Guidelines

This page lists all the Guidelines you MUST FOLLOW when submitting your music, blog or content and participating in our official Facebook Group. You’ll also find a small note on the MAD (Marketing, Adevertsing and Design) Services we offer for both Artists/Bands and Bloggers/Influencers.

1. Music Submission Email Guidelines

  • If you are an Artist, Band or a Music Label/PR Firm wanting to submit your music for review at the Music Bloggers Network, please FOLLOW these simple guidelines!
  • All music submissions/blog submissions must be sent to “postman at the rate music bloggers network dot com” ONLY. We will not entertain submissions sent to any other id. We receive scores of submissions on a weekly basis. It is very difficult for us to respond to every individual submission in a timely fashion, but we do listen to every submission. Please be patient.
  • Subject of email should start with “Music Submission:” and include artist name and song or album title. This helps us to weed out spam from legitimate submissions.
  • Please attach an mp3 of your submission in the email. You can also provide a direct link to your mp3, which is a URL with an ending “.mp3″ extension
  • If sending an album zip file, please also attach one of the individual songs from the zip for previewing purposes. For our safety, we do not accept submissions from suspect file sharing websites so use a reputable service like Google Drive if you are sending us bulk files.
  • Please include any official artwork for the project. We accept JPG, PNG, PDF (unprotected) or open original artwork file (.AI, .EPS, .PSD, .CDR file formats).
  • If sending a press shot of the artist(s), please send one that is at least 1920 x 1080. Our other recommended resolutions are 1500 x 1500, 900 x 1600, 1600 x 900, 1500 x 500, 2000 x 500, 800 x 800, 850 x 315, 1000 x 380 and 1000 x 305
  • Please include any relevant information about the artist (bio, hometown, etc.) that you would like included in the post.
  • Include the album cover, track listing, release date, and any other information you would like to include
  • Provide website links for further information on the artists (Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Personal Page, Spotify, Last.FM, iTunes etc.)
  • If you have an Electronic Press Kit, send it along apart from the info we have requested
  • Please share your contacts clearly – email, phone, etc as either us or our syndicated music bloggers in our network may contact you.
  • Please keep in mind that a submission does not guarantee a review. We look forward to hearing your music!

2. Music Submission, Review Request & Posting Guidelines for our Official Facebook Group. For Site related submissions, use either of the following links – Music Submission and Blog Submission or Contact Us

Group Posting Guidelines (IF YOU DON’T FOLLOW THE RULES, YOU’ll BE BANNED)

A. FOR ARTISTS, BANDS & THEIR REPRESENTATIVES

  • If you are an Artist, a Band or someone who represents them, you can post your track link only once in the group, typically your Spotify, Youtube, Soundcloud, iTunes or MP3 URL. Don’t add any other links.
  • Don’t simply share the track link. Add a descriptive line or two describing whats good or unique about the track so bloggers and fans know whats your song about. Keep this info as crisp as possible.
  • Use no more than 5 relevant hashtags that are appropriate to the link you are sharing. For example, focus on genre, sub genre, etc
  • If you don’t have a track to submit to the group but want to share your social and website links, do it as a single post where you list all your URLS. You can do this only once after you join the group.
  • English language only. Please don’t post in any other language.
  • If you are interested in a paid promotion like getting featured on the group cover, facebook page, twitter cover, email newsletter or as a pinned or promoted post or featured on our member music blogs, write to us at “postman at the rate music bloggers network dot com” or use the connect form

B. FOR MUSIC BLOGGERS, JOURNALISTS, WRITERS, CURATORS & CRITICS

  • When you post your blog, a web link, playlist, etc, let the readers know what you are sharing. Don’t just share the link, describe it.
  • Use appropriate hashtags that are relevant to your post but not exceeding 5.
  • If you want to share your social and website links, do it as a single post where you list all your URLS. You can do this only once after you join the group.
  • English language only. Please don’t post in any other language.

C. FOR EVERYONE ELSE 

  • If you are sharing a track or a playlist, describe it and add appropriate hashtags
  • No SPAM. No ADVERTISING, SALES, MARKETING or PROMOTIONAL posts of any kind or type unless officially approved by the admins. If your post contains any marketing, it will be deleted. Repeat infringers will be permanently banned.
  • No repeat posts. No posts which are not related to Music. If you abuse this rule, you’ll risk a ban.
  • No copyright infringements
  • No personal attacks, hate speech, racist, religious or derogatory comments. We have zero tolerance for such behavior.

3. MAD (Marketing, Advertising, Design) Services for Artists, Bands and Bloggers

We provide idea to market solutions and services for artists, bands and bloggers. This comprehensive bouquet of services include

  • Print & Identity – Logo design, Band Stationery, Band Collateral, Posters, Ads, Invites, T Shirts, Caps
  • Web – Band Website Design, Band Micro Site for Albums, Landing Page Design for Audio Singles, Giveaways & Contests, Google Campaigns, Youtube Promotions, Online Radio Campaigns, Website Traffic, Web Campaigns
  • Social Media Marketing – Band Social Presence Creation & Maintenance, Social Media Promotions, Facebook Likes Campaigns, Instagram Campaigns, Concert Promotions
  • Audio & Video – Music Video Creation, Lyric Video Creation, Teaser Videos, Website Videos
  • Influencer Marketing & Blogger Promotions – Influencer based Social Marketing Campaigns for Artists and Bands via Music Bloggers, Music Influencers, Music Curators and Music Blogs.

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