With your website you can add coupons, display your work, stay in touch with your customers, sell your products or services, and so much more. The best way to get your site up is to contact a liable company and have them help you design your site, from the artwork to the flow and even the SEO, or search engine optimization. A local company can actually work more exclusively with you than an online web design site that costs a monthly fee. Some people want to just get online so they take the cheap route and go with a company that never contacts you, but they let you design a cheap looking site that puts you online. There is nothing wrong with that but if you can afford the money to invest in yourself or your company then it is always better to get a custom designed site from a local company with experience.

People in the Harrisburg area can search Harrisburg website design and they can see every company that pops up. Choose wisely and make sure you put enough content into your site that will keep your customers coming back for more information, more products, and more exciting new things you post online, such as pictures, videos, and other media.

A website consists of many facets that the average person doesn’t even realize.  If you are looking to find a local company feel free to search at http://www.tradeseam.com/ to see who they recommend for you.  Trade Seam may not have the type of company you are looking for, but it is a good place to start to get some ideas of what companies have to offer.

After you find a company or a list of companies you are interested in make sure you see how they charge and what services they offer.  You may want a company that does it all or you may want to find a few different companies that specialize in certain coding, SEO, graphics/logo design, etc.  Just know that the way you market yourself online could play a big part in how many customers you bring your way.  Stay current online and keep your site fresh so people continue to come back for more.  We will get into different ways to keep your site updated in a future post.  Thanks for reading and have a Happy New Year!

No, you aren’t doing this just for the money but the money is a major payoff.  Most people want to make money off of what you really like to do so that money can let you continue to do the things you like to do.  Here at Cater2theGame we do what we do because our passions are represented by the services we offer.  There isn’t a thing we do that we aren’t passionate about.  Having launched our new hip hop and R&B beats for sale soundclick page at Beats2Go we decided to keep that passion alive.  You can even download ALL of the beats for FREE so you can formulate your songs and use them for promotional purposes before you lease them, which would enable you to sell them for a profit.

What do you do for your customers that benefits them and doesn’t make you any money?  If you sell beats then you have to realize that this type of business is not like selling T-shirts.  People listen many times and there are so many beats out there that it takes an average of 7 times before someone actually makes a purchase.  You have to create a reputation for yourself that earns you respect.   Then people will feel more confident purchasing your product.  Stay persistent and keep going because payday is right around the corner.

If you are from the Harrisburg area or located in central PA, including but not limited to Philly, Reading, Scranton, Pittsburgh, even New York City, then we can work with you.  Being in Harrisburg, PA gives us plenty of opportunities to make our way out to Baltimore, DC, VA, NY, and all of the other major cities surrounding us here in central PA.  If you are interested in a music video and you are from Harrisburg we would love to sit down with you and figure out your desires, your budget, your ideas, and your goals.  We will do anything in our power to promote your music because Cater2theGame supports every artist in Harrisburg PERIOD!

Lets take this city to another level.  We may not represent a major metropolitan area, but we have a good amount of talented artists for a city of our size.  Harrisburg music videos are awaiting your call or your email.  Lets get started today at building your career to a whole new level.

People are making mixtapes, albums, performing at local venues, and passing out flyers but what else are they doing that is different? Most people aren’t willing to invest in themselves so why would a company trying to make money want to invest in you? These are questions that you should be asking yourself if you are planning on making it somewhere.

When it comes down to it you have to put together a list of things that will ensure your success and most people aren’t built for it.

1. You have to make “quality” music that people will actually want to listen to

2. You have to build an image that represents what you believe in and what you express through your lyrics

3. You have to network and market yourself to the point that you have nightmares about networking and marketing (not just dreams, the kind that scare you because you market yourself so much)

4. You have to work, work, work, and work until you don’t want to work anymore and then you have to work again

5. You have to be innovative and stay ahead of the game so you stand out to the average person

Doing these things will not only promise you some sort of success but it will increase the possibility of your dreams actually coming true. There are many more fine-tuned things you need to do in order to succeed in the music industry but these 5 things are the backbone of making it big. The list above is common sense so now we will discuss one thing you can do that is more specific.

Increasing the variety of your actual sound! You need to find a couple different producers that catch your ear and you need to invest in their beats. If you are in it to be successful it is time to invest in yourself through your beat quality. Buy rap beats and buy hip hop beats that give you that feeling inside that makes you want to pick up a pen and start writing before you even make the purchase. Hip hop instrumentals are actually very reasonably priced these days if you are leasing a beat of buying a non-exclusive beat.

Most artists just starting out should lease as many beats as possible because most leased beats let you distribute up to 2,000 copies of the cd it is on. Purchase beats that are in your budget but keep in mind that spending a little more than usual is ok because it may be something that really inspires you. How much was the last Coogi shirt that you bought? How much were the Nike’s on your feet?

People that can buy some Jordan’s for $150 but they can’t buy a instrumental for $30 will not make it in this industry! A couple good places to start shopping beats is sounclick. Soundclick has hundreds and hundreds of producers that are willing to sell beats and you can shop right on their soundclick page without leaving your computer.  I even just caught word that Busta Rhymes is looking to buy beats from producers.  Why not do what is working for Busta Rhymes?

