| The music industry is tough. If you have a band and | | | | promotional flashdrives. They can be made with your |
| you love to play then maybe all you need is a little | | | | logo or whatever you want on the outside like any |
| more attention. Wherever you want to go with music | | | | other promo product. On the inside you can store and |
| you have to start with that love of playing and keep | | | | show off whatever you like. No more tired CD |
| that close to your heart. There are local places to play | | | | recordings with a picture stuck in the front. You can |
| and get paid if that is what you are after. Playing for | | | | show the footage of an entire concert if you want to |
| parties and in night clubs can lead to bigger things. You | | | | on one of these. You could sell these to fans as well. |
| need to have something that fans can hold on to. If | | | | When the club owners see this they will know |
| you created your own line of promotional products | | | | whether or not they are interested in your band. |
| then it would get you a lot of publicity. | | | | To build up your visual library you can enlist some of |
| Of all the millions of items that can be used for | | | | your fans. The younger set is usually pretty adept at |
| promotions, you will want some that are visible. It | | | | this sort of thing and cameras are inexpensive enough |
| works well if you can manage to pay for the initial | | | | so that a lot of people already have them. Don't forget |
| investment of products with sales. Because then you | | | | to ask parents for help. Unless they are doddering |
| will still be getting the advertising benefit of people | | | | senior citizens they have seen it all before and can be |
| wearing your logo or name around town. If you have a | | | | helpful. There are some simple programs that you can |
| fan base they will buy shirts and hats with your logo | | | | use for editing your footage too if it looks too slow. |
| and photo's on them. You do need a logo. Take care | | | | Making money doing what you love is a wonderful |
| of that right away. Even if it is your band name done in | | | | thing. Don't go into music thinking it is your ticket to |
| an image like font, you need something. You will do | | | | stardom. You can always try to get on one of those |
| well with photographs of the band too. The company | | | | reality talent shows if all you want is attention. If you |
| that will make the stuff will tell you what type of | | | | just love music and would like to make some money |
| images that they need. | | | | at it then you can do that close to home. |
| A great way to get new gigs is by giving out | | | | |