Promotions
As an entertainer on the road in life to add light to people's days I have found that not many people give a truly genuine helping hand. So I stepped into the good samaritan role to help others along the way. I do this in several ways. One thing I do is write articles for people. If I have time I'll do a really cool and unique interview, the style that got me famous. However, time has been a huge factor lately and I'm struggling with doing more than an informative article or review. If I do an article on you via email with interview questions I ask that you might do me a favor and click on the donate button to help me continue to do this for you all. Any amount is fine, even if it's a dollar. Take a look at my credentials again to see just how much value I can give artists interested in getting unique promotional opportunities.
THIS IS HOW I CAN HELP YOU...
1) Promote artists of all genres in a way no one else does for rookies.
2) Help you self publish your book via Amazon.com's Create Space company
3) Write Paranormal Music for Paranormal teams to use on their online sites
4) Film youtube videos in High Definition for press kits (locally only)
Scroll down the page to find which thing you are interested in. All these I do for donation amounts. Send me an email with what you want me to do for you at DanielCurtisMorrison@yahoo.com.
A Promotional Dream Come True
The biggest thing I do is through my company called All For One Promotions, a company thriving on donations only. You can go to the website but to save time I'll tell you some of the things you can expect from this company.
All For One Promotions is Conventions and public interaction on a massive scale. Each genre has it's own unique flavor and one of the coolest draws is that most times it will be aired on television and/or radio. In some cases, live, especially the musician conventions. Basically you get:
1) a table, or "booth" where you can advertise your stuff
2) an article written, including interviews, posted on: All For One Promotions website, A and E Connexions website, DanielsDoorstep.com, Louisvillemojo.com, mention on AcousticAlternative.com, and others as this progresses.
3) you will be filmed for a YouTube video that you may use for your press kits
4) a professional review for your press kits
5) a chance to win a People's Choice Award at that particular convention
6) interaction with the public
7) networking with other like minded artists in your field
8) and much more
If I mentioned everything you might not go to the site to see how it all pans out. So to get a ballpark idea of this amazing feat, head on over to All For One Promotions. And no, this doesn't cost over a hundred bucks even.
Help You Self Publish Your Book
Another thing I do is help people self publish their books. I used Create Space to self publish and it is awesome. You only pay for your proof. The downside is that you have to learn how to do the whole design process. It was tough for me but I used other books, their semi-confusing templates (you have to know a bit about photoshop) and I had to supply my own art and edit it myself. It was rough. It took me a lot of trial and error to do my ghost story, Conductor O'Shay and Dream Shade: The Chosen. After around 70 hours of invested time I was able to do it. Now I have pointers.
I will format the entire book correctly, get it in a pdf format, photoshop the cover, get all the appropriate introductory pages set up, and help you get all other details squared away for $100 - $150 donations, depending on how rough it is. It is time consuming but the rewards are awesome because you keep all royalties and order the books yourself. The downside?
Depends on how you look at it. No rookie author (including yours truly) will make a lot of money if they don't self promote. So you have me to write a review for you as well and write an article on you on the sites I mention. You do have to find and get me your own artwork (which you can find people online who make covers for you) and you have to find an editor. That's not too bad, right? The other thing is that Create Space only puts it on their site (although they give you a free site) and posts it on Amazon.com. You might be able to get it offered on their KINDLE device. I was able to. So when it comes to Borders, Barnes and Noble, etc. it's up to you to pitch it. Otherwise, I suggest you head to PublishAmerica.com where they do everything for free. They have generic covers and their customer support is via email. In my experience it seemed like the questions I emailed always got an automated response. Plus, like everyone else, they won't promote you. The royalties are small (8%), the cost of your own book is ridiculous (mine cost me around 16 to 18 bucks each unless I bought in bulk) and you are under contract for 7 years.
I will let you know that most companies that will publish you for free are like this. So, no matter what you choose, I wish you all my best.
Write Your Paranormal Group An Exclusive Song
I've done it for some teams and I'll do it for you. I'll write you a paranormal song for you to use on your websites. I'll also write an article and do the interview thing too so that it is more worth your while. I must keep my rights to the songs as they are only for your promotional purposes. I can take suggestions and if you happen to not like it I'll do a different one. If I can't seem to get it right, well, I won't take your money. You won't even pay me until you've heard it. I do this for a donation of $45.
Film An Interview With You In HD For YouTube
I do this locally. I set up a date and time and email you the interview questions for you and/or your group to answer. We meet Mom's Music in Jeffersonville, Indiana and use their recording studio so that you get high quality audio. I use my HD Flip Camera as you answer the questions, live. This will not even take an hour. Once we are finished it takes about a day or 2 to use my video editing software on my computer to run the audio and video together. I also have to film myself asking you questions which I do in a very unique and entertaining way which you have probably seen by now. Once it is done I post it on youtube, send you the link, send you a copy of the video and post the article both typed out and html coded on all the sites I post articles and I post the Youtube video with it. With any luck I may be able to get these on other sites as well. The donation amount I ask for this is between $50 and $80, depending on how much I have to spend to cover the studio costs.
As I am able to do more for you as a service, I will list it here. In the meantime, browse around my site and see what all I have for you to entertain your visit here behind the door. Check out my Free Stuff tab too and at least take a parting gift :)
