Hello gang! In today's blog we'll be discussing why it is absolutely necessary to have your own website. Let's dive right into the good shiz :) 

Ok, so I'm an old school playa, so I remember cool social media platforms that you young bucks don't know anything about. I used to have all the fly honey's on blackplanet.com (back when I had AOL messenger and dial-up internet at my mama's house). I also remember MYSPACE. Man!!! The golden days. I remember being in people's top 8's and feeling like I was on top of the world. I built a music page on there and was doing great with networking. And then poof! One day... and I mean suddenly. Myspace was a engulfed by a new, more popular platform... Twitter. 

Many influencers built massive followings on vine and then... (read this in a very sad voice) she was just... she was just gone! Dang, remember how poppin Snapchat was a few years ago? There's still a ton of people that use it, but there are without a doubt fewer active users on the platform today. 

Now everyone's on TikTok and Instagram. But dawg, what if these platforms die down? Hold up, let's change directions. I know a girl that built a pretty solid following on Instagram (maybe about 8,000 followers or so). One day out of the blue, some guy hacks her account and she never recovered it. She had to start all over. This sadly enough could happen to anyone. 

So how can you protect yourself and stay in touch with your supporters? How can you post what you want to post, and not have to worry about Instagram deleting your projects? HAVE YOUR OWN WEBSITE. 

By having your own website, you can communicate with your supporters more intimately, provide giveaways for them, provide them with exclusive content, and most importantly... YOU CAN CUT OUT THE MIDDLE MAN. Want to sell your album for $20 directly off of your website? Sure thing, go right ahead. So what if only 50 people buy it!? That's $1,000 fam. 

Want to develop an online class to give back to the community? Yep. Do it from your website. Want to blog or network, or charge people for ad space on your page? Yep. Do it from your website. And the best part? It won't suddenly fade away just because a new social media platform has come along. Heck, this website that I'm writing this from is only $12.00 a month!!!! Shoutout to Weebly. You guys are the bomb diggity (do people still say that?) 

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​Kayo out. ​

Ever tried to get in touch with curators but couldn’t figure out how? It’s pretty frustrating huh. I know. That’s why I developed this simple process. When I show you how easy it is, you’re going to be mad that you never knew this. 

​So to find spotify curators contacts, type in the (inserts random drum roll) SEARCH BAR! Shocking, I know. Here’s how you do it. 

​Step one: Type in a mood/genre or playlist style and then type “gmail”. Press enter. 

​Next we will click on playlists. Once you select a playlist, you will notice that these curators email/contact information is in the playlist description. Jot down the curators info and send them an email. Let them know that you like their playlist and you’ve attached a song link (of one of your songs) that you feel would match the mood of their playlist. 

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​Bada boom, bada bing! Now just rinse and repeat! Contact any curators who have playlists that match your song’s vibe.
 
I hope that this is helpful for you guys!