{"id":3887,"date":"2011-04-07T06:34:43","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T13:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2015-09-30T18:58:31","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T18:58:31","slug":"cd-baby-asked-what-can-you-do-to-annoy-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/cd-baby-asked-what-can-you-do-to-annoy-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Baby Asked, What Can You Do To Annoy Fans?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>CD Baby recently asked artists to share their thoughts on what you can do to annoy fans, great read. Much of it falls into the Spam category.<\/p>\n

Sending a event invite everyday is definitely too much.<\/p>\n

I personally disagree with the comment about retweeting a fans compliment, that it is a waste of a tweet. I think it is important to show what others do think of your music, a honest fan comment can go a long way. You don’t need to retweet every compliment, but pick a few really good ones.<\/p>\n

There is always the question of emails, how often? Once a month, once a week. I feel it all depends upon what you have to say. If you have nothing really new then don’t push more than once a month. But, if you just released a new album you could have something new and interesting once a week. When you do send out your emails be sure to watch your results, look at unsubscribes.<\/p>\n

What do you find annoying?<\/p>\n

CD Baby artists share their thoughts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We dispense a lot of advice on the DIY Musician Blog, but every once in a while it is nice to listen to our artists, too.\u00a0So we posed this question on the CD Baby Facebook page<\/a>–\u00a0\u201cMusicians, what is the absolute best way to annoy your fans and make sure that your promotional efforts are an utter waste of time?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Overwhelmingly, artists were concerned with excessive promotion and the misuse of social networking and email lists. In other words, SPAM!!!\u00a0Here is a sampling of just a handful of the responses: <\/span><\/p>\n

Philip S Allen<\/a> Post about your event 20 times a day on your page.<\/p>\n

Nichole Choice<\/a> Spam them! If you say \u201cno\u201d to my last 20 event invites, am I not inconsiderate to invite you to a 21st? What if I know you live on the other part of the world? Would I not be inconsiderate to invite you to my local gig next Saturday night? I greatly appreciate personalized vs. mass marketing\u2026<\/p>\n

Elyse Belladonna<\/a> Spamming! Sending too many emails, facebook messages\/invites, or myspace messages\/invites is sure to make people eventually just start hitting \u2018delete\u2019 and tuning you out entirely. Messages and invitations need to be well-timed and brief, with all of the essential information clearly laid out. I\u2019ve learned the hard way that unnecessary messages to fans don\u2019t help a band\/artist \u2013 they actually hinder your success by making people resent you for being annoying.<\/p>\n

Inger Klekacz<\/a> on behalf of fans: make sure not to coordinate with the other bands splitting a bill with you, and all create separate events for your show, and all invite us to all of the events. so awesome.<\/p>\n

Mike Vial<\/a> Retweeting a fan\u2019s compliment of your music on Twitter. (Waste of tweet.)<\/p>\n

David Blumberg<\/a> The \u201cconstant update\u201d \u2013 AKA spam is a quick death to a group. Also, don\u2019t constantly hawk a product, or people will loose interest in it. Also, constantly asking for help without showing deep appreciation for that help is a quick death in interest.<\/p>\n

Matt Eaton<\/a> Constant email updates. Give me once a month\u2026NOT twice a week.<\/p>\n

Tony L. Kollman<\/a> Only tweet and post on Facebook when you want something. \u201cShow this Friday!\u201d \u201cNew merch! Buy now!\u201d If you want to annoy your fans, be sure to never tweet anything of substance, only promotional spam.\u00a0Additionally, you can publicly complain about how few people came out to your last show or talk about how crappy the crowd was the other night.<\/p>\n

Danny Vinson<\/a> Use the blink tag in all your HTML e-mail messages.<\/p>\n

And a few interesting tips that aren\u2019t about SPAM.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fritz Frisbie As a venue owner I see Bands making WAY too many fliers for shows. I\u2019ve tossed more than a few trees worth after the fact.<\/p>\n

Bea Platt Romano<\/a> Talk too much \u2013 play too little. And poor patter to boot! Gotta keep the show moving\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

Heather Sticka<\/a> Be snarky.<\/p>\n

Christopher Richard Chamberlain<\/a> Playing in a small club with your volume turned to eleven!<\/p>\n

We want to hear what you think, too. Feel free to comment in the section below. Also, if you\u2019d like to interact with us on Facebook, check us out at www.Facebook.com\/CDBaby<\/a><\/p>\n

-Chris R. at CD Baby<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via How to Annoy Your Fans: The CD Baby Community Weighs In | DIY Musician<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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