In today's internet driven society, a music composer's main window to the world is their website. Your website will serve you in many ways including acting as your twenty-four/seven all-purpose representative, hosting excerpts of your music and information about yourself and your work. A webpage is crucial to fostering a healthy musical career in the 21st century. Below are listed some chief things to incorporate into any composer's new website.
1. When choosing the design for your site make sure to consider ease of use so that visitors can navigate your site easily.
2. Show your activity by updating your site with new performances of your music.
3. Keep an up-to-date catalog of your work online. This allows performers or promoters of music to see if your catalog includes something that interests them.
4. When adding biographical information to your website it is in your interest to provide both full and condensed versions. Often, programs or media outlets prefer a short biography.
5. Let online guests demo your work by having at least three music clips available in .mp3 format.
6. Huge areas of musical goings-on are social networking sites, so create a profile and post some links to your work. Be a part of the scene!
7. Use professional and easy to remember contact information/email address. That means you should ditch that old guitarhero99 at hotmail.com email address you've had since you were thirteen and simply go with your formal name or business name.
A website that meets the guidelines mentioned above will undoubtedly boost your career. As a final note however, remember that while your website's goal is to portray you as a pro in the field don't be afraid to show a bit of your stellar personality. Professionalism is great, but you are most likely to be successful if you also interest people in a personal way.
Good luck!
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