how-to-get-music-sponsorships

How To Get Music Sponsorships

Are you a musician or a band that is looking to make your talent a professional endeavor?  Do you know that 9/10 musicians are never able to achieve financial success in their endeavors?  With a 90% financial failure rate it's prudent for all musicians to seek music sponsorships.  Finding a company, organization, corporation, or even your fan base to fund you dreams is a guaranteed way to achieve, or at least prevent, financial ruin.  Don't sacrifice your financial well being for your dreams - you can have both by attaining sponsorships for your band or music aspirations.

Below are three quick ideas to help you immediately generate the cash and financial support you may be looking for in a music sponsor:

1.  Youtube Sponsorships - youtube is a social networking website, advertising and publishing portal, viral marketing portal, and your best chance at getting noticed in today's highly fragmented and digitized music industry.  Some youtube publishers make over $1000 a day with their unique content they publish on the site.  The little advertisements that Google publishers across these youtube accounts are generally paid on a cost per thousand impressions (CPM) basis or on a revenue per click basis.  The sad fact is that unless your video is sexy, funny, outlandish, controversial, or bizarre - you most likely won't get noticed and won't be able to raise any money for your music aspirations.  The image that appears half way through your video should be able to catch the attention of any youtube browser.  Additionally, make sure your title and keywords are highly searched or shocking enough to garner attention.  If you have a website - include a link in the item description to send users to your site where they can donate money.

2.  Now that you have created a youtube account, are publishing highly shocking music videos, or videos/music featuring your work - send them to your website.  You will want to include your websites URL overlapping the video and also include the link in your youtube video description field.  On your website you can also generate additional revenue by placing Google AdSense ads, affiliate marketing ads (Commision Junction, Linkshare, Azoogle), or by including a paypal donate button.  Don't be afraid or ashamed to bluntly ask your fans for sponsorship contributions.  Ask and you will receive.  80% of people never get what they want in life because fail to ask, and know, what it is they want.

3.  Now that you know how important Youtube is to generating money and expanding your digital music presence online - we have to mention the all important Facebook and Twitter.  As a musician or a band you have to connect deeply with your audience.  Your lyrics, imagery, sound, all have to evoke emotional responses with each individual listener.  The best way to connect with your audience is through social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter.  For Facebook its best to create a fan page profile and include a link to that on your bands or your own website.  Be sure that if you create a personal social network you still take extreme steps to guard your brand identity.  It's ok to post photos of your professional life (going to perform at concerts, appearing at hot night spots, or featuring performances) - but never post personal imagery and messages that make you seem unprofessional and less than a star.  When releasing new content, direct your social networking friends to your website or youtube channel to preview the information.  Encourage users to post to your profile, re-tweet your information, or post video follow up messages to your youtube videos.  The more social you are online the more your users will want to donate money to your worthy sponsorship cause of taking you to the next professional level.

If you are unsure that the sponsorship secrets music and band sponsorship information kit won't be able to help you get the financial and professional support you need - please contact one of our sponsorship consultants to request more information.