When you're an indie band doing everything on your own, any money you can get is important. Learning to promote your band in the most effective way is essential in making money doing what you love. Since most indie bands make most of their money selling CDs and merchandise, here are a few band promotion tips to help you get the most out of CD sales. The key to selling a lot of CDs at a gig is finding the best place to put your merchandise table. Some artists set up their table right in front of the stage. While this can work sometimes, a better strategy is to place your table in a spot where people are forced to walk by it. Putting your table near a venue exit and entrance is best. Make sure your CD prices are clearly labeled and that you have enough staff at the table to handle demands. Have people at the table with good people skills that are knowledgeable about your music Also, in today's world it's just simple stupidity not to have the ability to handle credit card sales, even if all you have is the old fashioned do-it-by-hand machine. An even better option is a card reader you can sync up with your smart phone. Have your email list easily accessible at the merchandise table as well so that fans can sign up for your newsletters. You might want to consider passing these mailing sign-up lists around the room during the show. Simple tricks like these will help you make more mone Indie Mic is a band promotion a social portal devoted to all things concerning music. We are a member based website, that exclusively showcases, markets, and promotes independent musicians, from all genres of music, through online video submission. (http://www.indiemic.com)
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