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Old 11-01-05, 12:48 PM   #5
Tha Q.
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Originally Posted by leady
if people dont know your name or know what u have, then chances are you wont sell.

basically, what most underground people do(especially ones who also drop on forums)

is advertise on all forums, try sell online... but also get yourself shows, sell it at shows, when youve dropped your set be like "if ya feeling the vibes i got a CD only*your price* come and see me if you want a copy" or sum shit like that, also jus drop at street cyphers, or regular hangouts where MC's meet n spit, you NEED people to hear you BEFORE tryna sell.... its like advertising basically, people wont buy if they dont like, and they dont know if they dont like unless they hear you before hand.

also walking upto people on the street is good, take a discman or an mp3 player or summin with u so u can stop ppl in the streets n explain wat u do e.t.c n if they want to hear a sample u have it there for them, n then see if they want to buy a copy.

i could list a million ways for u to do it, but u need ppl to know ur music first


K...good point...cuz, come to think of it, if some random cat approached me and was like "Buy my Mixtape", the first thing I'd think is "who are you?" I feel you on that...I'm in the planning phase of marketing myself now...planning to do my first show...get out to the clubs in D.C.


then peddle my shit outside the same clubs I perform at

good idea


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