16/09/2026
THE ARTISTE FILES
EP. 01 — THE $500 QUESTION
How far can $500 actually take your music? 👀
We get questions like this from artistes all the time, so we decided to turn them into a series.
For the first episode of The Artiste Files, an artiste asked us what we could do with a $500 marketing budget.
The answer isn’t simply “run ads.”
Depending on the release, the budget could go toward targeted advertising, playlisting, press publications, creator activity and content but the strategy comes first.
Because throwing money at every marketing channel isn’t a strategy.
You need to know who you’re trying to reach, what you’re trying to achieve, and where the budget can create the most opportunities for discovery.
Got a question about promoting your music? Send it to us in the DMs. It could be our next file. 👀
