Here, we are episode 105 of the music industry blueprint podcast and we are going to talk about how to get more plays for your music on Spotify and iTunes. So first off, I just want to say welcome to the podcast and before we jump into the episode, let me tell you a little bit about myself and what you can expect I have been in the business now for coming up on 30 years. Here's what we're going to talk about in this podcast or things that go on in my day-to-day life whether it be as a manager whether it be as a consultant whether it be as someone who is creating products that's helping musicians all over the world. If there's something going on in the industry, we're going to talk about it. If there's a strategy that needs to be taught we're going to talk about it. And if there's some way that I can help get you closer to your goal. Then you are in the right place because that's what we are going to talk about here on the music industry blueprint podcast. Now, let's jump Into the episode of helping you navigate the music industry. Here's Rick Barger with the music industry blueprint podcast. I'm excited that you are here episode 105. Holy cow. I was at the Guitar Center today here in Nashville and a guy came up to me and he says hey you're at Barker. I said, yeah. He says Hey listen to your your podcast and Joe Rogan said you haven't really made it until you have hit episode 100. So I guess according To Joe Rogan, then we've actually become an official podcast because we are at episode 105. I'm also recording this on a Yeti a Blue Yeti microphone that I picked up at Guitar Center. They had a used one in there and they're great microphones and I have one at the house. So I wanted one here. So there we go. So I guess this episode is brilliant, but being a brought to you by the fine folks at the Guitar Center and Nashville see people get sponsorships. They don't even have to pay for it. So Here's what I want to talk about today. I've been doing as you know, if you've been following me for any considerable period of time I do Instagram live every night and it has been fantastic. My wife's even asking me she's like man, I've never seen you do this many webinars. I said, well the Instagram lives are not really webinars what they are as it's an opportunity for people to ask me questions for me to get the opportunity to provide value for me to meet new people and when I explained to her how it worked. Going live on Instagram that soon as someone else comes on that I bring on that their followers are then notified. She completely got it, but over the last couple days the question keeps popping up. How do I get more plays on Spotify and you got to understand Spotify is not the only place to get streaming plays go ahead and make sure that you're getting the opportunity to get your music out there through your digital service provider, but we'll talk about playlist plays. The problem that I've run into with the artists that I've talked with as that they are relying on someone else to add them to their playlist in order to get plays and if that's your entire Spotify strategy, you're foolish. There's so much more that you can be doing but it all starts with you sharing your music and playing your music every single day and social media and Spotify and iTunes make that very easy to do with a fine little feature called share. So when you are in Spotify and we'll just use Spotify as example when you're in Spotify. You're going to see the three little dots next to the All click on it and it hits share scroll over and you're going to see a lot of different options. So share it. So let's say you share it to Twitter go into Twitter re put your tag at the front. Unfortunately when they share it over they don't put your username to Twitter. So go ahead tag yourself in there. Thank them, you know, thank you Spotify just your tagging them now. So anybody who's looking for Spotify could find them. But soon as you click share and you put it into your Twitter now it's going to drop into your profile anybody that you follow it's going to show up on theirs. They have a chance to listen to it. It's going to be a random 30 seconds that they hear but if they follow or are registered with Spotify they can open up and listen to the song inside a Spotify. Now. Keep in mind you only get paid when it goes from 0 to 30 on the Spotify page the random 30 seconds that they're sharing. You don't get streaming royalties on that. So your goal is to get them over to the Spotify page. You need to start training your audience that this is the way we do business. Now. I had a I did actually a whole podcast episode on this is that we need to encourage every fan that we can to get the premium option at Spotify at Apple at Amazon, you know, wherever it is because that's how you get paid more. Okay. Okay, it's like just they have their ad platforms and things like that. But if an artist can spend $10 $15 a year and get all the music that they want to listen to at the palm of their hands. It's a small investment for them, but they need to understand we need them to do that. So let's say that you go you share back on Twitter. Let's say you do that 10 times a day and each time you do it. Okay, ten times a day each time you do it you get 30 people that listen to your song. That's 300 plays a day. You're not getting that from Radio. Heck major artists aren't getting that from radio. So you need to become your own radio station. That's the important part of this thing. You have to become your radio station. Stop relying on everyone else. So every day your thought process should be what do I have? To do to get my music heard by as many people as possible today. That's your job. You are the program director. You are the business owner. So use these tools use the fact that Facebook is okay with you sharing your Spotify link inside their platform because guess what it's going to open up and you're not going to leave they work together. Okay, so take advantage learn the tools if you're not sure how all these things work. Work here's what I want you to do. I want you to head on over to music industry blueprint.com. Go watch a sample of not a sample but a replay of my current episode and webinar that I'm doing called how to become a social media ninja and other under an hour. Matter of fact, I will put a link into the show notes for that for you while you're there. If you have not picked up a free copy of my book go ahead and do so I have A whole bunch of them here at the office. I paid for the book you just pay for the shipping and I will send it to you any where in the world. So I hope this is served you once again head over to music industry blueprint.com and you can check out the book. You can check out the replay of how to become a social media ninja and under an hour and I will talk to you on the next episode. Ciao. You've been listening to the music industry blueprint podcast with Rick Barker you can follow Rick on Twitter at Rick Barker music and remember you don't drown by falling into the water you drown by staying there.
Do you want to get more plays on Spotify? Have you been wondering if you need outside help to achieve this goal or if it's something you can do on your own? Is your entire Spotify strategy getting someone else to add your songs to their playlists? Check out this episode of the MIB podcast to hear how YOU can become your own radio station and get plays all. on. own. - Rick Barker What do you want to hear from the Music Industry Blueprint Podcast? Tell us here! ***Want to be a guest on the Music Industry Blueprint Podcast? *** Send an email to podcast@musicindustryblueprint.com With the following information: Name, website, social handles, questions you would like to ask Rick and contact information  Resources:  Grab a FREE Copy of my book "$150,000 Music Degree"  MusicIndustryBlueprint.com Free Training “How To Become A Social Media Ninja In Under An Hour.” Click HERE If you're listening after January 24, 2019 & Want the Free Training! Artist Assessment  with Rick:  Facebook Instagram Youtube  Twitter Soundcloud RickBarker.com Contact: podcast@musicindustryblueprint.com for a chance to be a guest on the MIB podcast show  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/music-industry-blueprint/message 