Writing Great Songs

Getting your Songs Heard Online

Here are a few channels and options for getting your music heard online! All have pros and cons of course, so think carefully about what you are trying to achieve by getting your song out there and then it will be clearer which channel works best for you.

• SoundCloud:  http://www.soundcloud.com
• ReverbNation:  http://www.reverbnation.com
• BandCamp: https://bandcamp.com/
• My Space: https://myspace.com/
• Twitter: https://music.twitter.com/
• LastFM: http://www.last.fm/uploadmusic
• rdio: http://help.rdio.com/customer/portal/articles/58994-getting-content-into-rdio
• Instagram: http://blog.instagram.com/post/53448889009/video-on-instagram
• YourListen: http://yourlisten.com/
• BandPage: https://www.bandpage.com/
• Earbits: http://www.earbits.com/
• YouTube for Artists: http://www.youtube.com/yt/artists/

Here is a somewhat dated, but interesting article on three of these options:

• http://doughnutmag.com/tutorials/guides/bandcamp-vs-reverbnation-vs-soundcloud-part-one

And here is a more current one, but from the listeners POV:

• http://www.werockyourweb.com/spotify-vs-rhapsody-vs-pandora-vs-google-music-vs-rdio-vs-mog/

And from the same blog here is a recent comparison of various music streaming services:

• http://www.werockyourweb.com/best-music-streaming-service/