First and foremost, a website announces to the world that you are a real band. If a person sees you play live, searches on you, and does not find a website, they can only assume that you don't take your band seriously. A website is your tireless ambassador to the world. It is the web that took the decision of whether people should hear your music out of the hands of indifferent music executives and put it back in your own. It distributes your music directly to your fans, no matter where in the world they are. It also promotes, informs, advertises, connects, and has thousands of other possible uses beyond this. It is indispensable.

Think of it this way: by telling someone your website address, you've just told them the absolute shortest message that says the most about your band. Once they have the website name, they can see and hear everything that you have on your site. That is why a website is incredibly powerful for marketing, there's no other place where a short message means so much.

In this section, we'll talk about ideas to get more out of your website, and discuss aspects of it that are common to music sites.

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First and foremost, a website announces to the world that you are a real band. If a person sees you play live, searches on you, and does not find a website, they can only assume that you don't take your band seriously. A website is your tireless ambassador to the world. It is the web that took the decision of whether people should hear your music out of the hands of indifferent music executives and put it back in your own. It distributes your music directly to your fans, no matter where in the world they are. It also promotes, informs, advertises, connects, and has thousands of other possible uses beyond this. It is indispensable.

Think of it this way: by telling someone your website address, you've just told them the absolute shortest message that says the most about your band. Once they have the website name, they can see and hear everything that you have on your site. That is why a website is incredibly powerful for marketing, there's no other place where a short message means so much.

In this section, we'll talk about ideas to get more out of your website, and discuss aspects of it that are common to music sites.

Next: Starting a New Website

Your website is your band's 24/7 ambassador. Besides the actual musical instruments that you play, the most important thing that a band has today is a website. It's the internet that has leveled the playing field for bands, and torn down the walls between you and your fans.

First and foremost, a website announces to the world that you are a real band. If a person sees you play live, searches on you, and does not find a website, they can only assume that you don't take your band seriously. A website is your tireless ambassador to the world. It is the web that took the decision of whether people should hear your music out of the hands of indifferent music executives and put it back in your own. It distributes your music directly to your fans, no matter where in the world they are. It also promotes, informs, advertises, connects, and has thousands of other possible uses beyond this. It is indispensable.

Think of it this way: by telling someone your website address, you've just told them the absolute shortest message that says the most about your band. Once they have the website name, they can see and hear everything that you have on your site. That is why a website is incredibly powerful for marketing, there's no other place where a short message means so much.

In this section, we'll talk about ideas to get more out of your website, and discuss aspects of it that are common to music sites.

Next: Starting a New Website

Your website is your band's 24/7 ambassador. Besides the actual musical instruments that you play, the most important thing that a band has today is a website. It's the internet that has leveled the playing field for bands, and torn down the walls between you and your fans.

First and foremost, a website announces to the world that you are a real band. If a person sees you play live, searches on you, and does not find a website, they can only assume that you don't take your band seriously. A website is your tireless ambassador to the world. It is the web that took the decision of whether people should hear your music out of the hands of indifferent music executives and put it back in your own. It distributes your music directly to your fans, no matter where in the world they are. It also promotes, informs, advertises, connects, and has thousands of other possible uses beyond this. It is indispensable.

Think of it this way: by telling someone your website address, you've just told them the absolute shortest message that says the most about your band. Once they have the website name, they can see and hear everything that you have on your site. That is why a website is incredibly powerful for marketing, there's no other place where a short message means so much.

In this section, we'll talk about ideas to get more out of your website, and discuss aspects of it that are common to music sites.