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Our Top 5 Editor's Pick On How To Start Promoting Your Song!

August 2018

Here are our top 5 editor's pick for you to start promoting your song. We believe these tips should start earning you money without necessarily taking much of you time.

Before we begin, if you have not uploaded your song on TuneAfrique, what are you waiting for?  (Begin Here)

 

1. START A COMPETITION AND POST COVER VIDEOS OF YOUR SONG AS PERFORMED BY YOUR FANS ON INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE TODAY


Cover songs are a great way to build your audience and attract listeners to your original music. Get your fans involved, ask that they record a cover of your song whether they sing or dance to it. This simple, budget friendly trick would ensure your song gain better airplay. Should take you less than 10 minutes to put up a post.

 

2. CREATE A GOOGLE OR FACEBOOK AD (LET'S HANDLE THAT FOR YOU)  

 

Target people who listen to music that sounds similar to yours or who follow similar local and international artists. With TuneAfrique's premium tools, you can get insights and reports on who, what, where and when your music is played. If your fanbase is large enough, create a “lookalike audience” and target your ads to that group.
Should take you less than 1 hour to set that up. You could (allow our team of experts to assist.)

 

3. GET ON A PLAYLIST  


Using our premium features, you can get your songs featured on playlists like Spotify, Deezer, Meplaylist and others. These playlists are grouped according to theme, genre, or region. 
Feature your favorite song and see your music followership grow as new people discover your music. Should take less than 10mins to (request for a playlist pitch.)


4. UPDATE THE BIO FOR ALL YOUR ONLINE PROFILES 


Make sure your bio and tagline are up-to-date on TuneAfrique, Spotify, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SoundCloud, Snapchat, YouTube, etc. Social media trends shift quickly, so it’s easy to let this stuff get stale, but a refresh will take you less than an hour. Double-check all your accounts to be sure. Total time: 30-60 minutes.


5. TAKE SOME NEW PHOTOS 


Grab a friend with a good camera and do a DIY photo shoot. Have fun with it! What you may lack in photography skills, lenses, or lighting, you might make up for in capturing the perfect moment. Bring a few sets of clothes (or even your girls and costumes!). Make sure to get a variety of shots: square, landscape, portrait, close-ups, etc. Total time: 3-4 hours 


These little changes you start making if you desire to see massive changes in your music career. 

We are always available to help.See you at the top! 

Team TuneAfrique