The AI Music Business Plan: The Complete Guide: From First Upload to First 1,000 Fans

You've created a great song. Now what?

How do you get it on Spotify? How do you make sure you get paid for every stream? And once it's live, how do you get anyone to actually listen to it?

This is the entire A-to-Z business plan in one hyper-focused, streamlined guide. We've distilled the complete workflow for turning your finished song into a fully monetized and promoted asset.

What You Will Learn:

• Part 1: The Startup (Distribution & Royalties)

  • A step-by-step guide to distributing with DistroKid.

  • Includes the CRITICAL UPDATE on the Walled Garden risk.

  • The complete Royalty Trifecta checklist (PRO, MLC, SoundExchange) to collect 100% of your money.

• Part 2: The Storefront (Profiles & Funnels)

  • Learn to claim your mission control (Spotify for Artists).

  • Build Lead Magnets to capture fan emails.

  • Use Pre-Save Campaigns and Smart Links for a successful launch.

• Part 3: The Camera Crew (Social Media HQ)

  • How to build a professional brand on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.

  • Includes what to post and how to build Artist Lore.

• Part 4: The Promotion Engine (Driving Discovery)

  • Your song is live. Here's how to get streams.

  • Learn to create Teaser Videos, read your Spotify data (the Streams Per Listener metric), and pitch to playlists on SubmitHub.

• Part 5: The Playlist Flywheel (Exclusive Checklist)

  • Our pro-level 5-step checklist for building your own sustainable promotion engine by creating Artist-Specific and Genre/Vibe playlists.

Stop being just a creator and become an entrepreneur.

(Note: This micro-guide is a complete, A-to-Z workflow. The content is pulled from our comprehensive 'AI Music Side Hustle' playbook. If you own the full playbook, you already have these chapters. This guide is designed for creators who want the complete business plan, streamlined.)