Thanks to the internet, the opportunity for independent artists/musicians to build a tangible career in the music industry is becoming more and more viable.

If you have the time and the right attitude, there’s not much you can’t accomplish with a keyboard and a mouse. It’s all about commitment and working smart. Which leads me nicely into telling you about an essential tool for the modern artist/musician, Reverb Nation.

Growing in popularity by the day, I’m sure a lot of you already know about it but for those who don’t, please take the time to check it out. It was designed with the independent musician in mind.

It is the perfect control centre for all of your online activity. Here are some of the features;

· Upload your music, photos, videos, etc.

· Sell your songs, ringtones and t-shirts

· Link up and post to your Myspace, Twitter and Facebook profiles with one click

· Track who’s writing about you on the web

· Build and manage your mailing list

· Set up a street team and set them specific tasks

This is just the tip of the iceberg, there’s so much more you can do with this site and it’s free!! They do offer some additional services at a cost but you don’t really need to spend any money until you’ve built up enough of a following to justify the expense.

Also, unlike Myspace,Facebook and most other social networks, they actually share some of the advertising revenue with their users. So you earn a little money by simply driving traffic to your page.

In my opinion, Reverb Nation is the best tool on the web right now for building a career in the music industry!

I was going to put together a piece on this as I feel it's such an important and relevant topic for anybody pursuing a career in today's music industry. There are alot of people/companies out there looking to take advantage of your determination for success.

I came across a geat piece on the topic which addresses all thepoints I was looking to cover in a detailed and informative way. Click here and take the time out to read it and remain vigilant as you pursue your success.

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