{"id":6153,"date":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royadata.io\/blog\/?p=6153"},"modified":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","slug":"how-to-use-proxies-to-boost-your-soundcloud-plays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/royadata.io\/blog\/how-to-use-proxies-to-boost-your-soundcloud-plays\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Proxies to Boost Your SoundCloud Plays"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some musicians are natural-born marketers, but most of the time they\u2019re not. The musicians I know tend to work odd jobs, play gigs on weeknights, jam in every moment they can, and try to scrape up enough cash to put together a decent sounding record.<\/p>\n

With all the creativity and time it takes to write excellent music, it makes sense that musicians aren\u2019t by nature marketers, whether it\u2019s in a traditional context or a social media one. That said, most musicians have to figure out how to sell their wares. This happens at shows, on social media, and through word of mouth.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s music landscape there\u2019s one major platform for musicians who are relatively unknown: SoundCloud<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

SoundCloud lets musicians upload up to three hours of their tracks for free<\/strong>, and users can listen to any of those tracks for free. There are paid versions<\/a><\/strong> for both spectrums of SoundCloud, giving musicians and listeners more options and statistics, but for the most part, people use the free service.<\/p>\n

You probably know this, because you\u2019ve come to this article, but SoundCloud is incredibly popular. It stands as one of the most tangible ways to track underground music, and there\u2019s a huge user base<\/strong><\/a> (200+ million strong) that helps musicians sell out concerts and start to make some real money.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all well and good. A musician can create an account, upload their music, and hope they sound stellar enough to get noticed.<\/p>\n

However, the likelihood of that happening all on its own is pretty slim<\/strong>. Just like marketing yourself on the road and online, a musician should plan to market themselves on SoundCloud if they want to get popular.<\/p>\n\n

<\/span>How to Market on SoundCloud<\/span><\/h2>\n

The way to do this similar to other social media platforms. On SoundCloud, there are five main ways to network with other musicians and listeners.<\/p>\n

<\/span>1. Following the User<\/span><\/h3>\n

Sound familiar? Apparently we\u2019re a follow-based world these days, and SoundCloud is no different. Following an artist will keep you updated via a feed, but it will also appear as a metric for their account.<\/p>\n

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When you follow someone, you increase your likelihood of being found and followed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

<\/span>2. Like Their Track<\/span><\/h3>\n

This is also pretty obvious. As a musician, you upload a bunch of tracks, and all of those tracks can be \u201cliked\u201d<\/strong>. This shows up as a metric and helps to rank your song in SoundCloud browsing.<\/p>\n

When you like another artist\u2019s track you\u2019re giving them digital props, and it will alert them to your presence. The goal is a \u201clike for like.\u201d Unless you\u2019re already popular, you have to be the one to initiate.<\/p>\n\n

<\/span>3. Repost Their Track<\/span><\/h3>\n

Creating an account on SoundCloud automatically gives you a Profile. That profile functions a bit like a Twitter handle. Sure, you have your own music that people can listen to, but you\u2019re also supposed to be engaged in the community, which means finding and liking other musicians.<\/p>\n

Often times users follow musicians because they like their music, but also because those musicians turn them on to even more music.<\/p>\n

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One of the most clear cut ways to do this is through reposting a track<\/strong>. If you\u2019re a musician and have a friend who just uploaded a great new album, you can repost one of the tracks from that album. This will make it appear on your profile and \u201cfeed\u201d, basically amplifying the music to your followers.<\/p>\n

This, again, is a way of showing that you care. Repost a track and hope that they will do the same for you.<\/p>\n\n

<\/span>4. Commenting on the Track<\/span><\/h3>\n

This feature has always been a standout because of the visual way SoundCloud incorporates comments on tracks. You can comment in real-time while listening to the track, and comments appear below the track in a pop-out method.<\/p>\n

Just like everything above, commenting alerts the original musician to who you are<\/strong>. An added benefit of commenting is that others can see your comment, and might be curious as to who you are.<\/p>\n

If you leave a particularly awesome comment that, perhaps, explores the deep connectivity of space and time in that moment of sonic bliss, you might get some more curious listeners popping over to your account.<\/p>\n\n

<\/span>5. Send a Direct Message<\/span><\/h3>\n

The last and final way to reach out to people on SoundCloud is through a direct message. This is similar to most other social media\u2019s messaging platforms.<\/p>\n

You can look at this in two ways:<\/p>\n

Send a message to an artist you like<\/strong>. Tell them why you love them, how they inspire you, and
\nwhy you think they\u2019ll love your music. This is a way to give props while also directly seeking out new listeners.<\/p>\n

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Send a message to users<\/strong>. There are a ton of SoundCloud users that don\u2019t upload any music\u2014 they\u2019re just there to listen. You can send Direct Messages to these people as well. If you do, you\u2019ll want to be very nice and personable. Mention how you found them, why you think you\u2019ll fit into their listening tastes, and maybe give them a code to download one of your songs for free.<\/p>\n

This is the most personal form of communication, but it\u2019s also private, so the community won\u2019t see these or learn more about you.<\/p>\n\n

<\/span>How to Boost Your SoundCloud Plays with Proxies<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are many metrics that go into an artist being featured on SoundCloud, but in general the concept of \u201cmore is better\u201d is applicable here. You want more of everything: followers, reposts, likes, and especially plays.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve gone into such depth above because each of those five components will be key to boosting your SoundCloud plays.<\/p>\n

You can break down the ways to court more plays, followers, reposts, and likes into two distinct categories, both of which are greatly helped by the use of the proxies and some SoundCloud specific software.<\/p>\n

The first way is more legitimate and will really turn the musician into a marketer, even with the use of proxies. The second way is frowned upon, but very e\ufb00ective<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll discuss the legitimate way first, and then detail the less-legitimate one.<\/p>\n

Boosting SoundCloud Plays Legitimately with Proxies<\/p>\n

\u201cLegitimate\u201d in this context is a relative term because the moment you begin to use proxies for anything other than anonymity, you\u2019re talking about automation<\/strong>. That means automation will be used to get song likes, followers, and plays, which, in general, is not really encouraged by SoundCloud, just like Twitter doesn\u2019t allow automation of posts and favorites<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Automation as a method is not allowed but frequently used<\/strong> by people all over the world. As such, it\u2019s legitimate in a sense, and the specific way I\u2019ll be describing below is fine as long as you use it in moderation.<\/p>\n

Automation with SoundCloud<\/a> will typically involve a software program<\/strong>. There are tons of programs out there, typically called bots, but the top contender is SoundCloud manager<\/a><\/strong>. It will cost you a one-time fee of around $97, but you can look for deals. You can probably get a cheaper bot, or have a programmer build you one, but I\u2019ll be basing most of this article on SoundCloudManager because it\u2019s comprehensive and easy to use.<\/p>\n

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While you can perform the five methods of social interaction listed above on your own, automating them saves a lot of time. Instead of spending Wednesday night networking until 1AM, you can write music until 1AM, upload that music on Thursday to SoundCloud, and keep two veritable trains rolling at one time.<\/p>\n

The automation of follows, likes, comments, reposts, and direct messages can all be handled by SoundCloudManager. You\u2019ll just have to get the software (or something like it), log into your SoundCloud account, and begin to explore the possibilities.<\/p>\n