes to getting your first 100 to 1000 Soundcloud followers quickly. Yes you heard correct, you can get your first 100 to 1000 Soundcloud followers by simply creating your musician account correctly. Soundcloud is such a popular resource for discovering music that it is safe to say that many of your friends and family use the platform for a variety of reasons. The top reason usually for discovery. Have you noticed that any time you create a new account (whether it be for Soundcloud, Twitter, Facebook and loads of other social media platforms) the first thing you are asked to enter is an EMAIL. Sites like Soundcloud use your email in order to establish connections with people you already know or have real relationships with.
Upload Your Music Correctly
First off you should always be using a desktop computer when your ready to upload your music. Using anything else will simply keep you from taking advantage of unique Soundcloud options like ‘tags, song descriptions, metadata and your unique permissions’. Uploading a song to Soundcloud and filling out just the title will set you back especially when you have a song that has the potential to be a hit. Just like when creating your Soundcloud account, you want to add an interesting song description. Including facts like (who produced it, is is part of an album or other library of work, what is the song about) are all things that will engage the listener further and could be the deciding factor between your song being a song they like versus a song they love. When it comes to audio on Soundcloud there isn’t an official video associated that helps tell your story the way you want it to be told, that is why its important to tell your songs story in the song description.
Follow, follow, follow
SoundCloud, in many ways, is a social community– consisting of content creators, listeners, critics, bookers, and more. You can be both a listener and creator. You don’t need to follow every person that follows you, but it’s wise to follow anyone who’s actively engaged with your music. After all, those are the people most likely to share your music with their own friends and followers.
Tagging for success
How can new fans find your music? Well, one of the best ways is to tag your music. Tagging makes you discoverable when a listener is searching Sound Cloud. The better your tags, the easier you are to find.
The best way to tag is to be honest. If you made a drum & bass track, then set the main genre to Drum & Bass. Add moods and a location to your tags as well. It all helps. Stick to one main genre to keep things clear. Adding a bunch of genres won’t make your track any more searchable. The more concise and accurate your tags are, the more easily your music will get discovered by the listeners that wanna hear it most.
Thank People Who Like Your Music
If you see someone like or comment on your music, thank them or interact with them. This is one of the best ways to gain friends. If people comment or like your work and you ignore them, it will make you look like either a snob or an inactive user. This is why you must always reciprocate interaction with more interaction.
Use the Spotlight Feature to Your Advantage
Using SoundCloud’s Spotlight allows you to put a new track in the, well… spotlight. This means it has the opportunity to gain massive views thanks to its placement. KYLE is an indie-pop rapper who uses the Spotlight feature to highlight his latest singles. The track is placed on top of his profile where his image header would be, making it easily accessible for all his listeners.
This is great for tracks that are badly needing a play boost. A spotlighted track becomes one of the first things a listener sees when they visit your profile.
In order to put a track in the Spotlight, all you have to do is go to your Profile Settings. Once there, choose the track you want to highlight and you are all set.
