BandPage Plus Features Keep Getting Better

Two months ago we quietly released some amazing new features as a part of our Plus subscription package.  The idea behind these new features was to allow you, the artists, to more effectively brand and customize your website or blog when utilizing BandPage solutions to manage your online presence.  Now with our newest release, creating a customized and consistent feel on your website is easier than ever.  Check out the list of improvements we made to the BandPage Website and widgets below.  If you like what you see, you can go ahead and upgrade to Plus here.

• Include a band logo in place of your band name on the BandPage Website
• Choose from 12 different fonts for your BandPage Website 
• Choose from 12 different fonts on the BandPage Widgets
• Add a twitter tab
• Add a new customized tab
• Change the names of your existing tabs

If you haven’t had a chance to check out these new features in the wild, here are some great examples of Plus BandPagers putting our tools to good use!

Upload Your Logo

A logo is one of the most important components of any artist’s branding strategy as it is inextricably linked with fan recognition.  Our Plus subscription now allows you to upload your own logo to the Bandpage Website to ensure your branding is consistent across your various online properties.

Choose from 12 Different Fonts

You can now choose between 12 different fonts options on both the BandPage Website and widgets to help you further brand and customize your digital presence.

Add Twitter Feed

We even added a way for you to add your twitter feed to your BandPage Website so your fans can stay up-to-date on everything you’ve been up to

Additional Navigation Tab

And last but certainly not least, you can now add an additional tab to your BandPage Website.  Use this tab to direct fans to your online store, YouTube Channel, Instagram – wherever.

If you have any questions about how to get your BandPage set up or need help upgrading, check out our Help Center for more info or drop us a line at support@BandPage.com.

Tip of the week: “Gating” tracks on your BandPage Profile

At BandPage not only are we dedicated to helping you share your music, tour dates, photos and videos with your fans but we are also dedicated to helping you make new ones.  Which is exactly what our “gating” features are meant to do.  Gating simply refers to asking a fan to take an action in order to gain access to a certain piece of content.  This action could range anywhere from “liking” your page, joining your email list or even tweeting about your new video.  In exchange for this action, a fan is given exclusive access to exclusive content like a song, video or photo.  Gating features are a great way for you to increase your number of page “likes,” help spread the word about a new song or video or gain new email addresses for your email list.  We do, however recommend being strategic when it comes to utilizing gating features.  If you are a developing artists hoping to build a fan base asking someone to “like” your page or give you their email address in exchange for the ability to stream a song may be counter-productive.  Instead, consider letting potential fans listen to your music for free.  If they like what they hear and want to own the mp3, than asking them for a page “like” or an email address in exchange for a free mp3 isn’t such too much of a stretch.  If you are an artist who has an established fan-base than you have room to be a bit more liberal with your gating.  You know fans are going to be excited to check out a new song or video so leveraging that excitement to help spread the word is a no-brainer.  Fans will have no problem tweeting or liking your page to access the new content which only helps grow your social reach.  Gating is a powerful feature, so use it wisely and experiment to see what works best for you.

In case you’ve been out of the “gating” game for awhile or just new to it, below is a quick refresher on how to set up “Like to listen”, “Like to download”, “Tweet to download”, and “Join Mailing list to download”.  Enjoy!