Create your own website to act as a digital anchor for your content. Though many websites let you customize a profile that presents information to potential customers, having your own website allows you to host music, video, text, and images that some third-party websites may not be able to handle. This also allows you maximum flexibility to present your creative works without censorship. If you are not sure how to build your own website or host your own music or photos, contact an organization such as alarana.net that helps musicians create online portfolios.
Create your own streaming player that fans can embed on their websites and MySpace pages. Tools such as websitemusicplayer.com can help you build one. This puts you in control of where and how your music player is displayed across the web. Offer special bootlegs or other incentives to fans who place your player on their websites.
Sign up to be a member of CDBaby, an independent online music site that charges a small fee and allows artists to sell digital downloads and physical CDs through third-party sites such as iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, Spotify, LastFM, and more. These sites compensate artists for selling digital downloads, physical CDs, merchandise and streaming MP3s.