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About CTW

Bio: CTWpromotions was formed officially in 2005 as a way to continue to help and promote all genres of music artists in the new era of Myspace. The name derived from the influential indie record label of the same name which was started way back in 1991 by Mike “CTW” Warden.

Mike Warden is the founder/owner of Conquer The World Records (CTW) the notable indie label. CTW is always on the cutting edge in creative online marketing concepts and promotional avenues. He is considered a noteworthy A&R talent scout as several bands he has discovered and put under the CTW label have gotten to the next level and even have started careers under "major" level record companies and subsidiaries. Let alone the influence those bands have directly had on their respective sub genres, multiple record labels have been started on consultation encouragement and inspiration early on from the CTW label. February 2006 added another accomplishment as Warden became a cutting edge audio book publisher. He is now 36 years old and continues to nourish up and coming artists through the CTWpromotions agency.

Potential clients and employers can check out Mike's official resume here.

 

Commentary...Aug 08

It's been several years since CTW started offering Myspace promotion on a service basis. We have weathered several storms and time periods of change in the trends of Myspace culture. Most recently we have been attacked in blogs, and people have outright made up all kinds of things out of thin air with no substance in anyway shape or form. We have made enemies in many of those companies because of the articles about avoiding myspace scams. Heres the bottom line.

We're still here-

No legal notices, No deleted profiles, No complaints.

Those fake promoters and companies are not-

We do legitimate work, they don't.

Period.

 

 

CTWpromotions.com

legitimatemyspacepromo.com - ctwmyspacepromotions.com

(As heard on Oraclebroadcasting.com, as seen in the Indie Bible, Google Adwords, Music Industry 2 Newsletters, Indie-music, Crazed hits, Kings of A&R, etc.)



CTWPromotions does myspace marketing and promotion for labels, managers, bands, artists, and so forth. It's quite simple actually would you rather have more potential fans checking you out daily or less potential fans? Would you rather have your music profile blowing up daily or just sit there collecting dust?

To any musician in this day and age the myspace profile is the most important tool in you're arsenal. We know you are serious about the music so you should be serious about the activity on your profile.

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CTW is not a views and plays whore company anyone that really cares about the safety of the profile would never ever do this nor should you ever contract one of those sites to do it for you. To be perfectly blunt those companies are trying to scam you out of your money. From my experience CTW is one of the ONLY LEGITIMATE MYSPACE PROMOTION companies out there. There are many with fancy looking flash pages that are willing to trick you with fake testimonials and no music business history and credentials. Don't ever say we didn't try to warn you. I'm trying to be nice here those companies will rip you off for hundreds of dollars before you realize it's a scam.

Click here to read a more detailed article about this common scam model posted to the myspace blog.

Certainly be aware that if you are using any of the companies listed on this page you are being scammed. Click here to read Wired magazines blog regarding fake companies.

We provide a variety of services and representation for artists who are in the need of or want a specialized myspace promotions agent on a weekly or monthly basis. Services include traffic boosting, friends, views and plays, comments and so forth. Promotional campaigns vary based on the clients specific needs and are managed and scheduled in a professional manner

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We know you want MORE friends on MySpace.
We know you want MORE fans that like your style of music.
We know you want MORE comments on your profile.
We know you want MORE real people visiting your page.
We know you want MORE actual views and plays and not fake ones.
We know you want MORE people at you’re parties and shows.
We know you want MORE radio spins, and music reviews.
We know you want MORE sales on your downloads and t shirts.
We know you want MORE networking partners to help with your music.


Get MORE with CTWpromotions Myspace Promotions!

Promotions Menu

CTWpromotions targeted Myspace promotions.

We now offer three levels of one off set plans, a customized budgeted weekly subscription plan, and firm friends only extended plans and the new extended 3 month 20k planand the yearly 100k plan for full time clients..

We service clients worldwide and accept Paypal in all currencies.

All plans include firstly and most importantly over anything else custom designed demographics/lists and methods specific to YOUR needs. The only difference between the plans from the weekly plans full/mid/light is the amount of work daily done on your profile.

Every single client's needs and wants are different and with an extensive knowledge base of Myspace marketing expertise which is unrivaled we promise to yield the most legitimate results possible.

See testimonials for proof of the level of service you will receive. An extended campaign will without a doubt yield the highest numbers of results, networking partners and artist development.

Full Service Targeted Weekly promotion campaign which includes getting an estimated 2,000 real targeted friends designed to fit the clients needs, sending comments if requested, bulletin management if requested. Basically this plan will provide you with the most consulting and the most work regarding your campaign.

We will also review and offer consulting of your music, image, design and so forth. Will provide you with constructive criticism that you can use to refine and polish your package. No other promoter will do this because no other promotion agents have the experience we do in the actual indie music business.

(see resume, testimonials, google pages etc)

Guaranteed Targeted Promotion plans.

5k Friends $350 - Estimation about 3-4 weeks * (payable in weekly payments)

10k Friends $700 - Estimated 6 Week plan(payable in weekly payments)

20k plan is for full time clients targeted Music business and music industry related contacts, agents, a&r reps, labels, djs, radio stations, promoters, etc coupled with your own custom designed demographic for your targeted fan and friendbase. $1,200 - Estimated 12 weeks (payable in weekly payments of $100 via paypal subscription button.)

100k Plan $5,005 (payable in weekly payments) This is a yearly plan - $96.25 a week for 52 weeks.

