One my favourite blogs of the last year or so has been the DIY Musician Blog that CD Baby maintains. It gets straight to the point on so many day-to-day issues musicians face.
They’ve just compiled a number of their own articles on the world of YouTube specifically tailored to independent musicians. To say that it’s extensive would be an understatement. They’ve covered so many issues that to be honest I haven’t finished reading them all. But from what I know of this blog they’ll all be worth the time. Especially if you’re new to the whole YouTube world. Check them out the list below:
The INs-and-OUTs of your YouTube account
- YouTube 101 for Musicians: The Basic Terms
- 8 Easy Tips for Creating a YouTube Channel
- How to Optimize Your YouTube Video for Search (YouTube SEO Tips)
- Enhance Your Music Video with YouTube Annotations
- How to Post Links from Your YouTube Videos
- Make Money with YouTube’s Partner Program
- YouTube Analytics
Different Kinds of YouTube Videos
- 12 Kinds of Videos to Promote Your Music
- Stream Your Whole Album with One Video Using YouTube Annotations
- Music Promotion Tip: Engage Your Fans Using Casual YouTube Clips
- YouTube Create: Four Programs for Fun Filmmaking
- Invite Your Fans Behind the Scenes
- Music Promo Tip: Interview Yourself
Best-Practices and Promotion Tips for YouTube
- YouTube Tip: Make the First 15 Seconds Count
- YouTube Success in 7 Easy Steps
- How to Get Your Music Video to Go Viral
- 5 Tips to Make Your YouTube Videos Work for You
How to Make Videos Quick and Easy
- 5 Tips for Shooting Smartphone Videos from the Road
- Use iMovie to Make a Music Video in Minutes- iMovie ’11
- Shoot & Share: Keep Fans Interested by Making Quick Videos
- Making Music Videos on the Cheap
- Create Promo Videos without a Camera
- DIY Performance Video, Pt 1: Pre-Production and the Shoot
- DIY Performance Video, Pt. 2: Post-Production
- DIY Performance Video, Pt. 3: Titles & Distribution
- YouTube’s New Video Editor: Edit Videos in the Cloud
- Video Content Made Easier
YouTube Success Stories
- Merton: Interactivity in Music Videos on a Budget
- Promoting Your Music Video on YouTube: an interview with Pomplamoose
- The Art of the YouTube Music Video: Sock Puppets?
- Interview with Mike Rosenthal, Digital Strategist for OK Go, Pt. 1
- Interview with Mike Rosenthal, Digital Strategist for OK Go, Pt. 2
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Hey guys, thanks for sharing the info about our YouTube guide! On another topic altogether, I saw your link to Sound of Silence and wondered if you’d seen this yesterday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3np0DMxXKzM
Hey Chris!
Thanks for the vid. Sound of Silence is such a powerful song to begin with, on a day filled with such emotion, I could barley handle it.
Look forward to more posts.
Talk soon!
Voyno