Why is it important for a musicians, singer or band to
have a website?
- Now, more than ever, people are turning to the internet for
information, to find tradesmen, businesses, entertainment, resources
and ideas, and to keep in contact with others.
- With a website you can present yourself and your talents clearly
and professionally.
- A professional website can present an inexperienced performer or
band with just as much impact as an established superstar.
- The internet is open for business 24/7. In the music industry
this is important because talent scouts, managers, agencies, and
prospective employers exist all around the globe. If your website
clearly presents what you can do in the best possible light through
photos, audio, video and media reviews this may create a better
impression than a face to face meeting.
- Your website is a powerful and cost-effective direct marketing
and communication tool. For a fraction of the cost of regular print
ads you can be promoting yourself 24/7.
- Your
website is an accessible point of contact. An email link or form
on a web page is an efficient way for a website visitor
to reach you whether you are at home or touring.
- A good domain name is easier to remember than a phone number.
What should a musician/singer/band website say?
(These are of course only suggestions.
You may have an entirely different approach)
- The Home page - Welcome, photo, short description
of you or your act and some short print media write-ups,
reviews, quotes.
- Your
biography - A page that talks about past
achievements, who you have worked with, places you have toured,
etc.
- Your
music - A page that talks about your CD releases, has mp3
samples of tracks to hear online, has links to companies that
sell your CDs online, perhaps some embedded video footage to
watch.
- A
contact page - email and phone contact info and perhaps an
online form for visitors to send a message
- A gig guide page -
Your upcoming gigs in chronological order with links to venue
websites and booking websites. This is the page that you may
want to update regularly yourself. We will give you our unique
software set up and ready to go for this purpose.
- A links page - Place
links to other artists, venues, festivals, music companies, etc.
You may ask for a reciprocal link to your website to be placed on
their websites (more promotion for you)
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Optional page - An image gallery - 4 or 8 contrasting photos of
you or your group.
- Optional page - An
online booking/enquiry form - This can be simply for enquiries,
or it can ask all the questions you need to ask before accepting
a booking.
- Another optional but
very useful page is a Promoters page - This can be password
protected and contain links to all the resources you normally
need to post by snail mail to agents, promoters
and entertainment managers...
- your press kit
- your performance requirements, rider - your bio as a pdf - your stage plan - downloadable hi-res photos
Price
All amounts in $AUD
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$495.00 |
Basic website with 1 to 10 HTML pages |
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$110.00 |
per year web hosting |
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$ 40.00 |
domain registration for 3 years (.com, .net, .org, .biz, .info)
".com.au" domain registration from $50 |
| Free |
+Some basic graphic design is included. |
| Free |
+Self management software. You can change
information on one page easily yourself using our unique
sofware.
(e.g. gigs page,
news page) |
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| Extras |
If
the project takes more than 5 hours to complete we will
charge an additional $50.00 per hour. |
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Logo design or additional graphic design $50 per hour |
Your input
You decide what pages you want..
e.g. home | bio | music | contact | gigs |
links
You provide text, digital photos, logos, mp3s, video for
pages and give clear instructions about your ideas.
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What you get
Customised Web Design (1 to 10 pages)
A choice of Web Design concepts
Web Design Revisions (3 or 4)
Unique software to self-update 1 page (CMS)
Contact Page with Email Form
Sell CDs Online link to online seller (separate arrangement)
Embed Online Videos
Hosting
Webspace 300MB
Bandwidth 3GB
Email Addresses 5
Email Forwarding
Webmail Access
Spam Blocker
Email Support
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