How I Got 10 Million Streams (spending $0)

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  • Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024

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  • @ianmuhota
    @ianmuhota 4 месяца назад +49

    People would pay serious money for this info, from all the broke independent artists trying to improve their content, thanks man!

    • @Ruffmusicofficial
      @Ruffmusicofficial  4 месяца назад +5

      Appreciate you!! Glad this helped 🤝🤝

    • @JustinJ
      @JustinJ 3 месяца назад +2

      You're gonna stay broke, listening to this guy. Marketing cost money. Get a job. His situation is a anomaly.

    • @Ruffmusicofficial
      @Ruffmusicofficial  3 месяца назад +8

      @@JustinJ so if I'm hearing your correctly... you should get a job and spend money on "marketing". Don't listen to me cuz I had success and decided to share the tips to help others but listen you instead with 0 informational posts, got it

    • @sanban6766
      @sanban6766 Месяц назад +1

      @@RuffmusicofficialHe’s not wrong it does cost money and time to build skills.

    • @Kwayjaye
      @Kwayjaye Месяц назад

      @@JustinJmoney doesn’t compare to the one ☝️ music strategy that he is explaining in the way in which he achieved it!! He has a system that he pays for with consistency and time which you can’t make at a job!! Use that work money to build a framework for passive income and community engagement!! You can throw bread 🥖 or you can develop and engage , respectfully all music on Spotify that streams at. High rate is a anomaly on 10% are getting paid out off 100 million artists and it’s because of money and lack of effort/education tightening up J

  • @REDBowllTheDevil
    @REDBowllTheDevil Месяц назад +15

    you a real one for giving indies real data they can bank on. if they have a true hit, you may have just changed their lives. love seein moves like this. i respect that and you, for it. #indie

  • @katebabyboy3665
    @katebabyboy3665 28 дней назад +6

    I feel this should be mainstream too, like artist that are falling off could try this and get there careers back on track

  • @MusicWithMukul
    @MusicWithMukul 25 дней назад +3

    Will come back here again after I hit my first 1M streams on Spotify using your strategy my bro. Love from India 🇮🇳 you earned my respect! God bless you with a lot more success ✨

  • @dekexz19
    @dekexz19 Месяц назад +6

    Phenomenal video man. Real game in here

  • @SonicDephect
    @SonicDephect Месяц назад +3

    I gave up on pre save begging a long time ago, This is a brilliant solution! Thank u!

  • @ChrisHardyWorld
    @ChrisHardyWorld Месяц назад +5

    I'd love to see examples of the 12 videos you tested.

  • @sagegrantmusic
    @sagegrantmusic 4 месяца назад +3

    Daaaamn wish I would’ve seen this before my tune came out lol but this is so good! I’m gonna still try it and see what happens

  • @DavidSmith-ed3xh
    @DavidSmith-ed3xh 24 дня назад +1

    Bro, this is some great content. I’m excited to try it out. I haven’t used Toneden that way yet, I’m curious to switch it up and use it in a way that works. Brilliant.

  • @phenss_music
    @phenss_music 28 дней назад +2

    Great video man! I am trying various methods of music promotion at the same time and your approach seems solid. I'm going to be following your advice! I'm already testing somewhat on social media, but I've noticed that when you don't have a lot of followers etc. on social media, the content itself generally doesn't reach big numbers. My question to you is: when you did your 6x12, was it all posted on channels that already had a bigger following?

  • @SecondPlaceMusic
    @SecondPlaceMusic 21 день назад

    I’ve listened to a lot of music marketing strategy videos and I’ve never heard of this strategy. Thanks for sharing man, I’ll give it a go 👍

  • @thekierramar
    @thekierramar Месяц назад +3

    Love the content!!! I was skeptical at first but this was solid advice! I’m curious how do you test which part of the song you use? Do you just pick your favorite? or do you test each part?

