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How Can I Add Songs & Albums on My Site?

Getting music onto your website can be very important if you're part of a band or an individual musician. You need to have fans, booking agents, club managers and other folks hear your style of playing. Fortunately, if you already have a website, adding MP3 files is simple. It only involves uploading the file and adding a line in the HTML code. You should have an understanding of where the command needs to go within the HTML file. That may require some research or help from a webmaster or Web developer.

Things You'll Need

  • Computer
  • MP3 files for the songs you'd like to add to your site
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Instructions

    • 1

      Access the directory in which your website's files are stored. This is usually done using an FTP client, although there are several methods. Contact your webmaster or the person who set up your website if you need help.

    • 2

      Copy the MP3 files into the same directory as the page on which you want to feature the music. For example, if you want to link to the files from the "music" page, then copy the MP3 files to the same directory as the music HTML file.

    • 3

      Open the page where you want the link in a text editor. Write the text for the anchor, which will look like this:

      <a href="[filename].mp3">[name of the song]</a>

      Keep in mind that where you insert this code is where it will appear on the page. Save the HTML file and make sure the newest version is copied to the website.

    • 4

      Test the link by opening the page you edited in a new browser window. Click on the links and make sure the MP3 file opens in either a media player or in the browser window.

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