| You can share you mixes with people on the Internet | | | | you need to do is give away a short version of your |
| by opening up a account and up load your mixes there. | | | | long mix. So instead of the full 60 minutes mix you give |
| You can also open an account with a web hosting | | | | them a 15 or 20-minute mix. All for free. This is a nice |
| provider and host your own website and share your | | | | way to drive traffic to your site. But you need to get |
| mixes on your website by allowing people to download | | | | the word out. |
| them through a link you provide. Now these are just | | | | Some of the best ways to get the word out about |
| two quick examples. But the question is how can you | | | | your mixes is to visit the message boards on other DJ |
| really make some good money selling your mixes | | | | sites or sites related to music in general. You can |
| online? | | | | always sign up for Google Adwords and pay for |
| Well I'll give you a blue print that you can modify to fit | | | | traffic to come to your site as well. Or you could use |
| your own needs. This information is simply a guide or | | | | Yahoo Search Marketing. These are just some |
| an outline to help you make the right decisions in | | | | examples of how to get the word out about your site |
| marketing your mixes online to make money. Let's say | | | | and your new mixes. |
| for example you have been able to successfully | | | | Another opportunity to sell your mixes is on eBay. |
| create your own mixes and you have let a few | | | | Again, building trust is the key. If you can show people |
| friends hear them. Let's also say you have been | | | | that you are legitimate and are the rave online people |
| getting positive feedback from your friends about your | | | | will buy your mixes and eBay is another outlet for you |
| skills and they have now requested you to make | | | | to do just that. Setting up an eBay account and |
| some mix CD's for them. | | | | opening your online store is simple to do. Just follow |
| Well you might not know it but you have successfully | | | | the set up guideline on the eBay site. |
| marketed your mixes. Now all you have to do is apply | | | | Finally, you want to make sure you give people the |
| what you did offline to what you do online. One of the | | | | best quality product they can get. Make your mixes as |
| first things you should have noticed is that when you | | | | clean and professional as possible. Make sure you get |
| let other people hear your music you started to | | | | their email addresses also. You want to stay in |
| establish some credibility. Credibility is the first key | | | | contact with your visitors so they know when your |
| component to making a sale. Without it you have no | | | | next mix will be available to buy or if you decide to |
| way of justifying your skills. People just won't believe | | | | give it away for free. |
| you unless you can back it up. | | | | I would also suggest offering your D.J. services to |
| But now that you have a small following you can put | | | | create custom mixes. Let your visitors or potential |
| your credibility online. Just ask your friends if you can | | | | customers tell you what songs they would like to have |
| quote them on your web site about how good your | | | | in their mix C.D. and then you create the mix C.D. and |
| mixes are. They will jump at the chance to do this | | | | sell it to them and other people. If you follow some of |
| because once they see they have been quoted online | | | | these example and experiment with some creative |
| they will want to tell everybody else which will create | | | | marketing you can sell not just your mixes but also |
| a stream of visitors to your web site and eventually | | | | your services to the online music community. |
| sales will come. But let's take it a step further. | | | | Go to for professional sounding mixes. Here you will |
| Now that you have your web site, you have a PayPal | | | | get an idea of how well your mixes need to be in |
| account to accept credit cards so people can buy | | | | order to compete with other D.J.'s online. |
| your mixes you want to get even more visitors. What | | | | |