Blogs are a really cool way of getting your message out into a greater sphere. They're a way of conveying your personality through the content you post to them. This post is going to teach you how to build a blog or website for your band, and how you can do it without breaking the bank.

having a blog is a way of connecting with a greater audience, thus creating more awareness of your band. Blogs allow your music to spread virally and organically with use of, syndication and word of mouth and most of the applications and plugins that you use with them are free.

Making a blog is really simple. Here's a quick how to on building a blog. When you've finished reading this, make sure you check out our free WordPress training videos (link opens in NEW window).

Step 1: Think of a name.

Thinking of a name for your website is logically the first thing you would do. If your bands name is a common term then you might find that it's already taken.

If this is the case don't worry...

Just get a little creative with what you would like to call it. You may even find that you can get a .net or .org or something like that.

Step 2: Build your site.

The easiest way to build a site is by using a free content management system called WordPress. You've probably heard of it and that's because it's so popular and effective at helping people spread the word.

We make business / band blogs for our clients and can help people get started online. We also teach people how to do it themselves for free.

Step 3: Coming up with content.

Coming up with content is simple. All you've got to do is post content that people can connect with and do it often and there are many different mediums and platforms available.

For example You could host your music on SoundCloud and embed that code into your site.

Or you could record a video of a practice session or gig and upload that to YouTube or Vimeo.

You could then categorise all of your blog posts and add tags so that people can see all your photos, see all your videos and hear all your songs.

If your band already has a good following, your blog could become a place for your fans to communicate with each other.

There are also many tools out there that can help you to improve readability of your blog. For example you could choose to use the OptinApp.co.uk plugin that allows you to build an email list with Facebook using your blog.

Building an email list is a really good way to develop relationships with people. You update your blog and write a generic email informing your fans that you have updated your blog with fresh content. Your email marketing software then personalises that email for each one of your fans (filling in their first name).

If you want to build your own blog or website for your band then make sure you check out our free WordPress training videos.