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HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR SONGS FOR FREE

. So you are a music artist, you have a lot of songs to your credit but I am sure by now you already know it's not about just recording the songs, you sure now know selling your self to your target audience is part of the craft if at all you want to be known and recognized doing what you love and that's why you are reading this post. Well I am going to be brief and straight to the point so you know what you need to know about PROMOTING YOUR SONG FOR FREE. 

1. Have A GOOD Song: Yes, you must first of all have a good song because people would only share what the find interesting to them with their family and friends and you wouldn't want a situation where your song is not go enough for a share. 
2. Create A Fan Base: You can achieve this through various means but the most easy and most common is via social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Google+. Building a good fan base on these social networks can be very helpful in promoting your songs for free for example Having a Facebook page with people following you on it, you could post a download link for them to share and download your songs, this is where having a good song comes to play. 
3. Create Cover Of Popular Songs: This might sound/look funny but it's one of the best ways for and upcoming artist to attract attention from the public. In Nigeria I remember artist like Young 6IX(Nigerian Rapper) came to lime light through doing a song cover of the Hit Single of Ice Prince (Oleku ft Brymo). So don't under estimate the extent to which doing a good cover of a popular song can do for you.
4. Upload your songs on file hosting sites: Yes, though this is basic but it makes sense a lot, sites like wikiupload will host your songs for free for you and they even give you links to share and help you monitor your downloads.
5. Have A SoundCloud and ReverbNation Account:  These two websites(Soundcloud and Reverbnaion) are renowned song hosting and managing websites for artists and their fans to relate and promote their songs for Free. On like the above point this one is more advance, but when understood it gets simple to run. Like on reverbnation you get to feature on charts even as low as your city in different categories.
6. Make Friends with DJs: Every DJ you see I advice you to try to know them more and be friends with them it's going to do you good, because it will do you good it a lot of the DJs in town are playing your songs and God doing you well having them on their mix tapes, that will stick your songs in the head of music lovers especially when you have a good song
7. Bloggers should be your friends also: An easy way to have a relationship with bloggers you don't know real life is by following their blogs and commenting a lot on them, they definitely are going to take note of you that way, popular blogs in Nigeria are Naijaloaded, Mp3Naija, Naijapals, Tooexclusive so you can check them out
8. Attend/participate in music shows in your location and beyond if you can: This is what it is, it helps promote your songs by performing for free on shows you know attracts great audience an example is Star Trek Music concert though you might pass through some audition stage, that shouldn't be a problem if you feel you are good.

So let me know what you think in the comment section below also this post is open to suggestions and critics so we all can improve and learn more. Thank you yours truly JayBEATs