Seriously... there really are not any dumb questions here.  Take it from someone who struggled to understand good marketing for years.

I would have killed to have a mastermind group like this one to reference.  It would have cut my learning curve from years to months.

Not to mention... things slip out in here that you'd have to pay big bucks to learn elsewhere (intentionally and otherwise ).

-Steve

Darryn Zewalk said:

Hello everyone, My name is Darryn Zewalk. I am a singer-songwriter of Universal Gospel Music. My music is a message that cross musical genres. I play the piano and I am Music minister in Sapulpa Oklahoma at the Mount Olive Baptist Church. I pray all is well with each of you and I look forward connecting with you on a professional level. My first EP is available in most digital stores titled "Situations". Thanks for the invite to introduce myself. Take care and stay encouraged..

hey Darren, Welcome and thanks for posting here. Let us know if you have any questions or music marketing experiences you feel like sharing.

Mike Maldonado said:

Hey, whats up guys? My name is Mike Maldonado and I’m the tenor saxophonist/manager of a band called Urkel & The Winslows. We’re a Ska/Reggae/Rock band from Brooklyn, NY and we’ve been together about two years now.

I go to school for Music Business, but to be honest, a lot of colleges are missing the mark when it comes to internet marketing. Don’t get me wrong, I’m learning as much as I can about marketing in general and I love it, but for some reason many schools don’t understand the basic fundamentals or psychological triggers of online marketing compared to “old-school” conventional marketing. 

That’s where MMM 2.0 and the Inner Circle came into the picture. When you think about it, there aren’t really many big ska bands left out there. A lot of people believe it’s a “dead” genre, which (I feel anyway) gives us the perfect edge and opportunity to attempt to “revive” the ska scene. 

Not gonna lie though, it’s tough as hell. There’s so much to do these days and it gets pretty overwhelming at times, but it’s good to know there are like-minded people out there. It’s cool to see other people’s perspectives and opinions on what works and what doesn’t, and I look forward to reading more posts from you guys and putting it to some use.

And if anyone’s got a second, check out our website at urkelandthewinslows.com or visit our squeeze page at urkelandthewinslowsgiveaways.com and let me know how I’m doing. I would definitely appreciate ANYTHING anyone has to say!

Thanks,

Mike

I hear ya about colleges missing the mark.

Re: Ska is dead... It's funny, as a musician you hear that such and such a genre is dead all the time. When in reality, all it means is that a genre does not have enough current interest to compete and radio or in other mainstream channels. But in reality there are millions of people interested in every genre out there.

Some quick keyword research shows that currently, 11,100,000 people are searching for terms related to ska every MONTH. That's hardly "dead".

The internet has changed the game so much for musicians. In the old days when all there were was the mainstream channels your chances might have been slim, but the internet, and internet marketing gives us all access to the global market place. I find it all really exciting and empowering.

I realize it can seem like a lot at first, and there is a big learning curve, but if you stick with it long enough there will be a moment where you suddenly have enough perspective to know what is going to work and what won't. It actually becomes pretty simple at that point. Traffic >> Offer >> Product >> More products.

Welcome Cliff.  Way to score the EricClaptonTribute.com domain.  Nice!