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The ability to use online tools to manage your band and grow your fan base has never been easier. There are many companies that are offering web based applications to help your band. 
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FanBridge   Nomad Contributor Free Service
FanBridge is the leading provider of free email and mobile fan list management tools for musicians. With easy-to-use solutions such as customizable fan signup forms to put on websites, advanced campaign targeting, professionally designed email templates, downloadable merch table signup forms, artist-branded browser toolbars, cutting edge analytics and much more, FanBridge provides musicians with the tools they need to save time while effectively growing and managing their fan relationships. 
 
Reverb Nation   Nomad Contributor Free Service
Reverb Nation offers a menu of great DIY online tools like TunePak, FanReach and Widgets that gives artists power to spread their music and information on the web and social networks. TunePak is a quick way to send your music thru a link to the media, venues, fans, and A&R people. FanReach is an email and fan management tool. Widgets allow you to embed your content on websites, blogs, social networks. When you change your widget and add a new song it updates every widget out there so only one update is needed. Many of these services like widgets and TunePak are free, if you want higher levels of services there is a reasonable fee they charge you. 
 
Artist Data   Nomad Contributor Free Service
Artist Data gives musicians a way to update information once and have it distributed across all their social networks, websites, profiles, tour materials and concert databases.
 
Nimbit  
Nimbit is a online software band management tool that offers a comprehensive sales, distribution, and promotion solutions. Nimbits storefront platform let’s you sell physical products such as CD, DVD’s and Merchandise and digital products like mp3’s throughout your websites and social communities. They can run your direct to fan sales or distribution to major e-tailers.  They have fan management marketing tools.  They offer some of their services for free or all of them for $19.95 a month. 
 
ArtistForce  
ArtistForce offers a web based platform and marketplace for live entertainment. It connects independent artists and entertainment buyers making it possible to receive and negotiate performance offers in real time. Artists can manage their show bookings, create performance agreements and act as their own booking representative. They have a limited free edition that give musicians 5 buyer connections a month. 
 
BandCentral  
BandCentral is online band management software for unsigned or self managed bands that launched in Feb 2009. The software has capabilities to keep a band calendar and message board, store files in one centralized place, act as gig manager, help with band promotion and fan management, update all social networks in one place, handle band finances and keep track of band to do lists. Some of the features you can get for free but to utilize all features they charge a monthly fee. They currently only show costs in British Pounds as based out of England. 
 
Next Big Sound   Free Service
Next Big Sound tracks how millions of fans interact with online music everyday. They track the number of plays, views, fans, comments, mentions and other key metrics for 400,000 plus artists across major web properties like Facebook, MySpace, Last.fm, twitter and more. It's free to use.  
 
Bandize  
Bandize helps bands take control of their careers by giving them an intuitive, simple way to organize. They have created an entire suite of DIY tools all available and packaged in one cohesive web application. Some of their major features include: band-specific accounting, tour booking, contact management, task assignments, and many more. 
 
Bandstand App   Free Service
Bandstand App is a free content and media management application for bands. Bands can log on and add News, Blogs, Press, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos and Status Updates. Automatically syncs this content with linked Myspace, Facebook Profiles and Fan Pages, and Twitter Accounts as well as YouTube (for video) and Flckr (for images). Looks like a very useful resource and is designed exclusively for bands to connect with their fans.      
 
iFanz  
iFanz lets you upload your current fan address book and provides a turnkey fan data base management system. Collect, store and manager fan emails and demographics. Announce shows, new CDs, merchandise or just keep in touch. They have a limited free sign up program but if you have over 100 fans they charge depending on the level of services you sign up for.  
 
Band Metrics  
Band Metrics is an online tool that allows bands, labels and managers to identify fans, measure social engagement, find hot markets, track radio plays, discover trends, gauge attitudes and get in-depth reports.  
 
Sound Cloud  
Sound Cloud is an online platform that takes the daily hassle out of receiving, sending, and distributing music for artists & record labels. They offer a variety of services from Track Storage, Private Sharing of Tracks, Stats on who is listening to the tracks, and Track Widgets. They have some basic free services and premium levels where they charge. 
 
Pleimo  
Pleimo.com, launched June 2010, is a platform from where artists and labels can manage basically everything they need in order to sell, organize and promote their content. Both bands and labels can sell music, music videos and e-tickets directly to fans, keeping 51% on music and video sales, and 80% on e-tickets sales. Sales are made direct to fans and the percentages are real and paid on a monthly basis. Besides this, bands and labels get access to a free management platform where to manage multi-user projects, band calendar, content sold, global GPS stats, shoot our SMSs, update social networks, manage their photolog and much more soon to come. For fans, it works as a cloud service where all content bought is always available for download in the future and soon to be streamed to any device as well. to complement our model, Brands also come into play, sponsoring bands, music genres and getting the brand value they look for in the music industry. 
 
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Author: MusicNomad
Make sure you build your fan base at all times through your website and while touring by getting contact info and where they live
Author: MusicNomad
There is no one out there to help new bands, you just need to split up responsibilities among the band members to all take on a business role and hold each other accountable.
Author: MusicNomad
Find fans to work on commission in areas of specialty they have. Fans are believers and may have talents that you need. There are some online retail stores that pay fans commission when they put widgets on their facebook and other social networks and are able to sell your music or merch to their friends.
Author: MusicNomad
Having a consistent email signature for all band members saying the same thing is key. Include press quotes, upcoming shows, and new releases. It is less in your face if it is in your email signature.
Author: MusicNomad
Don't cut and paste blanket emails to your fans. Be authentic even if it takes you longer as it will go so much further this way. They will tell a friend this band sent me a personal email and viral marketing will begin. Split up the emails and get everyone in the band involved.
Author: MusicNomad
Fans want to buy directly from the band as they want you to make the money and not itunes or amazon, so don't be afraid to personally email them directly and tell them they can buy music and merch directly from you. Give them a 10% discount for being a loyal fan so they are getting something also.
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By collecting your fan emails everywhere you go and anyway you can, email them your tour dates and give them a coupon for $5 off merchandise at the show as well. Always offer them something as they often want to know what's in it for them and also feel special that they get a discount.
Author: MusicNomad
The best artists are amazing business people. Learn as much of the business side as you can.
Author: MusicNomad
Use Fan Management Tools to find out who your Super Fans are and keep track of them and build stronger relationships & maximize the lifetime value of that fan. You need multiple interactions over time with these fans.
Author: MusicNomad
Bands should always write their own emails to fans and space them out every 2 to 4 weeks
Author: MusicNomad
In your fan emails make sure you have a link to each thing you want them to buy like music, tour tickets, merch.
Author: MusicNomad
In fan emails make sure you link them back to your own website and not itunes or amazon. Fans want to buy directly from you plus you make more.
Author: MusicNomad
The best time to email fans is noon eastern on Mon, Wed & Fri when people are at work and Europe is still awake.
Author: MusicNomad
Always ask your fans for zip code, name and email. Now you can target emails by geography.
Author: MusicNomad
When announcing tour dates, try to email fans by geography and put in the subject the cities nearest them you are playing, this will make the read rate much higher.
Author: MusicNomad
The avg open rate for emails is 15-25%. If target emails better the avg open rate can be 30-50%.
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Make sure you fan emails/newsletters look good and are easy to read. Resize images in html and do test email to own inbox first to see how it looks.
Author: MusicNomad
If have fan emails but no zip codes, give them something for free to get it or ask them for it so you can give them more relevant tour info when playing their town.
Author: MusicNomad
Considering paying someone to collect emails while at shows. It's that important.

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