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Hi thanks for the video, as of now in my hyperfollow link i see only spotify and no other store is it going to take some more time to see all the stores listed ,today is the third day is it going to take some more days
@@PeteJohnsMusic Thank you for your reply Pete that means i should wait for some days to see all the stores in my hyperfollow page, yes i see Spotify there as the first one and i am so happy it took less then a minute to get my spotify artist profile access and verification, I am loving Distrokid so far and looking forward towards a great relationship with them,
Thank you so much Pete Johns! I truly appreciate your videos. I've watched and utilized about 5 of your tutorials lol I have a new song dropping July, 30th LET'S GO!!!
Hi Pete, thank you for the informative video! I have a couple of questions though. I distributed my song with Distrokid and set a release date 1 month ahead. Yesterday I received an email, that my song has been distributed to the music stores (Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, etc.). However, my hyperfollow link looks different than the one shown in the video. It has only 1 pre-save link to Spotify and not other stores. I am not able to include links to other stores manually, as I do not have links to my song in other stores. I also cannot figure out why my Spotify pre-save link does not have Spotify's green color logo (it is only written "Spotify Pre-save"). Moreover, I do not have an option to have a song preview at my hyperfollow link. Would greatly appreciate your clarification!
Hey there. Yes, the HyperFollow only has Spotify as they are the only streaming platform that allows pre-saves. Once it’s released, links to the other platforms I’ll be added in. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
Hi! I have a very pressing question since my release is going live in 2 days. I want to push out my release by 2 weeks, and replace the audio file which is slightly improved, however, I do NOT want to lose all my presaves. Will going through the process of removing & reuploading with the same ISRC remove all my presaves? Or will they remain? Thanks!
Hey there. So the safest thing to do would be to leave it. There’s no guarantee that all platforms would retain pre-saves even with the ISRC. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
I do not see many of these options, e.g. the one option I want "Audio Previews" switch. My release doesn't get released till Nov 25th. Is this why I can't see these options?
so why don't i see the number on my spotify artist account then,i've generate over 800 from that HYPERFOLLOW in one song and all the other ones are around 500 to 600 but my followers hasent really change much,does it really work guys>
@@3DSteezyOFFICIAL they keep the followers and also use the traffic we sending to the hypo follow.1600 people visit my before but my Spotify followers wasn’t even.I also have other song that I push but nothing
So the link for the hyper follow will be available until the release drops ? And then after the song releases you can personalize that link your showing in the video ?
@@PeteJohnsMusic because i have the link and then when someone else clicks on it and logs into their Spotify to save it it sends me a email saying someone log into your account etc.. but after it says pre saved
hey I recently uploaded a song to distrokid and its been published to apple, Spotify etc but my HyperFollow link hasn't updated. under the music links option there is nothing.. not sure if I have to wait bit longer its been 6days so far.
@@PeteJohnsMusic yeah it’s not showing all that but I emailed distro hopefully they have a solution. Cuz mine didn’t show all my releases like yours. I don’t remember how I got a embedded audio on mine but it says it’s a img file so weird but I remember I upload one so how over a year ago lol
@@PeteJohnsMusic btw. I never knew how to find your music till this video. Man i loved your ep “maybe”. Something nostalgic and comforting about it. My favorite song is “perfect”. Keep it up.
great info. I have some options like message me missing though. I am on the Musician plus plan so i think it should be there - I may shoot them a message. All a learning curve for 1st release at the moment - thanks for all the info you provide
The "Message button text" do you have to use that? As a girl it can just be to much messages (and not so pleasant once) and to ignore them can be rude.
Yeah, it did seem odd that you can’t remove that? Of course, you don’t need to reply but like you say, it would be good to just not have the button. Might be a future feature request for DistroKid.
