The Wikipedia defines spam as “the abuse of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited, bulk messages”. Most spam is propagated via e-mail, and I’m sure most of you are all too familiar with this type of spam. However, spam can also be sent via other electronic media, such as instant messenger services, Usenet newsgroups, weblogs (”blogs”), and even mobile phones. Read the rest of this entry »
In a previous article, I briefly touched on some of the things you can do to improve your website’s rankings in search engines. In “Search Engine Optimization: Fact & Fiction”, SEO expert Adrian Mullen sheds more light on this topic and provides plenty of tips to make your site more visible on the three most popular search engines: Google, Yahoo and MSN. You’ll also learn about things you may be doing on your site that could be hurting your rankings. Read the rest of this entry »
Some of our customers who are just getting starting with their new music website want to know how to encode their CD tracks into the MP3 format, which allows them to share their music on their music page. The good news is that it’s very easy to do. What follows is a very brief tutorial on how to create MP3s using the iTunes software from Apple. Read the rest of this entry »
Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of attending an educational seminar in St. Paul, MN, called “Music Marketing, Publicity and Promotion”, hosted by the Minnesota Music Academy. I thought I’d share with you some of the advice I picked up at this seminar. You may be able to use some of these ideas to help raise awareness of your new band, upcoming performance, or CD release. Read the rest of this entry »
