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- Created on Friday, 18 July 2014 17:10
- Last Updated on Friday, 18 July 2014 17:17
- Published on Friday, 18 July 2014 17:10
- Written by Aaron Farrier
As I stroll around the internet from time to time looking up bands for various reasons (choosing an opening act for my band, etc.), I see a growing number of artists who have gotten away from having their own website and just utilizing Facebook as their main page. Well, what's interesting is I remember writing a post on a discussion forum similar to the blog I'm writing now. Except exchange the word Facebook for Myspace.
Here's the deal...
YOU CAN'T CONTROL FACEBOOK! I said this ten years ago and I'll say it again, [insert social media site here] won't be around forever. So relying on them soley to promote your music is like handing the keys to your car to a valet. There's a chance you won't get your car back. You can't control anything Facebook does. Let's break it down...
- THEY decide where your pictures can appear.
- THEY decide if you can have the ability to post a list of dates.
- THEY decide if the site is up and running.
- THEY decide how your content is arranged.
- THEY decide what banner ads display and how many.
And so on...
The fact of the matter is you need to always be in control of your career. Having your own website, you're able to market and brand yourself as you see fit. You have complete control of everything. Why wouldn't you want that?! Put your best foot forward or not at all, I always say. Maybe it's just me. Maybe many artists are just too lazy to take that extra step. I don't know. All I know is, if you're a band/artist who only has a Facebook page, it just makes you look like you don't have enough going on to fill up an entire website.
While we're on the subject of band websites. IF you're ambitious enough to have your own, don't fill it up with widgets. It looks cheap and it looks lazy. Dare I say, I'd almost just rather see your Facebook page where at least all the widgets are on one page. Pay for nice pics, learn how to update it yourself (Joomla and Wordpress are great for this), and leave your social networks as tools to reinforce your site and brand. But let your website do all the grunt work.
Okay artists, that's all for now.
Cheez-Its,
Aaron Farrier
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