Hi Pete. Many thanks ,great video . Its only my second release but im confused about something . On the basic plan it has hyper follow but is it right that you can set up a later release date if you upgrade to the next plan . Very new to this and didnt do any of this first time round . Many thanks
Pete, my brother says I should make an album ( and that no one is going to listen to 400 spieces I have on soundcloud). Do you think its good to distribute/release from soundcloud? would distrokid worth extra expense be better?
Hey there. It’s really up to you. I like DistroKid because anyone can listen on any platform and it does make it easier to share. But starting out in something like Soundcloud, Bandcamp or Slaps.com is a good option too.
hi Pete thanks for all the info! a quick question for you: While exploring the edit possibilities of hyperfollow I tried to enter a long-ish text in the 'new section' box, tried to save, waited for 30 secs while it was saving then I closed the chrome tab to abandon edit. Now my hyperfollow shows 2 stores but the edit page is blank: I have the cover and the track name but the shops and preview have gone from the edit page. And today is release day :) Do you know if there's a way to 're-generate' the hyperfollow as per Distrokid?
@@PeteJohnsMusic I have :) they replied today (24h) sending me a link to their 'how to edit Hyperfollow". I'm totally not impressed. In comparison, Spotify have gone over and beyond for me for the last few days, I was a 'special case' with quite a lot of issues (changed my artist name 12 days before release date for example), had about 8 or 9 emails with them over a few days and everytime I had a reply in 4/5 hours saying the prob. was resolved!!! I cannot speak highly enough of them AND they don't patronise me, they're friendly, they are real people genuinely trying their best, it's awesome. I really felt somebody was on my side. And most of the time it was the same person dealing with me too ! I mean who else does that??? :) They totally get my vote! (I'm french ;)
you help me with a lot of questions I had and appreciate you for that ! , now I still have one more , so those links are the ones DistroKid automatically generated for you or those are your personal account links? say for example on UA-cam , that's DistroKid UA-cam generated account or is your own UA-cam account? and if its your personal UA-cam account link ,do you still get royalty for using that link ?
Hey there. Look up the difference between a Topic channel and an artist channel. By default the song is uploaded to a topic channel but you can apply to have it converted to an artist channel which allows you to have control over it. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
@@PeteJohnsMusic thank you! But how do I go about getting fans to pre save before the link changes cause it just brings them to the Spotify web browser login when they click it?
Hey Pete, I've been reading too much INTERNET and everyone is hating on Distrokid but they also hate on everyplatofmr and I know don't know who to trust and use to release me song. Not planning on being famous but would love to try and release a few songs over the next 12 months as i've been enjoying the process. I trust you and just wanted to double check you still recommend them?
Hey Troy. Yup, continuing to use and recommend DistroKid. In my experience they have the best balance of price and features. If you are clear about what you’re releasing and follow the guidelines, you’ll be golden. Folks seem to run in to trouble when they try to change things after releasing or don’t get the album artwork or file in the right format. I’ve had great experiences - just hope their mobile app comes soon!
Hey Pete - another really useful post - when I try to share to Facebook I am unable to share in a private message - I receive an error message which says "attachment not found" have you come across this before - thanks for your help.
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Thanks! Great vid!
Thank you so much for your support and kind donation.
I just shared a hyperlink yesterday, my first Distrokid release is early September. My next hyperlink will be customized, thanks Pete!
Nice! It’s so simple to do and really makes it your own. Glad it helped. 👍
This is excellent! And the timing is perfect as I just released my first tracks this weekend.
Awesome! Get that HyperFollow link setup and then email it to me so I can check it out. 🙏
Your videos are excellent Pete. You've saved me so much time.
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
Thank you, Pete! Very helpful and useful.
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
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@@PeteJohnsMusic I did it mate!
