Independent Artists Need to Utilize Dot Com's for Online Marketing

Online marketing has become the superb wayAdvertising. Why not try to get advertising, or
for independent artists to get their name knownsponsors for your own web site? Just think about
around the world. The most popular way, whichwho gets the advertising money for the time
is setting up profiles on social networks, is also aand effort a band spent on completing a social
negative way to fund an indie project.network page. This type of move should
What is the best way for indie artists to marketespecially be made for bands who receive many
themselves online? Create their own "Dothits on Myspace and Facebook.
Com." Indie artists have the freedom to doThe opportunity to gain another dollar to fund an
whatever they want on their "Dot Com's." indie project is being lost every time a
The artists do not understand that socialfan searches for an indie band/artist and is told
networks they sign up on are just for marketingto go to a Myspace page.
purposes. Everything they create on their profilesAlso, an artist can sell their products on their web
is regulated and are based onsites. For example, CD's, t-shirts, posters and all
corporate standards.the marketing products a band/artist has can be
For instance, a Myspace profile can onlysold on their own web sites.
be setup under the standards of News Corp.Content such as images and music can be
News Corp. has the ability to delete any profileshowcased without having any type of limit.
that does not meet their regulations. All the timeA web site is very cost efficient in today's world
and effort that an indie artist/band puts intoand is a great way to base your search engine
a profile can be removed based on their rules.optimization. Meaning, your web site shows up
What are other advantages of owning a webbefore your Myspace page when you type in
site?your band's name in a search engine box.