Ep. 180 What you need to know when building your band's website.

Published: Feb. 27, 2015, 5:08 p.m.

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This week\'s episode\\xa0180 What you need to know when building your band\'s website.

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What to look for in a hosting company.
What you should expect from a web developer.
What questions should a developer ask you.
What content and assets do you need to give a developer.
How much do you need to spend for a website.
5 things you must know before building a website.

I am joined by co-host Ross Barber. Electric Kiwi founder Ross Barber has dedicated his life to helping musicians, bands, and other artists pursue dreams of turning their passion for music into a viable career opportunity. His decision to launch Electric Kiwi in 2011 came after Ross earned a 2:1 BA (Hons) degree in Popular Music Performance from the UHI Millennium Institute in Perth, Scotland.

From designing websites to creating artwork for album covers, Ross has worked with independent artists from all over the world and his marketing strategies have been featured on top websites including Cyber PR Music, Hypebot, and Musicians Unleashed.

He also co-hosts his own video podcast, Bridge the Atlantic, with singer/songwriter Marcio Novelli. The podcast, which interviews musicians and creative entrepreneurs, spent several weeks on the \\u201cNew and Noteworthy\\u201d chart after debuting on iTunes.



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About Michael Brandvold:
Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online & social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention.

Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael\'s skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com\'s multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program.

Michael has also managed the online efforts for Dream Theater, ACCEPT, Killer Dwarfs, Motley Cr\\xfce, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few.'