If you’ve been uploading tracks to SoundCloud and wondering why your play count is stuck in the hundreds — or worse, the tens — you’re not alone. The good news? You don’t need bots, fake repost services, or sketchy promo groups to get real traction. You just need a plan.
There is an interesting thing happening today. There has never been so much music, but as the number of new songs increases, music is being listened less. However, from time to time some artists manage to come up to the surface and are rewarded accordingly. Their music is being listened. And that is the main goal of every musician, especially those who are still trying to get noticed.
If you're an indie artist, you must be involved in the promotion process just as much as you were involved in the recording. Thankfully, we are in an age where it's possible to become famous just from internet campaigns.
Repost trading began as a great concept and idea. A platform to cross-promote. Which is nothing new, just the means to do it changes with the times.
Sure there are dozens of articles saying they know exactly who to contact, what to say and how to say it. What they lack is any source that provided them with that information. They themselves are not operating one of those websites, so why trust them?
Marketing your music can be a daunting task. While a good marketing strategy is always the way to go, before you drop a new single or release your debut, there is an outlet you should work into your plan of attack. Submitting your music for reviews.