I cannot modify my bank information in the profit withdrawal field
Also, speak to DistroKid studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
Hi thanks for the video, as of now in my hyperfollow link i see only spotify and no other store is it going to take some more time to see all the stores listed ,today is the third day is it going to take some more days
Yup. They will get three over time. Weird that Spotify is first? It’s usually last?! 🧐
@@PeteJohnsMusic Thank you for your reply Pete that means i should wait for some days to see all the stores in my hyperfollow page, yes i see Spotify there as the first one and i am so happy it took less then a minute to get my spotify artist profile access and verification, I am loving Distrokid so far and looking forward towards a great relationship with them,
Thank you so much Pete Johns! I truly appreciate your videos. I've watched and utilized about 5 of your tutorials lol I have a new song dropping July, 30th LET'S GO!!!
Awesome!!! Thanks so much for the support my friend. 🤘😎
Hi Pete, thank you for the informative video! I have a couple of questions though. I distributed my song with Distrokid and set a release date 1 month ahead. Yesterday I received an email, that my song has been distributed to the music stores (Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, etc.). However, my hyperfollow link looks different than the one shown in the video. It has only 1 pre-save link to Spotify and not other stores. I am not able to include links to other stores manually, as I do not have links to my song in other stores. I also cannot figure out why my Spotify pre-save link does not have Spotify's green color logo (it is only written "Spotify Pre-save"). Moreover, I do not have an option to have a song preview at my hyperfollow link. Would greatly appreciate your clarification!
Hey there. Yes, the HyperFollow only has Spotify as they are the only streaming platform that allows pre-saves. Once it’s released, links to the other platforms I’ll be added in. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
@@PeteJohnsMusic I was also looking for this option for Apple Music since there is pre add on Apple Music :(
Hi! I have a very pressing question since my release is going live in 2 days. I want to push out my release by 2 weeks, and replace the audio file which is slightly improved, however, I do NOT want to lose all my presaves. Will going through the process of removing & reuploading with the same ISRC remove all my presaves? Or will they remain? Thanks!
Hey there. So the safest thing to do would be to leave it. There’s no guarantee that all platforms would retain pre-saves even with the ISRC. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
I do not see many of these options, e.g. the one option I want "Audio Previews" switch. My release doesn't get released till Nov 25th. Is this why I can't see these options?
Yes. The page will have fewer options prior to the release date. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
@@PeteJohnsMusic Ok so as far as you know, there is no way to give a preview of my song BEFORE my release date?
Thank you, Pete
Welcome my friend. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
I've noticed that Social Media buttons no longer have the 'Use on all of your Hyperfollow pages' choice. Any way around that? Thanks for the video!
Oh really! I’ll have to re-explore. Thanks for the heads up. Reach out to DistroKid if you want to ask about it. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
Good video pete have a good Night/day I live in West Virginia and it’s 9:00 pm here
Nice one Cody. Yes, have a good night. Greetings from Monday morning!
Should I wait till my release so I have the links? I new Spotify n All
Up to you. Doesn’t hurt to share so Spotify users can pre-save.
so why don't i see the number on my spotify artist account then,i've generate over 800 from that HYPERFOLLOW in one song and all the other ones are around 500 to 600 but my followers hasent really change much,does it really work guys>
Might need to contact DistroKid directly if you have questions. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
I think distrokid made that part up and it is not true. I have the same issue
@@3DSteezyOFFICIAL they keep the followers and also use the traffic we sending to the hypo follow.1600 people visit my before but my Spotify followers wasn’t even.I also have other song that I push but nothing
This is very very helpful! Thank you for taking the time.
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
That's really great! I wonder if you can do more Amuse stuff! Thanks for the info you're sharing
Checking out Amuse Pro soon hopefully .
So the link for the hyper follow will be available until the release drops ? And then after the song releases you can personalize that link your showing in the video ?
Yup exactly. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
@@PeteJohnsMusic because i have the link and then when someone else clicks on it and logs into their Spotify to save it it sends me a email saying someone log into your account etc.. but after it says pre saved
Yeah right? Haven’t released for a while and don’t get many folks pre-saving but that sounds about right.
This is a fab video .... I will sort out Hyperfollow for my last release .... thank you :)
Welcome Tim. It’s very cool to be able to customise those links.
