Excerpted from CD Baby’s new guide, CD Baby’s Complete Guide to Selling More Music with Facebook. Fill out the form below to get your free PDF today.
Developing an authentic voice in writing, in singing, and yes, in Facebook, is a matter of experimenting until you find something that works AND that you feel comfortable with. Then you have to stick with it long enough for people to identify that voice as YOURS. Remember that your Facebook personality does not have to convey all the complexities of the real world you. It can be more grandiose, subdued, sarcastic, romantic, you name it. It’s part of the allure of your musical persona.
A few tips to help you develop your voice:
1. What works for other people? Look at the bands and artists you relate to and analyze how they communicate with their fans. Imitate them, but tweak their approach until it feels like it’s coming from you.
2. Make a Facebook calendar to schedule your posts of updates, questions, pictures, and videos. Sticking to a schedule will force you into putting something out there. The more you do that, the more you’ll discover what works, what feels forced, and what is a waste of time.
3. Ask questions about things that mean something to you. If you’re fired up about something, your fans will want to engage with you on that topic. Chances are, if it is important to you, you’re not alone.
4. Ask your fans and friends (in the real world) how they’d describe your tone and message as a person and artist in just a few sentences. Did their responses resonate with you? If so, amplify THAT and you’ll have found your “authentic voice.”
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Grateful for this information. I have an idea of marketing myself as a DJ-Songstress (creating an atmosphere online and via CD selection; and Facebook could prove useful, since there are already some followers there. Thanks. -Jacquel G.