Have you seen this message before? I have a few myspace pages myself. Because I am a recording artist and producer, I have a myspace band page. But when I am trying to network and add people in the music business I come across alot of “does not accept add requests from bands”.

That message is a big problem. I am unsure of why people would restrict add requests from bands. If you keep in mind that alot of those “bands” are single artists like myself. I am a consumer. So what if you let those thousands of bands add you so you can market to them? Denying such a request is a marketing no-no. It is bad for sales. It is bad for traffic. It is bad for your reputation.

Bands are not always trying to leverage your connections into a record deal. They may simply want to keep updated on your work. And if they are not your friend on myspace then they cannot get your bulletins about new albums, tour dates, and invites to concerts. It is plain stupid to restrict consumers from your product.

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