Tips On How To Get More Soundcloud Likes
1. HOW TO GET IN GOOD WITH BLOGGERS
One way to get a quick boost for plays is to be featured on a blog, but you have to know how to network with bloggers in order to be featured. This blog usually gets around 100 music submissions each day. The people who do end up being featured always have a certain number of traits though.
– They are humble when they submit. I’m completely sick and tired of someone telling me they have the hottest music out there, then I click the link and the song isn’t even mixed and mastered. If your music is good, people will tell you it’s good. There’s no need to boast about your own work because it’s obviously going to be a biased opinion.
– Their songs are high-quality. You can have all the talent in the world, but if the recording isn’t pleasing to the ear, it’s not getting featured. Not everyone has the big bucks to get the best music engineering services in the world, but you can least make it sound decent.
2. THINK BIG BY THINKING SMALL
Many people go after the top blogs. Now I may get 100 free music submissions a day, but I’m still able to keep up with those for the most part. Don’t forget the little things when you submit to stand out!
Use a first name in the subject line if the blog doesn’t state they want anything specific. If someone puts my first name in the subject line, it’s almost guaranteed to get opened.
Why?
It shows someone actually took the time to do their homework. I’ve gotten featured on a good number of sites simply by showing that I care about the site I’m submitting to.
3. USE THE LAW OF RECIPROCITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA
While most people just push their music all the time, I flipped this theory on its head. I actually ask to hear other people’s music before I even say a word about mine. It grabs their attention and whenever you do something for someone, they’re much more likely to return a favor to you as long as you’re genuine about your deed.
This one works very well (especially if your music is actually good whenever people get to your page).
Also, Twitter is a very open and active platform. Facebook is a little more personal, but you can pretty much be as impersonal as you want on Twitter. Follow people who follow musicians who are well known in your genre (or sub-genre if you really want to get a concentrated list).
A good 10% are likely to follow you back
4. STOP PUTTING ALL THE FOCUS ON YOU
Comment, like, and repost OTHER peoples music from your SoundCloud account!
Message those people (if you sincerely like their music) and ask if they want to collaborate and repost some of your songs as well. It can be as simple as this,
“Hey man. I’m really digging your track, “track name”. I reposted it on my account! I think we make similar music and both our audiences can grow if you’re down to repost some of my stuff occasionally too? Here’s a track of mine if you want to share it.
5. INCLUDE OTHERS IN YOUR GATEWAYS
With Soundcloudfollowers.org you can put up to 7 SoundCloud accounts in a single follow-to-download gateway.
Say you often collaborate with another artist. You could include each other in your follow-to-download gateways and grow twice as fast!
I’d mostly use this method if you’re a blog channel or you collaborate often, but it’s still useful for everybody!
6. Give Your Post a Paid Boost
Although getting your post featured on a Channel is awesome, it isn’t enough. You need to help your post go red hot.
After your content gets attached to the channel, you need to quickly drive lots of traffic to it. This will help push your post to top of channel, as opposed to being just listed on the channel in fifth position (or wherever it ends up being shown).
You have to get to the top spot. How?
Spend a few bucks (no more than $50) on Facebook and Twitter promoted posts. This will help quickly drive lots of traffic to your LinkedIn post.
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