Promoting you cd at shows you play is easy enough, but you want to get heard by more that 100 people that might buy your cd. Think of all the people that will hear you if your cd is for sale at other peoples gigs. You could even do this in places other than your area.

This is called cross promotion. Remember you gotta give a little to get a little. Make deals with other bands to promote their cds if they will promote yours at their gigs.

You can do this with other bands that you know personally or even search for bands on the internet.

Come up with an agreement for the bands to be contracted to so that no one is hurting the other band. This is about commitments and responsibilities.

Here are some tips for cross promotion.

You want the band to be within your genre. People that listen to your band should want to listen to theirs as well.

You want your cd to be current. No one wants to listen to old music from a band that is not on a major label.

Create a sample cd so that the band you are in cross promotion with can hand it out at shows, or even play it during their breaks.

Be sure that when they are announcing their cd is for sale that they also give you a mention. Make sure you do this for them as well.

Free giveaway are awesome and can get peoples attention. Hand out shirts or dont charge for your sample. This cross promotion can work for everyone if you stick to an agreement that benefits everyone.