There’s a lot of bands out there that mistakenly think when they have a huge fan following, their fan base is mostly long time friends, their family members, and other musicians. I’m sorry guys, but friends, family, and musicians don’t count as fans. Here is why…

Why they don’t count as fans? It’s because, as long as you know the person really well, it’s easier for them to like your music faster and they’ll support you 100%, no matter how good or bad your music is.

The secret to having a successful fan base with your music is regular fans, people you don’t even know to support you. In my last musical run back in 2006-08, I’ve had people come out to support my music and I didn’t even know who they are. It is true that I had “actual” fans to come out to support me before, probably because they are longtime readers of my blog site.

Even people from all over the world has supported my music online, people from other states and other countries. I even have a few fans from the UK. You want regular people to support your music, that’s the secret in becoming successful.

If you’re just going to have friends, family and other musicians support your music, that’s not good, in my opinion. If you want more people outside of that to support you, people you don’t know, then you must promote your music more. I understand the “promotion” side of things more than any other band out there. Maybe I’ll write another blog post soon on how to promote yourself online and off the computer.

The reason you want people you don’t know to support your music, ’cause it’s easier to tell that your music is good. Simple as that. You need a wide variety of people to support your music, not just friends, family, and musicians.

Kev