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This show originates at www.musicianscooler.com a site featuring free Music Marketing tips. This is show #193.

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Today we are talking about some very easy ways to drive some traffic to your website

EASY WAYS TO DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YOUR BAND’S WEBSITE
In my book Get Your Band Out of the Basement (and keep them out of the asylum) I mention how putting pictures of our fans on our website (RELIGIOUSLY) TRIPPLED our website traffic. People knew that if I took their picture it would appear on our website the next day.

Be sure to have your website address in your signature. As this is the last thing in your email, it gets more clicks than many of the items in the middle of your email.

Also why not use your expertise of (insert your instrument) at answers.yahoo.com (and be sure to have your website address in your signature).

Another "answer" based website is www.fluther.com Why not go answer some questions about your instrument (for example guitar).

If you are looking for message boards where you can find your target listeners check out http://www.boardtracker.com/

FROM THE GROUP

Dave King gives us a review of the Mio C230, and says he’s used a Garmin, and except for the voice being more like a computer, he really liked it and it’s only $126! 

TALES FROM THE ROAD
Marc Gunn of www.marcgunn.com and www.bardscrier.com tells us a story of bloody noses,  (not once but TWICE).

Other Sites Mentioned
Get 35 Free MP3s at www.emusic.com/emusic totally DRM free, burn them, throw them on your ipod.
Weekly Web Tools Podcast www.weeklywebtools.com
Marc Gunn on the Cooler Episode #62 (Niche Marketing) and Episode #63 (Pricing Your CD).

MUSIC
Kitty Martin from the soon to be released "Whiskers from the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers" available at www.catdrinkingsongs.com