How to become noticed as an artist on Soundcloud?

If you are an emerging artist and are considering publishing your music on Soundcloud, you will not want to waste time doing so if you cannot get your songs noticed.

How can you become popular on Soundcloud, and is it difficult to do?

Choosing the right tags is important — You should start by making sure you use the right tags when you upload your music. These should be tags that describe the song, the genre the song falls under, the mood of the song, if you feature drums, bass, guitar or any other tag that will help potential fans find you.

Upload the song with beautiful artwork — When people are searching Soundcloud for new music, they are often attracted to the artwork an artist has used. Make sure your artwork is striking, interesting and brightly colored. That will attract people to click on your songs to see if they are as cool as your artwork.

Share other artists’ work — One great way to get yourself is to share other artists’ work. This helps you create strong relationships on the platform, and also makes other artists more likely to find your work and share it too.

Promote on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram — Do not just keep your promotion efforts on Soundcloud but, instead promote on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and any other social media you have accounts on.

 

This only takes a few minutes to do, but can really have a big impact on how many people listen to the songs you have uploaded.

It is even faster to do if you link your Soundcloud account to your social media accounts, as everything you upload will be shared automatically. There are also a few more grey areas, e.g. buy soundcloud plays. These should only be utilized to push you account into the eye of the listeners. You shouldn’t rely solely on bought plays to get your account growing. It should be a healthy marketing mix.

Reply to comments — When people leave comments about your music, reply to them. Of course, some of the comments will be negative, but reply to those too.

Doing so makes it far more likely people will come back to your songs and listen again.