Successful Musicians May We Pick Your Brain?

Molly and Sonny Boy don't want to be wasting time online if we don't see any results. As you can tell we do a lot of marketing on the internet.

What experiences online have been successful for you in promoting your band? Is there a way to promote our music to podcasters, and is it worth it?

While the internet is a great past-time we firmly believe that practicing our songs, gigging, sell CD's in person and doing radio interviews and getting press are important to real results.

Any other ideas about how we should market our duo here in MN?

Is it worth it to send CD"s out for reviews or is that just throwing one's money away?

How about enlisting other artists to help be our agents and vice versa?
When you give someone a hot tip and they get a good gig, do you ask for money? Should you, and if you don't do you expect the favor in return?

Can we realistically network as musicians and help each other out? Or is there a competition acting as a barrier between musicians?

How important is it that musicians have a niche, and how do you get one?
How do you find your audience and keep them coming back for more?
Any info is appreciated.
Musically,
Molly and Sonny Boy