Entertainment Media and Publishing

In this ever-changing world of entertainment publishing, there are countless resources in getting your work published and out to all viewers.  As a musician and studio owner, I try to find the avenue of publishing with the most benefits. From TuneCore, to CDBaby, each website offers different aspects when publishing your work.

Many publishing websites work with streaming media players such as YouTube, Spotify, Rdio, etc. These streaming players are the key to getting your work out to the public. I have found YouTube to be an extremely popular source. In today’s ever changing technology world, YouTube has become one of the prime ways of gaining popularity with your work.

So what makes a bad publishing site?

            Many publishing sites offer free subscriptions, and connect with various streaming sites. However, there are some sites, while they do offer free accounts, you have to pay to get your work out to the popular sites.

            I have found that this is more of a way to go when you have been gaining profit on your work. For example, if someone is just starting out, they may want to find the site like TuneCore and CDBaby, set up free accounts and have them streamed to all the popular websites to see how their work will fair.

In my business, I have a wide range of sites I could choose from. From social media, to iTunes, any work done in my studio can reach endless possibilities. I have found that the most reliable way to publish your work is to market it at the same time. For example, if one publishes a CD on TuneCore, they should share it on every social media site they have to direct everyone to their work. Often times, people publish work and then do not market, or promote it.

Publishing your work is a great way for the public to be in contact with your business, but doing the work in marketing and promoting will only benefit your profit and business.