
This Wednesday on Plugin Picks, Kym and Dave share a plugin that allows you to track your blog with Google Analytics without worrying about manually inserting javascript code in your themes. They also highlight a few extra neat features included with the plugin.
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Kym Huynh, vocalist for electro/pop band sSalvia.
Many of you might not know that WordCast’s own Kym Huynh is quite a prolific musician, not only by himself but in his band: sSalvia — a dance/electronica project. This week on WordCast Conversations, we turn the tables as Dave Moyer interviews Kym about how WordPress, blogging and social media can be used for musicians and bands.
Kym’s Musical Projects
- Kym’s older solo work can be found at www.kymhuynh.com
- sSalvia is a dance/electronica project
- sSalvia runs on WordPress, and compared to static HTML sites, Kym says there’s no reason to not be on WordPress
Essential Elements of a Band’s Website
- About pages are needed!
- Like our friend Roxanne Darling recommends, contact pages are essential.
- Gigs calendar: When are you performing?
- Samples of music
- RSS feeds are important to market to return visitors
Gig Calendar Plugins
What to Write
- Don’t just post the extremely big news! Bring the audience into the process.
- On the sSalvia website, the blog’s content is aimed at bringing fans into the music making process.
Social Media for Musicians
- Even if you have a website, you need to tie in all these services.
- sSalvia’s Twitter is used to update people about little behind the scenes bits.
- Facebook is a landing page for reaching out to new listeners
- MySpace has always been a big part of music online. Kym uses it specifically for networking, but less as his “official presence”
- Connect your blog to Twitter with the Twitter Tools WordPress plugin
- KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID! Don’t make too much work for yourself.
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It’s the very first episode of Plugin Picks, the newest show on the WordCast Network. Join Kym and Dave every Monday and Wednesday as they bring cool new WordPress plugins to your attention.
To kick things off, we’re talking about the Audio Player WordPress plugin, which allows you to easily embed a flash player for music or any other kind of audio on your WordPress site.
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February 17, 2010 in
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Roxanne Darling, one of the top 25 most powerful and influential women in social media and the lead organizer of Podcamp + WordCamp Hawaii.
Kym and Dave are joined by WordCast Conversations’ very first Hawaiian Roxanne Darling of Bare Feet Studios, voted one of the top 25 most powerful and influential women in social media, and the lead organizer of Podcamp + WordCamp Hawaii.
We discuss her experience starting her Beach Walks with Rox show with her husband, her blogging and social media story, and the story behind Podcamp and WordCamp in the Aloha state.
Guest: Roxanne Darling of Bare Feet Studios
The Story Behind Beach Walks With Rox
- The Start — Equipment
- The Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing
- Signs of Success
- Doggie Magic
- The Witches of Lanikai (1) (2)
- Bikini Shows (1) (2) (3)
Podcamp + WordCamp Hawaii – We discussed why it makes sense to bring the Podcamp and WordCamp communities together whenever possible and appropriate.
WordCamp/Podcamp Hawaii’s Television Commercial
Hawaii Chairs — Coming to WordCamp Hawaii 2010!
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The Villani and I got our heads together this week to write a new track tentatively titled “The Progression”.
We wanted to go for a more low-key sound with a pulsing beat. This is what came out!
As always we would love your comments and feedback. Enjoy!
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