    • @Ruffmusicofficial
      @Ruffmusicofficial  Месяц назад +1

      Test EVERYTHING, verses, pre chorus, chorus, bridge… you never know what’s going to land on socials

  • @gentledefender
    @gentledefender 28 дней назад +1

    I really love that SoundCloud idea. Thanks

  • @isthatMYLO
    @isthatMYLO 4 месяца назад +3

    Wait so how does this work, Lets say promote my music for the 2 weeks before the official release right, people presave it then I have to pitch to release radar a week before releasing...so that would mean I would pitch and continue making videos until the day its out correct? does that mean the presaves/follows I got before pitching are useless? please help

    • @Ruffmusicofficial
      @Ruffmusicofficial  4 месяца назад +1

      ideally you'll have the song uploaded for distribution and then delivered to DSP's 4-6 weeks before release. Once it's been delivered, pitch to Release Radar (so pitch it 4-6 weeks before release). THEN run the 2-week promo "testing period" 2 weeks out from the release date. Let me know if that makes sense

  • @CarlHaze
    @CarlHaze Месяц назад +2

    great advice, will try for my next releases :)

  • @lieutenantdan7212
    @lieutenantdan7212 24 дня назад +2

    Instead of sending them to soundcloud why not treat the unreleased song as a lead magnet for your mailing list?

  • @DriveLobato
    @DriveLobato Месяц назад +1

    Nice content! People woulda pay alot for that. Shoutout from Brazil!!

  • @longestsoloever
    @longestsoloever 27 дней назад

    Outstanding insight. Subscribed.

  • @sparkalightnow
    @sparkalightnow 24 дня назад

    best info out there. love your personality too, infectious optimistic brilliance! Thank you!

  • @brexistentialism7628
    @brexistentialism7628 28 дней назад +1

    Really good stuff here. Thanks mate!!

  • @yeserguitar
    @yeserguitar 27 дней назад +1

    Amazing promotion advice!

  • @TEXTUREBLADE
    @TEXTUREBLADE 26 дней назад

    Instant subscribe brother good work and wish u all the success

  • @benzo1138
    @benzo1138 26 дней назад +1

    Love these tips but why the hell is toneden subscription over $50 a month🤦🏻‍♂️ I can’t use the pre-save unlock without a subscription

  • @charliecouvillion
    @charliecouvillion 24 дня назад

    Great video bro.. gonna try out your strategy. Thank u

  • @ross_super__french
    @ross_super__french Месяц назад +2

    this is great, but when I create mine, it then gives me options for paid ads instead and an option to "continue to next step"?

    • @ross_super__french
      @ross_super__french Месяц назад

      @Ruffmusicofficial my promotional spend is not (optional) like yours, could you help? Thanks! Loved the video. Could be an game-changer.

  • @CoreyLennox
    @CoreyLennox 27 дней назад

    Wow this is great advice man! How many Toneden pre-saves did you get before the song’s release?

  • @samuelabelowmusic
    @samuelabelowmusic 28 дней назад +2

    do u have to pay tonedin for this feature?

  • @masteringdeluxe
    @masteringdeluxe 20 дней назад +1

    This is an interesting strategy and worth to try, but one truth has to be told: if your song is "bad", this strategy leads to nothing. But this is a common rule for any marketing (music/spotify) strategy

  • @skillfew
    @skillfew 28 дней назад +1

    I really like the approach with the soundcloud link as a reward for saving the song, very clever.
    However, I wish you would have pointed out the downsides of content marketing, like that you can´t plan for success. And saying in the end that Meta ads with a budget of 500$ can´t compete is in my eyes not correct. I constantly hit RR & DW with a budget like this. Both approaches have its pro´s and con´s, but saying to straight out neglect one is kinda black and white thinking. Of course if you don't have any money to spend on ads, then only do content marketing, but like I said, you cant plan for success with content marketing.

  • @AceProdigyOfficial
    @AceProdigyOfficial 4 месяца назад +3

    Can I do this with Feature fm? Or is it not possible, I might just have to switch to Tone Den then?

    • @Ruffmusicofficial
      @Ruffmusicofficial  4 месяца назад

      Feature.fm has social unlocks too, I've used both and personally like the layout of ToneDen's better but they're both fire

  • @danikennedy
    @danikennedy 7 дней назад

    I don’tKnow how it Works ? Thank you for your Help !❤

  • @therealfabulousfab
    @therealfabulousfab Месяц назад +2

    Nice strategy ! Very clever ! But how do you post your link since Instagram doesn’t allow clickable links in comments ? Thanks for the answer

    • @DnsSBK
      @DnsSBK Месяц назад +1

      Put it in your bio

  • @nadiakodes
    @nadiakodes 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you. Definitely trying it with my new single. 💚

  • @Kwayjaye
    @Kwayjaye Месяц назад +1

    Listening to tracks is a actual job (crowd review)

  • @zeppelinstudiossingapore
    @zeppelinstudiossingapore Месяц назад +3

    Wow. Getting MUSIC recognised by getting the right video concept, social unlocks, saving unreleased songs, etc etc? And I was thinking music is about the music... maybe back in the 60s where musicians...you know what, nevermind...

