| Is your website set up to help you pitch your songs or | | | | Step 3. Create a new page on your site with a new |
| even sell your songs? Sure you probably have the | | | | link button on the navigation bar. Give it a title |
| songs listed with the CD cover photo. And, you might | | | | compatible with your site and marketing style, but one |
| even have those songs set up for streaming audio so | | | | that specifically invites and calls out to those who might |
| anyone can get a sample or even the whole song. So | | | | be searching for songs. Some possible titles might be, |
| how's that working for you? Is it selling those songs? | | | | Songs for Your Project, Songs by Category, Songs |
| Many of my songwriting clients have a wealth of | | | | for Pitching, Your Project-My Song, Publisher's |
| songs ready for other artists to record or publishers | | | | Paradise, Producer's Paradise or Record These |
| and producers to use in a project; but the songs are | | | | Songs, etc. |
| just not set up so they can access them quickly. | | | | Step 4. Design your web page with the various |
| I'd like to share 4 steps to help you pitch your songs | | | | categories of songs, with links to streaming audio for |
| more effectively and get your songs licensed more | | | | immediate listening, (don't make them wait for the |
| efficiently. | | | | download), a link to the lyrics for reading while listening |
| Step 1. Gather your songs from all those that are now | | | | and a link to your licensing policy, publishing and |
| recorded and available for purchase on CD or | | | | performing rights information and contact information to |
| purchase by download, and organize them according | | | | the appropriate person who would be making any |
| to category. For instance: Love songs, ballads, songs | | | | deals on your behalf or directly to you. |
| of loss, uplifting songs, travel songs, work songs, songs | | | | Now your website is making it easy for those looking |
| for weddings or special occasions, patriotic songs, | | | | for songs to record, or for a project needing songs. |
| holiday songs, songs of triumph and victory, spiritual | | | | They know that you have them available on your site. |
| songs, etc. | | | | If they are looking for a specific type of song, they can |
| Step 2. Now further organize those again into | | | | find it quickly without having to listen through all of your |
| categories for tempo such as hard driving, upbeat, | | | | material. You have helped them zoom in on a potential |
| slow, medium, quiet and mellow. Add further | | | | song just right for their project. They can easily |
| information like, predominant instrumentation on each | | | | determine the category, the tempo, read the words, |
| song such as soft strings, electric guitar, heavy drums, | | | | get all the necessary deal-making information they |
| horns, piano, etc. I think you get the idea. | | | | need to use your song. |