DIY Musician Podcast

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#129: Ariel Hyatt – Fans, Fears, and Funding

Ariel Hyatt PhotoKevin interviews Ariel Hyatt, digital strategist, international speaker, author, and owner of Cyber PR. Ariel shares social media tips, music career advice, and her experiences and insights with crowd funding.

Ariel stresses that artists need to move past vanity metrics (likes, shares, and followers) and work on making real connections with real people. “Share, don’t sell” she says, referring to how artists should interact with fans. She also stresses that it’s important to build an email list, so that artists can connect with their fans beyond the confines of social networks like Facebook.

Ariel also discusses her upcoming book on crowd funding, and insights from her own experience raising funds via crowd funding.

Don’t miss this episode!

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#126: Dmitri Vietze – Selling Your Story to The Press

member_72047872Dmitri Vietze is 14 year PR veteran and founder of StoryAmp, a platform for connecting music providers and journalists. In this exclusive interview, Dmitri tells how artists can approach the press, get their music heard, and the holy grail: get written about in local or national press. Dmitri emphasizes how important developing unique artist stories is for good PR. He explains how we all have important artist stories. We just need to discover and formulate them in a way that the press can draw from. You won’t want to miss the vital artist info in this podcast. Listen!

Also check out Dmitri’s free “Publicity Hacks” Guide packed with PR tips for Musicians.

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