A great song will never find its audience without exciting promotion, so we’re giving you powerful marketing tools that won’t break the bank.
The truth about being a musician in 2021 is that making good music is rarely enough to warrant a successful career. Marketing is as important as making great music, and the artists making a living with their creativity can do so because they also understand promotion. These individuals create and share marketing materials that look good and grab consumers’ attention, which, in turn, convinces people to listen.
A decade ago, making great content was an expensive and time-consuming endeavor. You needed to buy a lot of gear and applications you didn’t fully understand or pay someone else and hope they understood your vision. That isn’t the case today. There are many apps available to consumers at little to no cost, making it easy to create eye-catching content in a matter of minutes. We’re going to share four powerful marketing tools today, but know there are much more available online.
DaVinci Resolve
Offering tools comparable to Adobe Premiere with better UI and zero cost, DaVinci Resolve is quickly becoming a widely used tool throughout the entertainment industry. This application makes it easy to create lyric videos, visualizers, TikTok’s, Instagram Stories, Spotify Canvas clips, and more. You can even create and edit music videos. Are you feeling lost? No worries. There are many great tutorials to help you get started.
Canva
The worst kept secret in graphic design, Canva is a free tool that makes creating stunning images and gifs a breeze. The free tier membership provides you with access to thousands of great templates and allows for unlimited uploads. Use this tool to create a cohesive online brand, thumbnails for YouTube, concert posters, and more.
Display Purposes
With competition for attention on social media at an all-time high, Display Purposes helps users identify relevant hashtags that are likely to generate engagement on platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.
Later
Once you have your video content, still images, and hashtags, you’ll need to plan the perfect rollout on social media to maximize the impact of each post. Later makes it easy to schedule posts across a variety of platforms in minutes. The free tier membership provides enough tools to make daily posts on Twitter, Instagram, and more. Schedule now, engage later, and stress less. That’s the kind of energy we need more of in 2021.
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