Hip Hop publicist Arie Goode is here every week answering your email
questions on industry how-to's and important Do's and Don'ts.
This week's question:
Ayo Arie, I've been sending people my music through email and been receiving
mad responses asking me to remove contacts and s%#t from my list. What
should I do? - Amhir
mad responses asking me to remove contacts and s%#t from my list. What
should I do? - Amhir
My question for you: Are you spamming people? [Laughing] Please keep in mind,
if each person you "share" your music with, didn't voluntarily give you their email
then YES you are spamming them and should remove them from your mailing list(s).
if each person you "share" your music with, didn't voluntarily give you their email
then YES you are spamming them and should remove them from your mailing list(s).
I'm not sure you fall into these categories, however in this industry there are two
main ways people get the email addresses of those who they don't personally know:
ONE: From some idiot who contacted them and a million other people without
knowing proper email etiquette aka "BCC" and TWO: They are gifted with the
alpha and omega of email lists of both industry insiders and pop culture civilians
via a good "industry" friend who slips it to them with a note that says "you didn't
get this from me!".
main ways people get the email addresses of those who they don't personally know:
ONE: From some idiot who contacted them and a million other people without
knowing proper email etiquette aka "BCC" and TWO: They are gifted with the
alpha and omega of email lists of both industry insiders and pop culture civilians
via a good "industry" friend who slips it to them with a note that says "you didn't
get this from me!".
If this is how you've been able to contact thousands of people, then STOP IT! You don't
want you or your music to be looked at as spam.
want you or your music to be looked at as spam.
My advice..... The best way to share your music with those who actually give a crap
is to get creative when you have people's attention. Pass around an email sign-up
sheet during your live performances and events. Those people in attendance OBVIOUSLY
have interest in you [Laughing] OR set it up where in order for people to be able to
download your next great piece of musical work for FREE, they must first sign up for
your mailing list. (This may also entail you having fans, but I'm sure you're already
working on this process) [Laughing]
is to get creative when you have people's attention. Pass around an email sign-up
sheet during your live performances and events. Those people in attendance OBVIOUSLY
have interest in you [Laughing] OR set it up where in order for people to be able to
download your next great piece of musical work for FREE, they must first sign up for
your mailing list. (This may also entail you having fans, but I'm sure you're already
working on this process) [Laughing]
So with those two suggestions, take a moment and clean up your current email
lists and get started on finding ways to properly collect the contacts of others.
lists and get started on finding ways to properly collect the contacts of others.
Good luck!
Do you have something you'd like to know? Send me an email:
contactsaidarie[@]gmail.com and follow me on twitter at: www.twitter.com/leirapr_ceo
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