Free sites are very useful to unsigned, independent and underground artists who just don't have the funds to invest in expensive music PR packages that can cost anything from a few hundred to thousands depending on the size and scope of the services required. PR companies can help you reach radio program directors and other radio staff who are instrumental in getting your music on air, television producers and directors, licensing companies, music publishers, music fans, music industry professionals and record labels or any one else in the music industry who artists and bands would like to reach, for example, band managers or tour managers, concert promoters, DJs, etc.





Each music PR company targets specific markets/audiences which they would ideally have indepth knowledge of and be able to guarantee results for. They would also ideally have a good track record so they can usually show you who else they've worked with and give you an idea of what to expect.





You won't get any that from free music promotion sites. With a free music promotion site all you get is a webpage that allows you to showcase your music online professionally with useful sharing tools so that any one that finds it or listens to it can share it. Some popular free music promotion sites like Soundcloud also have additional features that may help fans who are already using the service discover your music while they are listening to other similar artists. Soundcloud's music discovery feature is fairly new and no one is familiar with any methods of getting your music recommended more however to give your music a fair chance you should pay attention to the track title, the description and the tags. These are 3 important elements that lets Soundcloud know what type of music you have uploaded and would play a part in getting it discovered and showing up when a user searches for music.





It's is very important to note that these free music promotion platforms/apps are very different from music PR services which invest immense time and effort actively pushing your music and getting it into the offices and ears of the target audience. Whereas you would have to do most of the pushing and promoting with your free music promotion page, PR companies would do that for you, but it's not free and it's not always cheap especially with established experts who have got years of experience a excellent track records, not to mention clients you see on television and hear on the radio everyday.





Music PR is not always the first step in any music career. New artists and DIY artists generally tend to start off with free platforms as they can help musicians gain a good understanding about what music promotion involves. Music promotion is a general term that music PR would generally come under. These are some useful music promotion links you may have never heard of before.