    • @Ruffmusicofficial
      @Ruffmusicofficial  Месяц назад +1

      In the 60s you had to do wayyyy more to even get a song to public, today it costs $20 a year on Distrokid, try hundreds of thousands $$ to get records pressed and distributed in the 60s

    • @zeppelinstudiossingapore
      @zeppelinstudiossingapore Месяц назад

      I think you missed my point. It seems to me it's not about the music anymore. More about viral video content. But you do you. It's fine. Congratulations on your streams.

    • @aigoated
      @aigoated Месяц назад +1

      ​@@zeppelinstudiossingapore well entertainment has grown. Back then theatres didn't have music now we have music in everything even regular videos. So music is competing with different branches of entertainment. In other words adapt or be left behind. People will always listen to music just because they don't listen to yours doesn't mean they don't care. Social media has simply provided lots of dopamine and decreased attention spans. If you don't want to advertise online you can do public performances. And viral content is if you want to make fast progress and money otherwise consistency is just fine to get you by.

  • @Kwayjaye
    @Kwayjaye Месяц назад +1

    This is the most consist explanation of artist / Brand identity then awareness…….. if u aren’t a ad Devops you don’t know how to setup the advance ads and who ever u paying going to scam u!!! It’s all about the song being on repeat marketing manipulation us humans are rather slow lol😂

  • @bobsdock
    @bobsdock 23 дня назад

    Holy shit dude, this makes so much sense. Thank you so much!

  • @19sgl
    @19sgl 20 дней назад

    Can u make concept ideas videos? And something that fits for underground musicians since u try to give mysterious vibes

  • @dublinrosemusic
    @dublinrosemusic 25 дней назад

    This was so helpful! Thanks so much

  • @treemebest
    @treemebest 23 дня назад

    Thanks for the info, Really needed it 😊

  • @ethanreign2608
    @ethanreign2608 24 дня назад

    Do you post all 12 videos at the same time? Or steadily throughout the 2 weeks?

  • @Isaacthompson
    @Isaacthompson 29 дней назад +1

    Great advice thanks!

  • @piotrbukowski9566
    @piotrbukowski9566 26 дней назад

    But does it work just with link in bio? How do you drive people to this SoundCloud social unlock? Call to action in the video or description "check my bio"? Or an Instagram bot and asking people to comment a particular word to get a private message? Do people really care that much to go to your bio link on their own? It's additional effort and clicks while they could just keep scrolling some other fun stuff even if they liked your video?

  • @basil_kewes
    @basil_kewes 27 дней назад +3

    Hope this works because people told me to pay for promotion

    • @Dtachedkid
      @Dtachedkid 22 дня назад

      Only pay once you see it’s already doing well

  • @JonasSnitt
    @JonasSnitt Месяц назад +2

    Hey congrats on those big resluts! Have you done this kind of results in 2023 or this year? Tik Tok as a platform was much more viral in 2021 so that’s why I was wondering. Cheers

    • @Ruffmusicofficial
      @Ruffmusicofficial  Месяц назад +3

      I don’t make music as an artist anymore ! I’m now full time content strategy & marketing for other artists & labels. Right now Instagram is the gold mine for growth on social media, these things always change though

  • @stestetsonmusic
    @stestetsonmusic 27 дней назад +1

    If it’s the exact method how come u chose a video from 3 years ago have your songs since not had the same results?

  • @zischeshorts
    @zischeshorts 4 месяца назад +2

    Ayy this helped me. I was wondering when to post the content , pre or post, but this now confirms it

  • @BuzzEnga
    @BuzzEnga Месяц назад +2

    Amazing!

  • @PeonySolutions
    @PeonySolutions Месяц назад

    WOW!!!! Such valuable information!!!!! Thank You!!

  • @AceProdigyOfficial
    @AceProdigyOfficial 4 месяца назад

    acutally i got it it works on feature fm its called action link, but would it help to do follow artist on Spotify to unlock or has to be save the unreleased song

  • @katebabyboy3665
    @katebabyboy3665 28 дней назад +1

    Wait till drake's sees this video, his numbers would do crazy

  • @HorrorHeaven-uc6to
    @HorrorHeaven-uc6to Месяц назад +3

    Yo, I use bots and I’m getting 90% algorithmic plays. Maybe I’m doing something wrong.

