I recently asked Hypebot's Twitter followers to contribute their best advice to musicians in twitterspeak's 140 characters or less. Below are a few of the best that that I gathered using Twitoaster, a free online utility that threads and archives twitter conversations, bringing context and adding stats to your Twitter communications.
Some of the tweets are philosophical; while others are specific suggestions. Add yours in the comments section below or reply to this Tweet if you're a Hypebot Twitter follower. Please also consider a retweet, Digg or otherwise spreading the word. I'll republish the best in a full post or two here, and if I get enough I may start a daily inspirational Tweet for musicians. What music industry advice can you share in 140 characters or less?
mattmacnaughton
@hypebot The way you communicate to your fans should be just as creative as the music you sell to them
piratefetus
@hypebot Don't expect people to find you. Be active and find THEM. Put a video on YouTube and link it to your site. Get your name out there.
formusickind
@hypebot go direct-to-fan TODAY. use @bandcampyo to sell your music, build an email list, and see stats on where your fans are coming from.
nelsonvelazquez
@hypebot Make sure you label everything in your press kit with your contact info. If it gets separated for some reason, you're in luck!
talegends
@hypebot - advice? mine is to expect to learn the most out of the money you DON'T make.
