How To Get More Plays On SoundCloud (4 HACKS)
First off just so you know this video isn’t some fluff or lies on how to get more plays on soundcloud… This information is actually STRAIGHT FROM Sound Cloud themself in a blog post they recently wrote.
But I’m going to dig a little deeper into WHY these work to help you gain more sound cloud plays
How To Get More Plays On SoundCloud
1. SoundCloud metadata has to be clean
If you didn’t know, this is the same way it is on YouTube.
Meta data is the information that is created when you export your files. Such as Artist Name, Album Name, Creation Date, Notes about the song, Producer, website etc.
The cleaner this data is, the higher quality it looks to
2. Your artwork for your song is WAY more important than you realize
Just like having a professional music video that looks high quality and makes you look like a professional, a great song artwork also helps people differentiate you from other artists who really arent that serious.
A good artwork will only cost you $50 to $150 if you find a solid person who does artwork.
For example look at my single Way Up that just hit 1 million views on YouTube for the lyric video.
The artwork is SUPER clean, represents the song and makes people think when they see it. This helps the song look and sound professional even before someone clicks the play button
and during those first 10 seconds when someone is listening to the intro of the song while staring at the artwork to admire it.
3. Tag the mood and genre of your song
Every song has a vibe or MOOD. so you need to make sure that you add it in the tags.
The algorithm that SoundCloud uses is very specific and prioritizes recommendations for its users. If your tags are right, you’ll be way more discoverable.
Also add the main genre of your track, and add a few relevant sub-genres and moods that make sense for your song.
Also note that its smarter to add relevant tags and not just add a bunch that don’t make sense hoping that will work, it really doesn’t help, it actually hurts. So quality over quantity here.
4. Organize your play list properly
Make sure all of your projects are grouped properly and have the right tags and artwork. One play could turn into 15 plays from 1 person and then that person could add those songs to their playlist and then it can spread from there and at the least get more listens.
https://blog.soundcloud.com/ 2018/05/08/optimize- soundcloud-tracks/
How To Get More Plays On SoundCloud
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