If you want something more specific you could find some artists that have taken the time to put together a website of their own to sell instrumentals. Buy rap beats is a common search item and by clicking the link in this sentence you can see a sample site for buying hip hop beats.  If what you have been doing is not working please believe that it is time to do something else.  If you have been downloading instrumentals that have already been used by artists that are already established then now is the time to do something different and stand out from the rest.  Those mixtape albums won’t even make it on the radio anyways.  You need fresh hip hop beats or R&B beats if you sing.  Whether you like dirty south, east coast, west coast, or midwest music you will be able to find something that will compliment your style.  Comment and leave your beat page if you would like and it may find you a sale.  Thanks for reading and good luck with chasing your dream!

Anybody can get a cheap camcorder and put together a music video so if that is what you want to do please leave a comment below (no you don’t have to sign up for an account) and we can talk privately or I can post another blog on how to create a music video. My suggestion would be to get some money together and let a professional make your music video so you can stick with what you’re good at and the music video maker can make it look like a real music video and not some “do it yourself” backyard video you made in 10 minutes.

Keep in mind that making a music video is fun and entertaining for both yourself and the people that get to watch it. We all strive to be future stars so we have to do what the people that are where we would like to be are doing. Go online and search for local people that make music videos in your area and check out their prices, samples, and some of their other videos to see if they can produce the quality you desire. Sometimes people are just getting into making music videos and they will give you a great deal so they can get the experience all while you are getting a nice priced video. The more media you have supporting your products and music, the more you will get out there to the public.

You might want to save your money and make your own music video. There is nothing wrong with that option. If you choose to go that route then please go all the way and come up with something creative and professional for yourself. This is a good idea because then you will realize how much hard work it takes to put together a quality music video. Video is a time consuming service that involves creativity, professionalism, a vision, and many more positive aspects if you want to be good at it. You have to have passion in all that you do if you want to last at it.

Live with passion and make your dreams happen. Please leave those comments, especially if you have questions about making your own music video. We will help where we can. Thanks for reading!

The future of websites is not in the site itself. It is all on getting people involved with participation within the site. Facebook is one of the most popular websites in the world and it is all because it gives us an opportunity to communicate with one another whenever we want. People can share pictures, jokes, worthless knowledge about what they are currently doing, and anything else that is on their minds. I don’t see Facebook going anywhere anytime soon.

Now is the time to get a website for whatever it is that you do and start building in this virtual world of opportunity. Starting a website is actually harder than it seems though.  Anybody can start a website but it takes a true pi0neer to stand out and work at keeping it up to date unlike the common website owner.  You have to keep up with your updates, including new products, new information about your field or work, forum discussions, blog entries, pictures, etc.  If you don’t use it you lose it applies to every situation with a website.  No updates to your site will slowly decline your hits and your unique visitors.

The future of websites will definitely be determined by how you can include the people visiting your site in your line of work.  Remember that it is important to constantly update your site.  Keep in mind that quality is also very important as unimportant information will not give your current visitors a reason to come back.  We have the world at our fingertips and we don’t even know it.  A small town business owner can multiply his or her profits my the 1000’s just by putting their products on the web so that they can be sold internationally.

When you are ready to launch your site and take it serious please come back and post your web address in the Cater2theGame forum.  We would love to check it out and spread it out to our visitors.  Please leave a comment if you have any questions as to how you could make your site more interactive.  We will gladly help in any way we can.  Hopefully, as we continue to build the Cater2theGame website, we can build up the site to where it is very interactive and very thorough so you continue to come back and visit us.  Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to read the C2G Blog.  See you next time!

Now is the best time to get in on the ground floor and start marketing yourself and your business online! People are putting properties on craigslist with a couple pictures and some basic information on their property and expecting them to get sold quick in this market.  You look at the pictures and think this has some potential so I will call the agent or owner.  After you talk to them it sounds good so you setup an appointment to see the property the next day.  When you arrive you step out and admire the quaint view and the nice yard as you move towards the front door and the real estate agent selling the property.  Finally you walk inside and realize the kitchen is not what it looked like in the picture and the layout is not what you had imagined.

At that point you realize that you have wasted your time and the agents time.  One thing that could have helped the situation is a live video tour of the property. That is one huge marketing tactic real estate agents are missing!  You could be giving an “at home” open house video tour to every potential buyer while you spend time handling other important tasks, like hosting an open house with microwavable mozzarella sticks.

Online video tours look professional and they help screen all of your potential buyers to the point that they appreciate you saving them time and you appreciate the time you are savingyourself. With this approach you will basically be showing your properties to buyers that are more likely to actually make an offer since they already know the layout of the property and they have already been to the virtual “open house.”  Online video tours also increase your listings because those buyers eventually become sellers and they remember how nice your website was with your walk-through videos that saved them time so they list with you.  Other sellers also begin hearing that you sold their best friend’s property really fast and that you do a real nice professional video with signs out front of the property and an online page dedicated to their property.

Think about the different packages you could offer your potential sellers when they come meet with you for the first time.  People like having options because it allows them to “choose” what they think will be in their best interest.  Whether you begin doing your own videos or whether you choose a company to do them for you please realize that videos will do nothing but help you in the long run, especially when you increase your reputation by obtaining a niche that not many other agents have. Now go sell a property and make some money!!