Product Description

If you are a musician who is serious about increasing your fan-base, getting more PR exposure, getting noticed by the online and offline media, and increasing your bottom line... than Music Success In Nine Weeks is for you!
This book is a step-by-step guide that will show you how to make more money by combining social networking and Internet marketing .
Music Success In Nine Weeks also teaches you how to craft a perfect pitch and use social media and social networking to find and connect with fans who want to hear from you, be in community with you and support you.
This book will also teach you:
How to identify your goals and move towards them within 24 hours of starting the book
Written exercises to help you get educated, get clear and get focused
Cutting edge technologies that the Internet has to offer to expand your fanbase
How effectively get your own PR wheels spinning and get MORE PR
Proven techniques for quickly increasing your fan base
How to ask your fans what it is that they want, so that you can satisfy them directly and make more money from each of them
The top 3 social networking sites that are right for you so that you can conquer your online presence quickly and effectively
How to save time (so you can use it for rehearsals and gigging - not marketing)
How to set up a base of fans to sell music and other products to
How to come up with strategic and creative ways to get more gigs
Identify solutions so you can start banking on your music career
How to select the 3 easiest social networking sites that are right for you so you do not get overwhelmed with technology and you get the results you want

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #253581 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 152 pages

Review
Everyone needs an Ariel! --Derek Sivers, CD Baby

I am so impressed by how current, clear, and concise this book is. Ariel Hyatt packs an amazing punch with Music Success in 9 Weeks. If you buy one music business book this year, make it this one. --Mari Rosa, Independent Musician

Not only does Ariel have a passion for giving independent musicians what they need to succeed, but she's also got the expertise and keen insight to deliver! Music Success In Nine Weeks will give you a system that demystifies the oft-overwhelming world of PR and marketing and give you what you need to REALLY make things happen for yourself! Applying Ariel's tools to my music career has given me an edge I haven't found anywhere else, even in the training I've had as a corporate marketing professional! This is one of the best investments I've ever made and I know you will feel the same. Come, join the world of artists taking their careers up several notches with Ariel's help! --Heather Marie Philipp, Jazz-based singer/songwriter and national marketing professional

About the Author
Ariel Hyatt founded Ariel Publicity & Cyber PR, a music publicity firm in 1996 and has launched over 1300 PR and marketing campaigns for musicians of all genres and at all levels of their careers.
A tireless cheerleader for musicians, Ariel holds several workshops and bootcamps each year to teach musicians how to make it in the new music business.
She has spoken and presented at SXSW, NEMO, The Philly Music Conference, The ECMAs, The Indie Buzz Bootcamp, NEMO and many more.

Customer Reviews

Real World Advice
I've read so many books that tell you exactly how to negotiate with your superstar manager and major record label as you're signing on the dotted line, assured of millions. I think if I ever find myself in that position, I don't think I would be consulting a book. But with all the social networking sites out there, how do I know which ones really matter? What can I do on my own to pump up my upcoming show? How can I fully take advantage of the new wave of internet technology hitting the scene BEFORE everyone else figures it out? Ariel's book will answer all of these questions and MANY more. It's a real world book full or real world advice for an independent musician living and working in the real world.

We've all spent time asking "What can I do to promote my band?". This book not only gave me a plethora of resources and instruction, it lit a fire under my a** and got me out there promoting like a mad man. If you're looking for a healthy heaping of advice, instruction, and motivation, this is the book for you. BUY IT. It's a little pricy for a paperback, but it's much cheaper than hiring someone to explain this all to you. I would equally recommend "The Indie Band Survival Guide" that Ariel's expertise is quoted in.

Practical, inspirational, and realistic
Ariel Hyatt is nothing short of a genius in the independent music publicity realm. Of course, the best thing is sitting down with her - but the next best thing is to get this book. Not only is the material excellent, it is presented in a practical, workbook-like way, and it is divided into chapters that are actually possible to tackle instead of overwhelming. Add to that Ariel's positive input and thoughts that infuse this entire book, and every independent musician (I actually think every independent artist - most of this would be just as applicable to painters, photographers, and other artists) should get this book and then make a commitment to work it through the next nine weeks.

Jeanine Guidry - Singer/band leader of Offering, a Richmond, VA-based independent acoustic rock band

Musicians need this book!
Ariel Hyatt has put together a book that lays out, in simple terms with direct advice, how to advance your music career. In this day and age, you must have the information in this book to make it in the music business. Get this book, follow the instructions, and you'll know what you need to do to take care of the business side of your music career.