Archive for April, 2007
To Twitter or Not To Twitter
I’ve been reading a lot about Twitter lately. It’s sorta’ like blogging, but it’s more like MICRO-blogging. You leave short little posts about what you’re doing, etc., and your friends can read it. I’ve decided to add one to our blog here, just to see what it’s like. Maybe it will give some insight into what we do on a daily basis, or maybe it will just be one more unnecessary technological wonder that everyone talks about but that really does nothing.
I guess we’ll see. Check it out, though! I added three posts to the Twitter earlier today, but right now, only one is showing. So I guess you don’t get to see how wonderfully productive we’ve been today. Maybe there’s a time lapse or something? Strangely enough, if you go to the Twitter profile for us from the Twitter panel, they all show.
Aww… technology… gotta’ love it, right?
Robin
Truly Affordable Custom Websites for Bands and Musicians
I just saw a bulletin on MySpace of a group that offers custom website design at “affordable” rates for bands and musicians. I looked at their prices and was in shock! A three-page website for $750 is not what I would call “affordable.”
For those of you who aren’t in the know, Sunrise Promotions will do a custom basic website design with 6 pages (home, shows/tour, bio, music/downloads, gallery, and contact) and it will cost you a lot less: $225 (MUSICIANS AND BAND RATE ONLY). And that comes with free hosting, free custom email addresses, a news updating tool, a shows updating tool, a message board, streaming MP3 player and a Flash media player. For $100 more, you can get a Flash animated header and/or navigation added to the site.
Or even better, if you’re looking for that “wow” factor and want a site done completely in Flash, let us know, because we can do that as well (although it will cost a bit extra since building a site in Flash is time consuming).
We can also help you set up a shop on your website to sell your merchandise, CD’s and MP3′s.
And the best part? The site will not only be user-friendly, but it will also look good, too. Take a look at some of our work:
http://sunrise-promotions.com/services/webdesign.shtml
Why do we do the work so cheap for musicians? Because we know that being an independent musician means living on a very tight budget. We also think that a website is probably the most important part of a musician’s or band’s promotional efforts and want to make sure that you have the opportunity to get a good site without breaking the bank.
Interested? Send us a message here on MySpace or an e-mail to robin@sunrise-promotions.com – we’d love to build a web presence for you!
Another Case of a Band Angering Their Fans
This seems to be a sorry trend with the acts on the major labels, so I hope that all of you independent acts learn a valuable lesson here. Don’t deliberately anger your fans – it’s a very stupid thing to do: