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Get A Band/Artist Website For Under $100

I have always felt very strongly that an artist or band should have a web site and lately have been very impressed by the WordPress platform. So many bands will just point their domain to MySpace, Purevolume or ReverbNation and this is just not good enough as you want to build YOUR brand, not help some other company build theirs. Sure, use these sites and the tools they provide, but ALWAYS direct your fans to your site. You want to create a community, you want your own tribe. A web site is the BEST way to do this!

This week I came across an incredible template for Bands/Artists that I wanted to share with you.

Check out “Ultimate Band Website Template”

The awesome thing is, that you can sign up for hosting for as little as $4/month with most web hosting companies (see a few I have mentioned here, and check the sidebar for more affordable hosting companies) and then purchase this template to install for WordPress. Make sure you go with a host that uses Fanstastico in cPanel and you can install WordPress (which is FREE) with the click of a button. Then all you have to do is upload your Band/Artist Website Template and BLAM… you have a website for under $100 that you can maintain yourself!
Here are just some of the features of this awesome, ready-to-go template:

Easy Setup – Launch Your Site in Minutes!

Setting up the band website theme is super easy. No coding experience is required and detailed instructions are included with the theme. You can have your new site up tonight, saving you many stressful hours trying to find a web designer, who would have to build a website from scratch, which could take weeks! Our band theme has everything you need to get started.

Maximize Social Media

Social media marketing is extremely important for getting exposure and keeping in touch with your fans, and that’s why we made this theme social media friendly. We’ve created widget-ready sections of the website where you can add cool social media features such as your latest tweets from Twitter, recent photos from Flickr, your latest YouTube videos, top tracks from Last.fm and more! There’s even a spot at the bottom of the template where you can link to all your social profiles, which can easily be edited in the admin section.

Powerful and Easy Content Management

The band website theme runs off the powerful free content management software WordPress, which can be installed in minutes. This software allows you to run your new website from a sleek and powerful admin section. All you have to do is login and you can create posts and pages, add plugins, edit content, add media content, manage your tour dates, and much, much more.

Super Easy Customization

The band website theme is super easy to customize, allowing you to project the exact image you want for yourself or your band. The theme comes with several preset color schemes including Red, Blue, Green, Grey and Pink, which can be changed in the admin section. You can also easily update the top header images, switch content and plugins around in the 6 widget-ready locations, and even link to your social profiles in the footer.

The theme itself is also super easy to customize and anyone with basic coding knowledge can quickly make dramatic changes, if desired. The theme will work perfectly as it is, but it can also serve as a great foundation for any modifications you want to make.

Adding Pics, Audio and Videos is Simple

Because the theme runs off the software WordPress, all you need to do is login and you can quickly add all types of media content, such as photos, videos and audio, to any post or page on your site! Because you don’t have to wait for a programmer to add it for you, you save precious time and money.

Keep Your Fans Informed – Built in Blogging

The band website template has a blog design built in, and it displays your most recent blog posts on your home page. This allows you to post upcoming events, new merch, cool news or anything else you want to get across to your fans. Simply login to WordPress, write a post, and click publish to add new content to your site!

Powerful Tour Date and Event Management

Our theme is built to function with the powerful and free plugin called GigPress, which will allow you to create, manage and publish all your tour dates and events easily on your new website. Simply install the plugin, activate it, and you can start posting your tour dates! You can display upcoming tour dates on your home page and also create a page that lists your full schedule. Adding new events takes seconds with no coding experience required!

Search Engine Friendly Design

Our theme is coded to perfection and the design was created to be search engine friendly, which means more traffic for you! If you tweak a few settings in the admin section and publish content on a regular basis, your music website will be an organic search traffic generating machine.

Free Updates for Life

When you purchase the band website theme, you get free updates for life. This means if we add any new features to the theme or make any changes, you can request the new version and we’ll email it to you for free. You can then upload the most current version of the theme to your server.