The included artists responded well and helped promote the mix. He then scheduled tweets throughout the release day targeting the artists with Twitter handle, track title, time stamp for track in the mix and link to the mix on SoundCloud.

Aker featured 24 artists in a mix that was posted to SoundCloud, YouTube and Mixcloud with a tracklist that included links to the official tracks on SoundCloud and YouTube. Aker’ got 550 plays on SoundCloud in 24 hours

Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus and Tumblr.'īe sure to coordinate promoting with posting since SoundCloud prefers fresher sounds. 'reposting, favorites and follows, and external inbound links from JustGo Music encourages you to make sure your tags and titles are searchable and be sure to spell check track metadata.Īctivity related to particular tracks is also important including Uses to decide which tracks to promote in its search results and on the Recent SoundCloud-related posts include an intro to DiscoRank, a case study of a relatively unknown musician's efforts and a recommended WordPress widget.Ī Beginner’s Guide to SoundCloud DiscoRankĭiscoRank is the catchy name for a complex algorithm that SoundCloud For example, SoundCloud seems to be a much bigger deal in dj and electronic music circles than in rock or country music. JustGo Music's blog illustrates that electronic music has particular social media tendencies that lead to emphasizing different tools and approaches than other genres. It's a promotional effort for JustGo Music's social media and marketing tools which I have yet to check out though specific tools and features are referenced as relevant in particular posts. I only recently started keeping up with the JustGo Music Blog (via Dotted Music) that launched in February.

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