Earn Monthly Residual Commissions While Helping Your Customers Become More Successful!
Indie Connect is a live and online professional business club serving and supporting the independent music industry. Our membership includes singers, bands, musicians, songwriters, record labels, service providers (vocal coaches, instrument instructors etc.) and other industry professionals, (artist managers, booking agents, entertainment attorneys, etc.) Our primary goal is to improve our members’ chances of success by providing practical direction and vital connections.
Short Version: “Indie Connect is a hands-on business club providing indie artists with practical direction and vital connections.”
We provide:
Education
- Over 50 hrs. of practical video tutorials by industry experts on all aspects of the industry. The videos range from 20 – 90 minutes in length, and are extremely in-depth!
- Hundreds of how-to articles, e-books and podcasts on all areas of an artist’s business.
- Valuable online tools
- Live workshops and seminars by industry experts, many of which are recorded and made available to our members. Some are broadcast live as well!
- Member-only conference calls with industry experts.
- A directory of reputable online music industry resources.
Networking
- Live chapters in several US cities, with national (and international) expansion planned for fall 2012.
- Member-only conference calls and online chats exclusively for networking
- An industry-only social network in which members are featured
- A member-only group witin the social network.
Coaching
- Pro Members have access to a weeklyconference call in which each participant is coached on their individual careers.
- Coaching is available via our online member-only forums
Industry Discounts
Indie Connect members recive discounts on a large number of music-related products and services, such as Broadjam, Airplay Direct, MyWerx and Sweetwater; travel-related discounts on hotels and car rentals. They also receive discounts (or free) books, ebooks, recording studio time, voice lessons and many other ’perks’.
Selling Points/Benefits
- Knowing how to play an instrument or sing is great. But to be successful, you also need to know the business side of your career. Indie Connect members learn all of the ins and outs of being a successful indie artist or musician.
- Members receive practical advice on producing better recordings, getting more gigs, selling more music, writing better songs, marketing themselves and their music, improving their performance skills and taking care of the business side of their careers.
- Indie Connect provides ongoing Personal Coaching to it’s Pro Members via a weekly conference call.
- Members can make their membership costs back instantly by taking advantage of the available industry discounts.
- Members learn the industry and improve their skills on their own time and at their own pace.
Membership
Indie Connect has 2 membership levels:
- Our General Membership is designed for the aspiring or part-time singer, musician and/or songwriter. The videos, articles and other educational content is basic and practical. The cost is $9.95 per month.
- Our Professional Membership provides advanced training as well as higher-level networking opportunities. It is geared towards the full-time performer or the soon-to-be full time performer. It is also extremely valuable for record labels, artist managers, booking agents, marketing experts etc. The cost is $19.95 per month.
Affiliates earn an ongoing 20% commission for as long as the referral is an Indie Connect Member.
Why is it a great opportunity to be an Indie Connect Affiliate?
- Almost everyone related to the music business in any way needs the information and the contacts available through Indie Connect.
- Indie Connect markets itself continuously, so it has brand awareness. It is well-respected in the international music community.
- There is no other single source for bands, musicians and singers to obtain the up-to-date practical information and practical, personal advice that members receive.
- There is no other source for music industry networking that offers live, phone and online opportunities.
- Your commissions are residual for as long as your referral is an Indie Connect member. This can add up quickly and last for years.
- Commissions are handled by Clickbank, a global, very reputable affiliate marketing vendor.
- Easy sign up to become an affiliate!
To become an affiliate, go to www.Clickbank.com, click on the ‘Affiliates’ box and follow the instructions.
Sales Tips:
- Target specific problems that are inherent to your customers. For example, if you are a a vocal coach, you can say “Learn how to get gigs’, or ‘Learn how to effectively market your music online.’
- Membership is month-to-month. There are no long term contracts or commitments.
- Stress that as the industry changes, so must their knowledge of how to navigate it. Indie Connect adds new, fresh content weekly!
- It costs much less than the income from one gig!
- Members learn the ropes from reputable industry professionals.
Suggested Keywords
(grouped to target specific populations)
- Indie artist, independent artist, indie band, independent band, indie music, independent music
- Getting gigs, booking my band, finding gigs, band booking, booking agent, music marketing, marketing my music, touring musician
- Music business, music industy, how to be an indie artist, how to be a successful indie artist, how to be a successful musician, music business legal issues,
- Singer, musician, wedding singer, touring musician, working musician, studio musician, demo singer
- How to start a record label, how to be an artist manager, how to pick a manager
- How to form a band.
Articles For Your Website Or Blog
- Feel free to reprint any article from Indie Connect Magazine (www.indieconnectmagazine.com). At the end of the article, use a footnote such as:
“Indie Connect, a business club for serious musicians, is the most reliable source around for up-to-date music industry knowledge, coaching and advice. Members also have access to video tutorials, articles, podcasts, e-books and tools, as well as expert conference calls, live and online networking opportunities, industry discounts and much more!” CLICK HERE (add your hoplink) for more information.
- We have a large library of articles. Email Vinny Ribas at vinny@indieconnect.com for article suggestions (or a custom-written article) specifically geared towards your customers or website visitors.
- Great article topics that will attract interested customers:
- Marketing music online
- Anything to do wih getting gigs, going on tour etc.
- Legal issues that musicians face
- Band issues that musicians face
- Saving time and money in the studio
- Anything to do with attracting or managing a fanbase
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