How do you make one for the actual artist instead of for one song.
I use a service called Songwhip that works well for this. ua-cam.com/video/jTVglb79QWw/v-deo.html
hi. but how do we share our entire music page? cheers
I would recommend using Songwhip. ua-cam.com/video/jTVglb79QWw/v-deo.html
hey I recently uploaded a song to distrokid and its been published to apple, Spotify etc but my HyperFollow link hasn't updated. under the music links option there is nothing..
not sure if I have to wait bit longer its been 6days so far.
Hmmmm…. It should definitely update I’m the first day or two. Check out my DistroKid faq here - ua-cam.com/video/0Jk-s85-vYE/v-deo.html
How do I upload embedded audio on my hyperfollow page? When I go to browse field it won’t allow me to upload any audio no matter what file type it is
Make sure your song has been released first. It should support any WAV/MP3 type files after that. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
@@PeteJohnsMusic yeah it’s not showing all that but I emailed distro hopefully they have a solution. Cuz mine didn’t show all my releases like yours. I don’t remember how I got a embedded audio on mine but it says it’s a img file so weird but I remember I upload one so how over a year ago lol
Excellent information Pete. Thank you:)
Very welcome as always Jo...
You the man! I needed this info.
Awesome. Glad to hear it.
@@PeteJohnsMusic btw. I never knew how to find your music till this video. Man i loved your ep “maybe”. Something nostalgic and comforting about it. My favorite song is “perfect”. Keep it up.
great info. I have some options like message me missing though. I am on the Musician plus plan so i think it should be there - I may shoot them a message. All a learning curve for 1st release at the moment - thanks for all the info you provide
Hmmmm. Maybe you only get this one e you have a release out there? Maybe reach out to DistroKid. Http://studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
The "Message button text" do you have to use that? As a girl it can just be to much messages (and not so pleasant once) and to ignore them can be rude.
Yeah, it did seem odd that you can’t remove that? Of course, you don’t need to reply but like you say, it would be good to just not have the button. Might be a future feature request for DistroKid.
Great video!
Thanks!
Hi Pete. Many thanks ,great video . Its only my second release but im confused about something . On the basic plan it has hyper follow but is it right that you can set up a later release date if you upgrade to the next plan . Very new to this and didnt do any of this first time round . Many thanks
Hi pete . I never got an answer to my question . Thanks
Hey there. Yup, you’ll need the Musician Plus plan if you want to specify a release date. ua-cam.com/video/e15sjz4TAkY/v-deo.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic I thought so . Thanks Pete. By the way . Like the art work for your own stuff . All the best .
Pete, my brother says I should make an album ( and that no one is going to listen to 400 spieces I have on soundcloud). Do you think its good to distribute/release from soundcloud? would distrokid worth extra expense be better?
Hey there. It’s really up to you. I like DistroKid because anyone can listen on any platform and it does make it easier to share. But starting out in something like Soundcloud, Bandcamp or Slaps.com is a good option too.
hi Pete thanks for all the info! a quick question for you: While exploring the edit possibilities of hyperfollow I tried to enter a long-ish text in the 'new section' box, tried to save, waited for 30 secs while it was saving then I closed the chrome tab to abandon edit. Now my hyperfollow shows 2 stores but the edit page is blank: I have the cover and the track name but the shops and preview have gone from the edit page. And today is release day :) Do you know if there's a way to 're-generate' the hyperfollow as per Distrokid?