    • @basil_kewes
      @basil_kewes 27 дней назад +1

      Bots ain’t good fr

    • @MS-os1sx
      @MS-os1sx 27 дней назад +1

      How? Are u using bots u paying for bots ?

    • @HorrorHeaven-uc6to
      @HorrorHeaven-uc6to 26 дней назад

      @@basil_kewes sure, that’s why you have 2 monthly listeners.

    • @blaked6226
      @blaked6226 15 дней назад

      @@MS-os1sxcause this comment is as made by a bot

  • @danikennedy
    @danikennedy 7 дней назад

    I Think is it Not free anymore ?? Or ?❤

  • @SPROCKET23
    @SPROCKET23 21 день назад

    Can you actually have pre save links on the free tier of toneden? It seems like you cant.

  • @AceProdigyOfficial
    @AceProdigyOfficial Месяц назад

    question what would be a proper Meta ads for this engagement? on perhaps the 3 best clips

  • @Jarxiel
    @Jarxiel Месяц назад

    wow thanks

  • @altermoremusic
    @altermoremusic 29 дней назад

    Thats interesting 🤔 Thank you 🐸

  • @HULTONmusic
    @HULTONmusic Месяц назад

    cheers mate good idea

  • @ryde2012
    @ryde2012 Месяц назад

    Wow will try this

  • @TakeOneRecordsOfficial
    @TakeOneRecordsOfficial 19 дней назад

    so this was in 2016, a lot has changed since then, how is this video still relevant please? thanks

    • @Ruffmusicofficial
      @Ruffmusicofficial  19 дней назад

      This was 2022 lol

    • @TakeOneRecordsOfficial
      @TakeOneRecordsOfficial 19 дней назад

      @@Ruffmusicofficial my bad, the song title mislead me here and got confused... no need to laugh buddy...

  • @prod_rence
    @prod_rence 28 дней назад

    wow

  • @BryghtTheLyght
    @BryghtTheLyght 29 дней назад

    I like you my guy. 💯💪🏼

  • @xanderusa1
    @xanderusa1 Месяц назад +3

    Unfortunately either Tiktok, Instagram, or RUclips won't give you enough reach to reach audiences no matter how killer is your video unless you pay Ads.

    • @Ruffmusicofficial
      @Ruffmusicofficial  Месяц назад +6

      So not true hahahah

    • @pipikakachu
      @pipikakachu 25 дней назад +1

      You are right. The algorithm is rigged otherwise paying for ads would be useless and they are running a business. They randomly push people to give hope to random people.

    • @saint_ofc
      @saint_ofc 23 дня назад

      @@pipikakachu Ads are often designed to lead people away from the platform, while organic content encourages them to stay on TikTok. Social media platforms prefer users to remain on their site to serve them more ads, so they prioritize content that keeps people engaged.

    • @TakeOneRecordsOfficial
      @TakeOneRecordsOfficial 19 дней назад +1

      or already have a hefty following

  • @jamesdcooler_official
    @jamesdcooler_official 25 дней назад +1

    You don’t even mention how many followers you had when you did that 6x12.. this video is great and helpful, don’t get me wrong, but if you have 0 followers, nobody will see any of your content.
    this is my experience…

  • @HFMusicAI
    @HFMusicAI Месяц назад

    Thanks for the tip, i will apply on my A.I songs.

  • @lucidjamesofficial
    @lucidjamesofficial 23 дня назад +3

    False advertising

    • @HiLLWiLL-bb7kp
      @HiLLWiLL-bb7kp 18 дней назад

      Only on the part when he said “$500 invested into ads won’t work”…

  • @PaulNichollsMusic
    @PaulNichollsMusic 20 дней назад

    Toneden made this a paid feature and it's $50 per month... :(

  • @roonraps
    @roonraps 10 дней назад

    With all due respect bro, you over simplify this way too much. One doesn’t pop off from just 12 organic social media videos. I’m sorry. Doesn’t yield 4M+ algorithmic streams 😭😭 wtf dawg

    • @Ruffmusicofficial
      @Ruffmusicofficial  10 дней назад

      how'd I do it then?? how do the artists on our roster do it too?

  • @gauravmukherjeerecords
    @gauravmukherjeerecords 19 дней назад

    Woah! Total Game changer

  • @futurevortex.official
    @futurevortex.official Месяц назад

    amazing. i will try it

  • @manzg1
    @manzg1 28 дней назад

    Damn, bro really blessed us with some REAL SAUCE🤩🥫