Category Archives: Marketing Tips for Artists

Hi, whatever your name is!

This email both cracked me up and made me shake my head. Hi_____, I swear my name is Josh and not ______. *removed* is considered one of the major breeding grounds of hip-hops finest artists and continuing this trend is … Continue reading

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Inbox is empty

Peep game! My inbox is emtpy

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How to improve your email etiquette

I came across a pretty fresh article that made me re-think how I handle email coming through my inboxes. Check out “How to improve your email etiquette“.

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Facebook ettiquette

So I am on Facebook and get a GRIP of requests to join this or that. Because I cannot (and in some cases don’t want to) keep up with it all, I politely decline loads of invites. Over the last … Continue reading

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Rap Fest Radio interviews Josh

I was recently interviewed for Rap Fest Radio. Check it out.

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Email list maintenance

You’ve added me to your email list. I ask for a quick update to my email address and you give me a hard time. Say what!?! The moral of the story is to provide help to someone that you have … Continue reading

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Facebook and other social media spam

I’ve begun to notice a disturbing trend amongst many indie artists on social media websites. On Facebook you can “tag” people in photos. Upon joining Facebook a while back, I enjoyed the feature. When I received the email alerts “Oh … Continue reading

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Twitter

Make sure you engage people in your marketing instead of just shouting your message at them. Put yourself in their shoes. How do you want to be marketed?

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GMA 2009 Wrap Up

GMA 2009 was a great event for me (for a change). Normally I refer to it as “the darkest week of the year” to those close to me because of how pretentious the event is with people not really living … Continue reading

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New MP3 drops, news, album reviews, music videos and more

In the event you have slept on all the website updates for the past few months… here is your chance to scope out the new freshness and catch up. Sphereofhiphop.com – bookmark it! Check around the sections for some dope … Continue reading

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