Want to know the secret to getting more followers on SoundCloud? You are in the right place. The importance of SoundCloud to the music industry can hardly be overestimated.
The platform has been the starting point for many of today’s most talented musicians, such as Billie Eilish and Doja Cat. It also spawned its musical subgenre, SoundCloud Rap, which gave us rappers like Juice WRLD and XXXTentacion.
However, if you want to become SoundCloud’s next success story, the first step is gaining followers and growing your plays on SoundCloud.
In this article, you’ll learn how to get more followers on SoundCloud faster than ever. We’ll start with the basics and then move on to lesser-known advanced strategies that work very well.
1. Download high-quality songs regularly
It should go without saying, but the most important first step is making sure the content you post to SoundCloud is worth following.
If you don’t focus on this first, none of the strategies we look at in this summary will be as effective.
Here’s how to get started
Many amateurs on SoundCloud are in a hurry to produce their songs. So create high-quality music with careful and professional mixes to stand out from the competition.
Consistency is also important. It’s not enough to upload a few good songs once: you need to release new material at least every month, whether it’s remixes, original content, covers, or something else.
This gives people a reason to follow you because they know you post regularly and they want to be notified when you do.
2. Optimize findability
The more listeners your SoundCloud content reaches, the more opportunities you have to grow your audience.
Of course, you want to ensure that as many people as possible find your songs. This can be achieved by optimizing them for discoverability.
How to get started
Many SoundCloud users turn to the Discover tab to find new music and podcasts – which is exactly where you want to be.
The highlight of the Discovered tab is optimizing the metadata so that the SoundCloud algorithm recognizes it. One way to do this is to add appropriate descriptive tags to all your songs. Your tags can describe an artist’s name, a song title, a music genre, or even a label that produces similar content to yours.
For example, if you are a dance music producer, you can use tags like #EDM, #ministryofsound, #electronic, etc.
3. Work on your profile
SoundCloud users often visit your profile to decide whether to follow you or not. You should try this one too.
An effective profile that converts listeners into subscribers looks good, describes the type of content you create, and gives people a reason to follow it.
Here’s how to get started
First, make sure you have a great banner and profile photo that represents who you are as a YouTuber and what your channel is about. You can use free graphic design platforms like Canva to create them in a snap (there are thousands of templates and free images to help you).
Then work on your biography. It should be short and sweet, but let listeners know who you are, what you stand for, and why they should follow you. And here too, there must be a call-to-action (CTA).
And if you’re a Next Pro SoundCloud user, you can use the Spotlight feature to pin your top 5 songs or playlists to the top of your page.
4. Create a Website (and Embed Your SoundCloud)
Creating your website makes you appear more credible as a musician and increases the chance that people will follow you on SoundCloud.
It also acts as a central hub where you store all your music, landing pages, registration forms, and contest widgets, all of which we’ll use in later strategies to increase SoundCloud traffic and subscribers.
Moreover, you can use your website as a SoundCloud marketing tool. For example, you can publish music-related blog posts to attract thousands of visitors to your website every month and then embed SoundCloud music on your website to turn those visitors into fans.
How to get started
The easiest way to create a website is to create a blog on WordPress.
You’ll need to purchase hosting, which is available for less than $10 per month, and a domain name. Then you install WordPress on your hosting account and create your website.
If you want to create an online store, you can also use an e-commerce platform like Sellfy.
This is a good option because you get everything you need right away, including hosting and e-commerce features. Additionally, you can use Sellfy to sell print-on-demand music products.
5. Connect with the SoundCloud community
SoundCloud is a music streaming platform but also a social network.
One of the best ways to get more followers on SoundCloud is to connect with other users. By this, I mean that you should reach out to other SoundCloud artists who you think would like your content and might engage with their work first. Like their songs, comment, comment, follow them, and build relationships.
This won’t work as a long-term strategy, but it could get you your first 100 subscribers. And once you get there, you’ll find it much easier to grow organically.
Here’s how to get started
A good strategy you can use is to visit popular artists on SoundCloud who are similar to you and find out who follows them and comments on their content.
These are the people you want to reach because they will also be more interested in your music. Follow them and if they have songs released, give them a listen and leave a comment.
I hope they notice you and look at your profile. And if you match your profile and make great songs, he might become a new follower.