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Even if you’re currently sleeping on your buddy’s couch, you can  promote  your band with little or no money. ( You will need a PC and Internet access)
Free music marketing (as the name suggests) doesn’t fee money, but it will take some time, creative and determination. Ready?
1. Get an Email Account. Free email accounts are available from Gmail, Hotmail or many other web-based email businesses. Simply go to their homepage and sign up for an account, and you’ll be up and going in minutes.
2. Get a MySpace.com Page. You can get the band a MySpace.com web site for free. There you can additionally load up some of your songs, photos, etc. Once you have your web site up email all your friends and audiences to come check it out and add them to your friend list. You can then contact them all at once to announce future performances, song releases, etc.
3. Get Something to Sell. You can’t make any money if you don’t have anything to sell. When you’re playing performances, even free ones can make you money by selling stuff to the audiences. Make sure you have copies of your music on CD  or a flash drive to sell. You can additionally sell merchandise with your band’s name and logo on it. You can do this Web for free by  set ting up a virtual storefront at CaféPress.com. They’ll give you a little store front web site and show how your logo looks on multiple items you select. Once someone buys the stuff, they handle all the billing and shipping and send you a check.
4. Get a Sponsor. No, not an AA sponsor! I mean a business sponsor who will give your band money to  promote  their company. Establish off by looking for “Angel” sponsors. These can be parents, grandparents or friends of the family who have a little extra money to invest in your career. Then look to businesses who would worth from advertising to the audiences you’ll be playing to. Auto dealers, clothing stores, soft drink or beer distributors, are additionally a nice prospects. Show them that their money will be going directly into the creation of the marketing materials, and not the band beer fund! For instance, you put their logo with yours on T-shirts, flyers, posters, banners, etc., in ex change for them paying for the fee of creating those pieces.
5. Alert The Media. Contact local radio and TV station and provide to play any on or off air events or events they are having. You can or can not get paid this time, but having your name on the minds and lips of the local movers and shakers can only help your career. With a little work you can market your music for free and keep all the rewards yourself. people are doing this right now, and so can you. You just need to choose up a few marketing tips, tricks and techniques prefer the pros use.