Over the last few days, I have received a lot of questions about Music Marketing Manifesto 2.0.
I'm still working on responding to everyone's email and comments, but in the meantime, here is a video that gives you a sneak peak into the MMM members area and answers some of the most common questions people have sent in. This was recorded just before the product went live so some of the dates and times are different.
If you still have any questions about the course, or the strategy we've been discussing in general, please leave them below using the comment feature.
On a side note, with the release date only one day away now, I just wanted to sincerely thank you all for being a part of this process. I have learned a lot myself, and the kind emails and comments I have received from so many of you have really meant a lot.
Until tomorrow...
– John Oszajca
Founder, Music Marketing Manifesto
P.S. If you still have not had a chance to download the free template or watch the various training lessons, you can find everything via the icons in the right side bar.
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Hi John, I have just got my first solo 5 track EP signed, and have the free promo track ready & the release schedule pencilled for June 25 2012.
Looks like this is perfect timing to start your course (will do next week after I have put my live show together)
I want to run your training techniques alongside the labels promo, a case of “no stone unturned”.
I had a band last year who got signed to a small label who promised an “extensive” promo campaign but then only sent it out to their list of 1500, so that release just got lost in the competition.
I have built my site http://www.d-r-u-n-k.com.
I would prefer to place the blog area inside this site- is that OK with your strategy?
Do you have an example website that does this so I can see the layout and how the splashpage is also combined?
Thanks and see you on the inside next week.
Hey Oly,
Awesome. Glad to hear that you’re ready for the material.
Yeah you can definitely use that for your blog site. The way I incorporate my squeeze page is by actually hosting it on a separate domain.
That way I can really test the effectiveness of the page, without someone clicking a bunch of links and eventually leaving without signing up to the mailing list.
You can host your squeeze page at the same domain. Something like http://www.yoursite.com/squeeze.html, but visitors could easily just remove the “squeeze.html” out of the url and go straight to the blog. That’s why I host my squeeze page on a totally different domain than my content-rich blog site.
Conversely, you could put the squeeze page on your home page and host the blog at yoursite.com/blog, but that may cause a few issues in terms of search engine optimization and might confuse a few returning fans. I’ve seen it done, but i can’t think of an example URL off the top of my head.
Get in touch if I can ever help with anything else.
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How is MMM different from a service such as FanBridge which also seeks to increase fan lists?
Hi Malo,
Sorry for the slow reply. I’m out of the country at the moment and have fallen a few day behind on my inbox.
From what I understand of Fanbridge, Fanbridge is an email marketing management system. MMM is a music marketing course in which I teach a specific marketing strategy that has got me some great results. Two totally different things.
Let me know if i can help with anything else.
Hey John! Love the concept and I agree that it’s well worth the price. My only problem is that I’m an agency that helps young, local artists so I probably can’t use the templates. Unless I use them to promote my top bands…Is this doable?
Hi Dori,
You can absolutely use them. One thing you will want consider though is that a large part of having success with actually selling music, is really the relationship you build with the subscriber base. You’ll have to decide if that’s something you can realistically do for all of the bands you represent.
Are you branding the agency as a whole or are you leading with the bands you represent? Either way a squeeze page will help you get subscribers, you would just manage the follow-up a bit differently, I suppose.
What is ideal is if a person from the band is initiating the relationship with the subscriber, rather than the company representing the band. Which is why you may want to consider using a squeeze page for the agency or arranging something where the band is doing the follow-up on their own behalf.
Let me know if there is anything else I can be of help with.
I just viewed your video,I admire your honesty in illustrating the program and letting pepole know the risk factor depends on the output.I am considering.
Hi George,
Thanks for your comment. I feel it’s important that people decide for themselves whether or not they stand to benefit from the material I’m presenting. Some musicians will continue on with the pursuit of signing a major deal and there is nothing wrong with that. What I’m illustrating is that you are far more likely to get some kind of deal if you can show that you have success selling your music in the first place. It makes the investment decision much easier for the label or whomever. And if you don’t get a deal, at least you still have a career to show for all your effort.
The material here is not going to resonate with everyone, but I intend to keep providing value for those that it does resonate with.
Thanks again and let me know if I can be of any help.
Hi John,
Firstly I just want to say how impressed I am with the Music Marketing Manifesto. I recently finished an album and have spent a long time researching various ways to promote, market and sell this sort of product but I have never come across a resource so complete and thorough as what you are offering.
I have just bought a site domain and also bought a theme for wordpress (http://www.press75.com/themes/soundcheck-theme-demo/). I have lots of things I want to change on the website and have spent hours trying to figure out how to do it, all to no avail. I am trying to decide whether or not to get some help but I heard in your video, during the computer savvy segment, that the course goes into detail on html editors and how to build/edit websites.
Would you still recommend people in the same position as myself to get some help from a website developer or do you believe that the MMM 2.0 covers this topic sufficiently to provide people with the ability to do it themselves?
