How can i sell a commercial jingle?

Question

i have no money to spend but i am a good musician with good ideas, i don't have money for to record a demo or for agencies.

pleas help

Answer 1

There is a book available at the library "Writer's Digest"; "Songwriters Digest" and "Children's Writer's Digest".  These are huge volumes of publishers of written work in all genres:  music, magazine articles, books, etc.  They have an online site at www.writersdigest.com.  

On that site you should be able to find the link to "songwriters digest".  

Good luck.

Answer 2

copyright your jingles first.  Then you have to get them some visibility. There are a lot of sites out there.  Do your homework.

Answer 3

Hey there, Howie.

You and I should probably get together. I am a lyricist. I write jingles but I can't play a note. :-)

One route you might take to marketing yourself is approaching music studios or broadcast production studios in your area and offering your services as an "idea guy." Of course, this would be a whole lot easier if you had a demo to share. In fact, I honestly think you might be wasting your time without having one.

I have produced over 50 jingles and songs in my career - it's not my full-time job, and it's easier to present an idea for a jingle than it is to promote one's self as a music producer. But, if you want ad agencies and music houses to take you seriously, you need to put together a demo of some kind. I'm afraid there is no shortcut around that.

If you do approach music houses, perhaps you could offer to do a few projects for free or at reduced cost, with the idea that they will allow you to produce a demo at a later date. That might be worth pursuing.

Good luck, Howie. Write me directly if you have any more questions.

Answer 4

Hi,

There are many ways to market a small business on the web.  You can buy banner ads, text links, or use PPC.  However, the best way is to get listed in a bunch of portals. Portals and directories are like phone books, and they often provide a lot of traffic because they tend to rank high on Google.

This portal is giving away a free business card holder for lising your business (I got mine a few days ago in the mail).  If you want to know about some other portals, just let me know.

http://www.best-i-business-seo-directory...

Best of Luck