Publicity Crash Course For Dummies (And Indie Musicians)

Hypebot recently featured an interesting article entitled the "l0 Top Tips For Contacting Music Websites" written by Andy Parker of Electric Banana.

In it he basically lays out a crash course on how to conduct your own public relations. The key topics covered are:

1. Local and National Music Blogs and Websites
2. Research the Website
3. Include Mentions of the Website You Are Contacting
4. Introduce Yourself
5. Links
6. Reviews
7. Short and Snappy
8. Attach a Photo
9. Spreadsheet
10. Follow-up Emails

For those of you looking to get some attention from local, regional and/or national media, this is a great rundown on the in's and out's of presenting your material.

Read the article HERE!