Kind regards,
Joe
Hi Joe,
That’s a great question.
While I’ve tried my best to break down all of the “how-to” stuff, so that everyone can put these strategies into action right away, I do realize that some folks are still going to have more questions than others. Specifically with websites and design. While I do feel that I cover squeeze page set up and installation sufficiently, if you want to get into customization, I think looking into hiring a designer might be worth it.
I personally am not great at building websites and I don’t particularly like it, which is why I outsource those projects to people who can turn them over much more quickly than I can. However, there is definitely cost associated with that, but you can find highly skilled, but reasonably priced people to do it. I do understand that not everyone is in a position to be able to hire out, which is why I try to break this stuff down the best I can. You really need to weigh what’s best for you. But yes, the course material is very thorough in that regard.
Let me know if you still have questions.
John,
Of the email marketing systems available such as “get response”, “mail chimp” and “a webber”, what made you choose “a webber” over the others. Is there a quality difference that we should be aware of?
Thanks,
Henry
Hey Henry, great question. This is personal opinion to some degree but yes, I feel that there are a couple of things that set Aweber apart.
First, their good deliverability rate is nearly undisputed. Everyone has their opinion about who is better, but I am yet to come across anyone who thinks Aweber doesn’t do a good job, where as there is a decent debate about the deliverability rate of most of Aweber’s competition. They have been around a very long time, they are an industry leader, and they take great care in making sure that their IPs are in good standing with the different email providers.
Second, and this is one of the biggest perks, when you start using a lot of different marketing products, scripts, applications, etc, they often integrate with your autoresponder. Not every autoresponder is always on the list of products that whatever service you might be using works with. Aweber ALWAYS is. It would be a real drag to by some expensive marketing application only to find out it wasn’t designed to work with your autoresponder. They are also always on top of the latest developments and always adding needed features.
Third, they offer great support. You can always get someone on the phone and they are very helpful.
Bottom line is that the truth is, you can use any of the major autoresponders such as Get Response and Mail Chimp and I’m 98% sure you won’t have any major issues. With Aweber I’m 100% sure. That’s really all it comes down to. I’v used a number of autoresponders and have been most happy with Aweber. I’ve been a happy customer for over 4 years now.
Only thing is
my music is rapped over music i dont own and I dont know where to
find that music again to buy it nor do I remember the name and the price
is high150-300 a song…and how can i get cheaper rap music…so I can then start using your tool…
thanks.
Hey George,
If the music was simply written by another artist then you can license it very inexpensively and easily. If you are using recordings from someone else you would not be able to use those without getting permission. You may need to consult with a music attorney on this.
i like what ive seen and heard i will purchase my copy next week
Thanks so much John. Let me know if I can help with anything.
John
Hi there I was just wandering how long does one get access to the music marketing manifesto once they’ve signed up, is there a limited time to complete the course before you’re not able to gain access to log on etc?
Rgds
djsweetthing.
Hi,
Thanks for the question. You get access to the material indefinitely. I guarantee at least one year but it will likely be up for many years to come. If I update the product you will also get access to that as well.
Be talking to you soon John, Thanks for being there!!
Finch Williams
My pleasure Finch
Thanks again, John. Informative and inspiring as always.
My pleasure Rick
Hey John,
My bro and i are dubturbo enthusiasts and think that beat bangers will learn a lot from your course
.
Are you going to have custom affiliate landing pages?
Cheers
Jay & Mo
Thanks Jay, much appreciated.
What do you mean by affiliate landing pages? I’m not offering landing pages for my affiliates but I am offering landing pages in the course. The two that I am offering here, as well as a landing Page I use for Facebook Ads. The customization is up to you, but I provide tutorials on how to do it.
Let me know if I am misunderstanding the question.
Hey John,
Amazing information. Truly, the business side of Music is a strength of yours. I’ve love to sit and chat with you on the topic one day. I definitely believe that your strategy is sound, and well worth the cost. I plan to purchase it. But i am not sure how to become a “member”. Sure i’m missing something simple here.
Would you please let me know how to become a member?
Thanks,
~ Tab.
tabbrownmusic.net
btw: i made changes to my website after reviewing your videos. Would you please take a moment to review it, when you get a moment? I would appreciate your feedback. Thanks again.
Hey Tab,
Thanks so much. I really appreciate that.
The order page will be on the home page of http://musicmarketingmanifesto.com tomorrow at noon. I will send out an email as soon as it goes live.
I sent you an email with feedback on your site.
Thanks again.
Hey John,
What if we are only interested in a couple of the videos offered in the course – is there a way to purchase individual ones? Thanks in advance for sharing!
Hi Khris,
Unfortunately not. I will be offering smaller reports in the future that just cover individual areas though so make sure you’re signed up at http://musicmarketingmanifesto.com/
What is it that you’re interested in specifically?
