Comments on: Musicians Guide To Spotify Part 1: Build Your Foundation

By: ossisto

ossisto — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:50:05 +0000

very nice articles

By: Ariel Hyatt

Ariel Hyatt — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:23:56 +0000

In reply to Trey McGriff. Glad you found them helpful Trey! Cheers!

By: Ariel Hyatt

Ariel Hyatt — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 23:04:55 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Hi Sam – All legit concerns and thoughts. I never said any of this is FAIR – I’m just here to try to enlighten musicians and lend a hand.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 23:51:49 +0000

Between working to pay the bills, mixing/mastering costs, and family life, how is an artist expected to find the time and skill to be a PR person?
What benefit is there putting this much effort into a platform that has little to no return for small artists? Isn’t time better spent making music?
How can you change a bio often, when most free time is spent working on a computer or at a piano? Does one invent stuff or pose like people on instagram?

Honest questions.

I struggle to find any incentive to dedicate time to push myself on a platform that is only beneficial for labels and artists with an established fanbase.
The average user listens to +-45 unique artists per month. 40.000 songs are uploaded daily.
Wouldn’t it be fair to say that the “get-discovered” argument is a pipe-dream?

How is a platform that runs at a deficit and operates on the growth model( Volume first, payout later) in any way interesting for anyone else than the listener?

By: Trey McGriff

Trey McGriff — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:18:10 +0000

Thank you so much for these cool tips, Ariel! I truly appreciate it! Working on increasing Spotify fans as an DIY artist, is definitely a challenge and very time-consuming too, but knowing how to take these steps you have provided, is half the battle! Thanks again, Ariel! You rock!

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By: Ariel Hyatt

Ariel Hyatt — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 21:04:07 +0000

In reply to Camela Widad.

Hi Camela – try this! https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-To-Create-a-Spotify-follow-button-widget/ba-p/1126536

By: Ariel Hyatt

Ariel Hyatt — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 21:02:47 +0000

In reply to Rob Aysta.

Hey Rob! Glad you found this useful. Yes, of course, do share any articles as long as you link and give me credit that would be superb! And – I have just relaunched my podcast and there is a great episode called Spotify or Die all about how to leverage your Spotify once you have the basics down – listen here: https://www.cyberprmusic.com/podcast-5/