Hmmmm…. Haven’t come across this personally sorry? You might need to reach out to DistroKid directly for this.
studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
@@PeteJohnsMusic I have :) they replied today (24h) sending me a link to their 'how to edit Hyperfollow". I'm totally not impressed. In comparison, Spotify have gone over and beyond for me for the last few days, I was a 'special case' with quite a lot of issues (changed my artist name 12 days before release date for example), had about 8 or 9 emails with them over a few days and everytime I had a reply in 4/5 hours saying the prob. was resolved!!! I cannot speak highly enough of them AND they don't patronise me, they're friendly, they are real people genuinely trying their best, it's awesome. I really felt somebody was on my side. And most of the time it was the same person dealing with me too ! I mean who else does that??? :) They totally get my vote! (I'm french ;)
actually just got a reply from distrokid in about one hour so I think they must be in the US. And they were helpful too! :) :) :)
you help me with a lot of questions I had and appreciate you for that ! , now I still have one more , so those links are the ones DistroKid automatically generated for you or those are your personal account links? say for example on UA-cam , that's DistroKid UA-cam generated account or is your own UA-cam account? and if its your personal UA-cam account link ,do you still get royalty for using that link ?
actually there were more than one question heheh
Hey there. Look up the difference between a Topic channel and an artist channel. By default the song is uploaded to a topic channel but you can apply to have it converted to an artist channel which allows you to have control over it. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid
@@PeteJohnsMusic THANKS! GOD bless you !🙏🔥
Legends thanks bro ❤
Very welcome. Hope you an join us today for YML live. ua-cam.com/users/liveiy94xQSBB6g
Hi, I cant add deezer or any other link to my release, I only have spotify, itunes and apple music as links to share.. Can someone my help?
Throw a link in to song.link if you can’t find your links to other platforms in DistroKid.
@@PeteJohnsMusic thank you
My hyper follow link doesn’t look like that it just comes up saying preview and I don’t know how to fix it
It will be different before the song is released. Once it’s out there the kinks will update.
@@PeteJohnsMusic thank you! But how do I go about getting fans to pre save before the link changes cause it just brings them to the Spotify web browser login when they click it?
is there a way to add your pre-save hyperfollow link into your IG story, so that your song plays in your story with the hyperfollow link?
I don’t believe so? I think only verified accounts with a certain number of followers can use links? Otherwise you need to use your bio.
Hey Pete, I've been reading too much INTERNET and everyone is hating on Distrokid but they also hate on everyplatofmr and I know don't know who to trust and use to release me song. Not planning on being famous but would love to try and release a few songs over the next 12 months as i've been enjoying the process. I trust you and just wanted to double check you still recommend them?
Hey Troy. Yup, continuing to use and recommend DistroKid. In my experience they have the best balance of price and features. If you are clear about what you’re releasing and follow the guidelines, you’ll be golden. Folks seem to run in to trouble when they try to change things after releasing or don’t get the album artwork or file in the right format. I’ve had great experiences - just hope their mobile app comes soon!
Pete Johns thanks mate I’ll use them and follow your video suggestions. Legend!!!
Hey Pete - another really useful post - when I try to share to Facebook I am unable to share in a private message - I receive an error message which says "attachment not found" have you come across this before - thanks for your help.
Hey there. Sharing your hyperfollow link? That’s odd. Maybe just copy the link and then paste in directly?
Great video!! Thank you very much 😍🙌🏻
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
Thanks for your help.
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
@@PeteJohnsMusic I sure did subscribe
I use distrokid and I love it
Nice one. Such a simple way to get your music out there. Quick and simple, but lots of cool options in there if you need them.
@@PeteJohnsMusic And affordable!
How do you upload your music on UA-cam without Distrokid saying anything?
Hey there. As long as you don’t select “UA-cam Money” which submits your song as Content ID, you can use your own song on UA-cam as much as you like.
@@PeteJohnsMusic Great! Thank you!
Is it true that when people click the Hyper following they are automatically subscribe to your Spotify?🤔
If they choose to click the Spotify button but not automatically by following the link. They need to opt in.
I don’t believe it I also need to get in touch with them about cause I am getting 2k of traffic to the link but nothing come to my Spotify
Yo!
Yo yo!!
all i have is goodies knot more hmm
That’s odd? Some are Musician Plus plan only.