John,
Hey, I’m trying to use Gravatar like you said and I signed up, and uploaded a pic, but I don’t see the pic on the comment I just left on here………do I need to refresh or x out or do I need to link it up somehow? Thanks!
Steve Archdeacon
http://www.archdeaconmusic.com
Hi,
It can take a few minutes to become active. If it still is not active after an hour or so, check the email address you used and make sure there are no typos.
John,
Hey, thanks for putting this whole thing together as not many people realize how much work it takes to put this all together. I just bought the membership and I’m going to work very hard to promote and sell my new album entitled “No Turning Back.” The more albums I sell the more money I raise for the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), which is an organization that helps out soldiers wounded in battle. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens. Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Steve Archdeacon
http://www.archdeaconmusic.com
Once I buy your course, can I remove your advertisement off of my scweeze page? And can I put my own pics on it?
Richard
I love the concepts and the strategies you outlined, however I need to know if there will be an opportunity offered to get this marketing idea set-up for a fee. I know it may sound lazy, but i’m in a very strained situation and I have more money than time.
Hi John
Just to clarify do you get a website template in this course ?
Was your artist site built from a template ?
Cheers
paul
Hey John,
We have usually worked without credit cards – so I was wondering if you do a Paypal as a form of payment. Thanks from Montana!
David
We’re currently planning and working on our first CD…I can see how valuable this course can be and I’m looking forward to joining…
So its 97 not 30…with a MONEY BACK GUARANTEE…should have watched the video before I read the comments hahahaa…anyway, guess what? Its STILL WORTH IT! YUP! Money back if you hate it. You’ve got nothing to lose but the fear of doing it…I feel like a walking advertisement…
Thanks for looking out Ethan,
It goes with the territory… Can’t please all the people all the time
Hi Andrew,
Not looking to delete your comment unless you want me to. I also have every intention of responding. I just want to give it the time it deserves. You made a lot of specific points that I want to address.
I’ll respond shortly. No offense taken and none intended.
Cheers,
John
No worries John…
yeah go ahead delete the comment..it’s not worth my time or yours…..maybe Ethans..lol…just kiddin…I was just a little disappointed that’s all…you got your work to do, and I got music to make, so no need to spend time replying…
I wish you well…
peace
Andrew
You never said the course was free, you just said the initial info was free and the template was free, and several times you have eluded to the fact that the course itself would have a fee. Thirty bucks seems more than fair to me man. Selling 6 CD’s would more than cover the cost. If I can’t sell SIX CD’S…after harnessing the power of what you’re offering…there must be something else wrong!! As for any negativity about musicians making a living off musicians, would you prefer to pay someone who doesn’t truly understand the music industry and most importantly, what’s WRONG with it? I’d rather give my 30 bucks to a fellow musician who’s trying to help us get the power out of the hands of major labels and learn to empower OURSELVES to use techniques that WORK EVEN BETTER THAN many major artists’ promotional techniques. Rock on John, this stuff is awesome!! Looking forward to signing up.
our band released our first album back in March. we are doing well, playing lots of shows and getting radio play. is this package usable/applicable for an album that we have officially released already? or is it something we would use only on future releases?
hey john i heard u say in the video that you were hoping you sold out.. what is the limit you have for your members? i’m only asking because i’m currently moving residence and i’ll be tied up for the next week. i dont wanna wait a couple days and miss out. if you could email me so we can talk because i really believe you might sell out on me. thnx
once again. thank you again for your info and your responses to all the questions. Im purchasing now. Looking very forward to learning all I possibly can from you and having a good, profitable relationship here on out.
Thanks Misfit. I really appreciate it.
Hey John , Sounds like a great lesson but what if lets say my computer crashes or my internet service gets temperarely shut off, can I log into Music manifesto from any pc?
Hey JT,
You will be given a username and password and you can login from any computer. There are IP limits on each username so that someone can’t give the passwords out and spread them all over the net, but you can login from several IP’s before there it gets flagged and I can always reset it manually if you have a problem.
Cheers.
Hi John
I presume the website templates and squeeze page are designed for windows ?
I guess I can run windows on my Mac to build my website and squeeze page..
Cheers
Paul
Hi Paul,
You can edit a squeeze page on any computer. Seamonkey is PC based but just run a Google search for “free html editor for mac” and you’ll find something that does the same thing.
See you on the other side tomorrow…
Sounds good Anthony. Thanks!
Looking forward to this. Looks really interesting. Is it really coming off the market once you sell a certain amount of copies?
Thanks for being so straight forward with your videos. I like that you even tell us when you’re using tactics. It’s refreshing, and actually educational. Looking forward to the course.
Do you expect it to sell out by tomorrow? I want to get it but will be working all day. Hoping that it will be
Thanks for the vid.
Really looking forward to the course. Looks great!