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Since taking my lil self over to Digiwaxx I have come across things that I am gladmy Music Marketing 101 readers do not do. Just incase you ever decide to do any of the following, let me stop you now!
FIVE THINGS NOT TO DO WHEN SEEKING TO NETWORK
5) Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Yahoo, AIM & G Chat: Random Adds…
I honestly have nothing against being added on these sites and messaging programs but just adding me and never saying anything is NOT networking. Saying hello from time to time or at least letting it be known why you've added the person goes a long way. Otherwise you are just stalking….And we all know stalking isn't cool.
4) Forwarding Emails…
If you want me to review your music and you sent it from yahoo, chances are if you've sent the same email to numerous people, there is a long as blue line along the side of it. Actually, there is more than one line and that shits MAD annoying and so unprofessional. Take the time to cut & paste it so it doesn't look like a forward, yo. All of those multiple signatures aren't cool either. Get your business face on and send it right, stop being lazy. You're not going to make it trying to short cut. Oh and stop adding me to your email list w/o permission! UGH! And if you do, at least learn how to use the BC (Blind Copy for you ding bats)
3) No Greeting/Subject…
This goes along w/ #4 – sending an email with no hello or what it is you are looking for. If you are emailing me with a purpose, state so in the email, don't have me email you back and ask you how I can help you. You're seriously taking time out of my life to ask you something you could have said the first time.
2) Professional Press Kits…
I know I did a post in the past about sonicbids.com and their beautiful press kits – USE THEM! Geesh! I don't want to download your music, although I do have gmail and I'm able to hit play, it's just the principle. Using sonicbids or one of the other nifty sites, they just have you click play, not to mention it's right in the email. If you just have to fwd an MP3 over, at least have a well written bio, that includes a fact sheet and other things about you.
1) After Hours Messaging
I don't even know why I have to say this but mayne! My weekend was totally interrupted with G Chat messages from some guys manager who has been harassing me for three days straight about a write up. I'm spending time with my family & I'm getting alerts on my phone from this dude on a Saturday night! NINGA ARE YOU SERIOUS??! Do you not know business hours, son? Why am I going back and forth with you, on a weekend, about your Artist whom I don't even care for? I'm gon let Big Red explain it to you…
(GOING KANYE ON YA) THIS JUST IN!! JUST AS I AM POSTING THIS I GET A DISTURBING EMAIL FROM SOMEONE I WROTE A POST ABOUT! HE IS UNHAPPY WITH THE POST AND WANTS ME TO MAKE CHANGES THE WAY HE WANTS HE! I WAS TOLD HOW TO WRITE THE POST BY SOMEONE OVER ME, SO PLEASE DON'T COME AT ME LIKE I'VE DONE ANYTHING WRONG. JUST BE HAPPY IT'S DONE! ARTISTS NEED TO BE MORE HUMBLE, YO! SERIOUSLY!! FYI - I WILL ADMIT TO BEING WRONG TO CHANGING MY STATUS ON G CHAT CALLING HIM AND HIS ARTIST WACK, BUT I REALLY THOUGHT I BLOCKED DUDE. SOOOO, MY BAD! LMAO
Honestly, I don't think I'm cutout for this digiwaxx ish if this is how people think they can be. This ninja just hit me with some "I'm going to tell on you" ish BITCH (not calling him a bitch, just saying in general), I'm grown! Lord, take me now!!
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I dont agree with you on some things, we are now living in the age of the internet so if you dont want anyone hitting you up ANYTIME, you should post your contact information publicly. I been a member of Digiwaxx for years and I check your blog from time to time but I can considering going to CoreDjs because you make it out like your run Digiwaxx and with your mentality it wouldve been over. You are unprofessional calling people bitches. Who are you supposed to be? you dont even make $100k a year. You're making yourself a bad name with your verbal onslaught and you will not got far in any business like that.
typo I meant "SHOULD NOT POST YOUR INFORMATION PUBLICLY" and "like you run Digiwaxx"....
You cant be from NY actin like that..you'll get nowhere..
Mr Success Jae,
For starters, I did not call anyone a bitch, or did you miss that part? Anyone that knows me personally knows that is just regular, everyday talk to me. I even stated that I wasn't calling anyone a bitch, just for that reason.
It is COMMON SENSE not to bother someone after hours if you don't know them personally. Or if one does, kindly asking them if they are busy before HARASSING THEM!!!
I am FAR from unprofessional, aside from my status in which I apologized for, and you have no idea what I do and don't do. Don't come on my personal blog talking mess because I'm not feeling your artist..seriously!
I;m not making a bad name for myself at all, or did you forget - YOU CHECK FOR ME! lol...Come on now, I obviously know what I am talking about because you take the time to read my blog, not to mention it has gotten me other gigs..IT'S GOTTEN ME RATHER FAR! I never said I run Digiwaxx, you're upset because your Artist didn't get the spotlight you felt he deserves but I was told to do an Album Review so again, you have come sideways at the wrong person.
Now as you hit my blog up, once again, to read this reply..just know that I am indeed not from NY, I am from Cali Berkeley, Cali to be exact and I currently reside in Houston, TX. If you don't think I'm going to make it, you can BET your Artist will never make it with people like you behind him. Your RUDE and HIGHLY unprofessional and I've dealt with MANY of Artists! Artists who pay me GOOD money to Marketing for them..so if you need help, which Im certain you do...get at me...You have all of info. Just hit me during business hours until we establish a better relationship :)
Success Jae? smh, Who is that?I think you have me confused or you are lashing out at the wrong person. I do not manage any artist. I am a DJ. What are you talking about? Youre being erratic. I simply made a comment about your post and you said all that for nothing.
lmao...funniest thing i read all day..all emotional and ish..
Okay, I just stunbled across this little rant from both of you....
... and I just wanted you to know you are both clowns...
i agree with anonymous #1. so unprofessional. dont put all ur freakin contacts online if u dont wanna be bothered. with the internet age your info can be seen ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD and everybody lives in different time zones. so ur bullshit excuse about business hours is TRASH. get urself a private accounts and turn off the business ones and u consider urself out of reach. dont call people dumb. period.
*when u consider urself out of reach
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