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Here's how to ensure that you get no responses on your Bandmix ad:

- Be sure to not include and audio or video of you performing. Nobody wants to hear that anyway.

- Under influences, make sure you put "Everything!". People like to see a well rounded musician.

- Never include any kind of contact info.

- Always use one of the generic avatars. You don't want people to see what you really look like.

Follow these suggestions and I can guarantee that no one will ever respond to your ad.

Pretty much.

But when you tell someone that trying to help they get all pissy.

Such a bunch of lil bitches these musicians are.. lol

Sans has his heart in the right place but it's kind of like that diddy about leading a horse to water...in the end you can't hold his head underwater in the trough..

Scott

Here in Snellville Georgia we also have a saying: you can lead a horse to water and by golly, you choke him hard enough, he will drink!

Talbot

LMAO Right on Talbot.. Right on..

ascension wrote:Here's how to ensure that you get no responses on your Bandmix ad:

- Be sure to not include and audio or video of you performing. Nobody wants to hear that anyway.

- Under influences, make sure you put "Everything!". People like to see a well rounded musician.

- Never include any kind of contact info.

- Always use one of the generic avatars. You don't want people to see what you really look like.

Follow these suggestions and I can guarantee that no one will ever respond to your ad.

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Thanks, I dont want anyone hitting me up to join their bands anyways

I am waiting for an opportunity

You know what? You should also write some random, made up genre for interests and put in everything for instruments played.

While you're at it, check every single box in both the "instruments played" section and the "seeking" section.

Wouldn't want to limit your opportunities to connect with people, right? Never know when your theoretical glam-punk-blues hybrid will need an accordion player.

The guys I am 'guitar for hire' playing with said they auditioned an accordian player. They questioned him on the songs he could play, as they were doing bluegrass/celtic/originals as well as some old rock tunes. The guy said he could do them, then proceeded to auditon with songs like 'Lady of Spain'

Anybody have a good idea on how to GET responses? LOL. I made some changes after I read this but still not getting responses....

JesseBjorn wrote:Anybody have a good idea on how to GET responses? LOL. I made some changes after I read this but still not getting responses....

Quite honestly, this is not the best place to find folks - not sure there is a 'best place', though!

I'd drop the derogatory comments about the guy(s) you booted, better just to say you need to replace some people.

Then get out and search. Put some signs up on the bulletin boards at the local music stores. Craigs List - put your own ads up and search the ones posted. Persistence is needed.

You're already doing 100% more than some people - I see people updating their profiles here regularly, yet they don't add any music/videos, or contact info, and sometimes have virtually nothing in the profile at all - WTF?!

LOL not the best place to find people? Glad I paid them $13 haha. Oh well.

Yeah, I've been flogging Craigslist to no avail. All I can do is keep on keepin' on I suppose.

Thanks for the advice, I took the offending statements out of my band description.

Well, your $13 will help keep this place running and allow other Premium Members who message you. Now you udnerstand why most people take the free membership here first.
You can take advantage of the place, and search your state/city/area or others, too, but I have found if they aren't real active in their profiles (last update info), they may not be looking for gigs/bands right now.

Good luck! I've been actively searching now for 8(?) months ...

Mister_Rittenhouse wrote:While you're at it, check every single box in both the "instruments played" section and the "seeking" section.

Wouldn't want to limit your opportunities to connect with people, right? Never know when your theoretical glam-punk-blues hybrid will need an accordion player.

Hey all! I just signed up but that might partially allow me my own insight/feedback (if the webmaster reads this). I use Chrome and had a rough time filling out the profile form until I switched to Firefox. Initially I couldn't see any check boxes, and after I switched browsers I noticed all the "seeking" options (or possibly every option from a different section, can't remember) was selected/displaying. That was temporary for me, as I could see it and fixed it. I probably would have noticed on the public view from Chrome, but doubt I could have fixed it properly without a LOT of trial and error or lucky guesswork.

This also might reveal why some profiles are a bit empty; but if the text fields are sparse or even blank, that seems more to due with procrastination or lack of dedication to the site. Potentially, improving the coding could help that as well (hint to the right person).

I've only been a member a day, and I have yet to upload the audio, but I'll mentally scold myself until I've rectified that situation. I was kind of surprised to find most profiles I browsed didn't have audio. *shrug* I don't know why and I can't judge.

My text boxes are more filled than practically anyone's, it seems, for better or worse. I need to polish and edit it, but I would like to stay in brainstorm mode for a time, in case I think of anything to add that might end up useful, or perhaps I just don't like the thought of leaving something/someone out, haha. That's me, always different and verbose. It's good, because I'm a lyricist (I also LOVE singing and anything creative) and clues to personality can also be important, as well as hints at what a potential band's message/words could include, even if that's not important to everyone.

I did log on tonight/this morning to find a response ... but I'll need more data.