The 3 Keys To An Effective Website

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08/18/20 • 37 min

Sometime during the fall of myspace.com, a trend emerged: every band needed a website.

Somehow, for reasons still unclear, that idea strengthened and, suddenly, bands were often getting websites up before they had even recorded their first song.
In the YBS camp, that's a bad call right off the bat. Quality recorded music is the best thing you can do for your business. But still, I can see the reasoning. You needed a place for people to find you online.
But then comes Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms, and just like that - the need for a website was gone.... Except it didn't go anywhere. Still, to this day, bands are spending hundreds of dollars a year on websites that do absolutely nothing for their business.
Which is exactly why we made this episode!
Because it's not having a website that's bad, it's having a website that doesn't do anything that is bad.
Here's a breakdown of what we mean:
1. A website should be able to generate revenue for a band.

2. A website should provide value for the visitors,
and,
3. A website should serve as a central hub for all news and information regarding your band.
Most bands don't even manage hit one of these points. Some manage to scrape by on the 3rd point, but other than that - it's slim pickings out there!
So how can we tick all of these boxes? Jump into this episode of the Your Band Sucks (At Business) Podcast and find out!
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Distrokid (our recommended music distribution service): https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/567702

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Close.IO (Malcoms recommended CRM): https://close.com/?via=YourBandSucks
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Stuff We Mention:
Spiritbox
SquareSpace
Taylor Swift
BandsInTown
SongKick
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Previous Episode

Transform Your Live Show

It's a phenomenon: Every band in the world seems to think that they are amazing live. The greatest thing since sliced bread.
Unfortunately, most bands actually are pretty average, at best!
Bands seem to fall into three categories:
1) The rowdy savages who go berserk on stage.
This is probably my favourite, but as we discuss in this weeks episode of the Your Band Sucks (At Business) podcast, beast mode doesn't always equal awesome.
2) The passive shoe gazers who detest eye contact.
Sure, you can watch this band play their music while they seemingly conceal all human emotion, or you can watch paint dry. The choice is yours!
3) The mixed bag.
You got a little of A, and a little of B.
Your drummer's going full William Wallace but your singer looks like he's reading the lyrics from a leather bound book. Meanwhile your bassist is imitating Gene Simmons, but the guitarist is somehow shrinking so small that their skinny jeans might fall off.
Believe or not, this ones the worst. You aren't pleasing the people who want a rowdy show, and you aren't convincing the people who want an intimate gig.
So what's the solution? Choreographing a stage show.
In this weeks episode of the YBS podcast, you'll learn:

Why every part of your performance should be intentional
How to make a repeatable performance that is still unique each and every time
What difference choreographing your stage show can make for your career
How to make a pre-show game plan
and more!

Dive on in and get learning!
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Stuff we mention:
Joe Baker - Live Sound Guy Extrodinaire
Juno Fest
Kemper Amps
The Perfect Trend
Jesse Roper
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Distrokid (our recommended music distribution service): https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/567702
Microphones: Shure SM7B: https://amzn.to/2yN3UHQ
Apollo Twin Interface: https://amzn.to/2xQMABn
Close.IO (Malcoms recommended CRM): https://close.com/?via=YourBandSucks
Transistor.FM (A great podcast hosting platform): https://transistor.fm/?via=Ybs
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Turning Your Band Into A Legitimate Business

Your band may have started with the sole purpose of playing gigs, writing tunes, and having fun - but eventually you'll have to take the next step and turn it into a business.
Your band is growing, revenue is amounting, networks and tours are being populated, offers are flying into your inbox like crazy - it's time to get legit. In fact, you're late to the party and you should have been on top of this a long time ago.
On this weeks episode of Your Band Sucks (At Business), we chat about the nitty gritty of getting your business registered as a legal entity, getting a tax number, how to make sure your books stay on track, and more.
It's not the fun juicy stuff we like to talk about, but it's easily as important. If you're serious about your bands future, don't skip this episode. Listen in, implement, and get focused - because this is the tricky stuff of making sure your band doesn't suck at business.
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Stuff We Use / Affiliate Links:
Distrokid (our recommended music distribution service): https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/567702
Microphones: Shure SM7B: https://amzn.to/2yN3UHQ
Apollo Twin Interface: https://amzn.to/2xQMABn
Close.IO (Malcoms recommended CRM): https://close.com/?via=YourBandSucks
Transistor.FM (A great podcast hosting platform): https://transistor.fm/?via=Ybs

BackBlaze File Backup Services (Malcoms recommend data backup service): https://secure.backblaze.com/r/02hb3n
Canva (the service we use for graphic design): https://canva.7eqqol.net/QomyY
Quickbooks Accounting Software (what we use): https://refer.quickbooks.ca/s/malcomowenflood13