Musician Tools
Musician Tools
Artist Data – Send your shows to all of your sites with one click of a button
TubeMogul - Upload your videos on TubeMogul and have them sent to all of your video networks at once
SEO Book Keyword Tool – find out what people are searching on Google, Yahoo, MSN and more
AdWords Keyword Tool – find out what people are searching on Google with in depth stats
Reverbnation – Suit of tools including street team manager, e-mail list generators, banners, music players and show widgets. 200,000+ musicians and counting!
SoundOps – Get your tracks mastered and ready for the world to hear with their virtual environment for mastering (Gen-Y Rock Stars Recommended!)
FanBridge – E-Mail List Management
ChampionSound – E-mail and mobile list management
Aweber – advanced e-mail management software
PulseAmp – contact management software (use code genyrockstars for instant access)
Bandize – a common place that all band members can view and contribute to, one that’s already set up for you the way bands need it to be.
Blogging Platforms
Blogger – free hosting solution, owned by Google, very easy to set-up and get going
WordPress.com and wordpress.org – For a few bucks, go for the .org and host it on your own, although the free version is mighty powerful
Tracking and Monitoring Tools
BandMetrics – Find out what people are saying about your band and what it means to your music and business
Google Alerts – get pinged everytime Google finds a keyword you want to monitor
Google Analytics – Stats for your website
Twitter Search – Search for what people are talking about on Twitter
StatCounter – Beginner’s way to start looking at stats for your website
RockDex – Find out the social media worth and grade for your band
Mobile
MoFuse – create mobile websites, track your stats and get iPhone optimized
Textango – Let your fans buy your music via text message and it is charged to their cell phone bill
FloTones – Mobile media including ringtones and wall papers
Mobile Roadie – Create your own iPhone app
Build a Social Network
Ning – Make your own social network to communicate and network with your fans (used by bands like Buckcherry, Asher Roth and more)
Lovd By Less – Open source social network built on Rails (needs some customization work)
Widget Builders
SproutBuilder – build web content in an easy to use, drag and drop flash platform. Plop your widgets anywhere
WidgetBox – make a widget in 3 easy steps from an RSS Feed, Flash code, HTML or Java code, web page or Google Gadget
Clear Spring – Widget distribution, tracking and monetization.