(When you buy into CTW’s Targeted Friends Program as a full time client, we will work until your profile has requested the number of targeted friends – no matter how long it takes. This is all legitimate work: No fake friends, no fake profiles: All targeted work designed to reach your potential fans and promotional and networking partners.

For other amounts of friends contact for estimation of quote and time involved.

We also provide discounts for Resellers/Managers/Labels/Multiple Profiles etc.

 

Budgeted Subscription Campaigns

So, how much are you willing to budget on high-powered, targeted MySpace promotions with CTWpromotions weekly?

 

We are more interested in helping clients and developing relationships on a long-term basis than forcing you into something you can’t afford for just one week. Full service is $155 per week, but maybe you can only spend $80 a week – or maybe you can only spend $50 per week, and that’s fine. You pick the price based on what you can afford to pay on a weekly basis, and that is what you will pay every week – and the level of promotional work you will receive. Of course, you will get the most out of a marketing campaign with full servicing, but we will do as much work as we can for your budget.

CTWpromotions is quickly becoming the industry standard in indie music promotion on MySpace, and it’s easy to see why. We take promoting artists very seriously, so we do the best job we can with designing and managing your customized promotional campaign exactly to your specific fanbase and demographic.

As you likely already know, weekly MySpace promotion greatly enhances all aspects of your networking, sales, visibility, marketability and more. We don’t need to sell you on the expertise we have to offer artists. However, if you do need convincing, take a look at our website and read our testimonials.

Here is the process: 1. Decide how much you can budget weekly for promotions. 2. Contact us and let us know how much you want spend per week. 3. We will set up a subscription through PayPal and you will be sent a payment notice weekly. 4. Pay the first week’s subscription and provide us with your profile details. 5. We design and set up your custom campaign and put you on the schedule. It’s that easy!

Every week you will be invoiced for your campaign. Our work will continue until you cancel your subscription.

Get in touch!

 

Detailed Demographics Package and Report

We have been working on some new platforms and we can now offer you even more detailed work and targeting than ever before. Firstly you must order this Detailed Demographics Report and then if desired we can manipulate this information in just about any manner to send comments, messages to your own friend list under either weekly targeted plan.

We spider your entire Myspace friends list and pull and compile all the data into a database and provide you with an excel spreadsheet file of the complete detailed results.

To any person experienced with marketing you will understand that by using this information you can see exactly where your friends are, their ages, their sex, if they are bands, how many Myspace friends they have, and the last time they logged in etc.

This is a one time report that will be generated within a few days of the order and sent to you to keep. The next step is to consult back to decide what you want to do with that information to maximize your networking on Myspace

Pricing can vary as the bigger the list the more difficult it is to maintain.

Number of friends to spider.

20,000 or less $100

20,000 to 40,000 $200

Anything more ask

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* Stand out from other artists.
* Get on the myspace charts in your area.
* Have more genuine fans take notice and visit your profile.
* Find more people to network with to advance your music.
* Impress fans, A&Rs, promoters, managers, record labels, radio, other musicians, etc etc.

We combine the best in marketing knowledge and technical expertise to raise myspace profile activity. You will get more friends, plays, views, comments, and certainly if the music is really good you will generate cd sales and digital sales of your music and your industry networking on fire.

We do not have a legal document outlining services. The promotional contract is bonded for as long as the payment period is that you have paid up to.

How to get the most out of promotions…

Myspace promotion is more than online work however getting numbers and targeted friends is a part of it and just doing myspace promotion is not going instantly achieve you results. To be effective like many of my long term clients you MUST combine the myspace promotional time with real world work on your end. Several of CTW’s clients have been able to get distribution deals, promote new records, book tours, get radio interviews and TV appearances and of course they are charting and gaining more friends/fans and using that high profile activity to get every single real world decision to be weighed in their favor.

Take a breathe and read the next paragraph multiple times so you understand what it means.

THAT MEANS.

ANYONE who is considering you for booking a show, writing an article, giving you airplay, or any other kinds of business that you are working on who gets in front of your page; YOU WILL GET THE DEAL, YOU WILL GET THE PRESS, YOU WILL GET THE SHOW, YOU WILL GET THE INTERVIEW, YOU WILL IMPRESS ANYONE.

I thought maybe this would have been common sense for most artists and people but I don’t see people utilizing the promotional time they purchased effectively as they could be sometimes.

Use and maximize your promotional time effectively.

YOU will see GUARANTEED RESULTS!

 

- ALL PAID CLIENTS WILL ALSO RECIEVE THIS VALUABLE ARTICLE -

"Here’s how to sell more on MySpace while working within a CTW promotional campaign"

I’m only going to make this information available to paid clients of CTW as a thanks for your patronage. I hope this simple method will help you increase your direct sales on MySpace as an incentive for you to continue with your promotional campaigns under CTW.

I’ve had clients get a lot more results with this method. It’s not really a secret, but it is a way to tap into the networking power of your MySpace profile. While under a CTW promotional campaign, you will receive many more messages, comments, and new friends who will respond to your page. What do you do with such overwhelming response?

--- A winning combination of exceptional music and great public relations will carry your career a long way. Our programs are designed to connect you with your audience. Before you know it, you’ll have put your money to work with CTW, recouped your advertising budget, and gained loyal, devoted fans in the process.

For the entire article all you have to do is come on board and we will email it to you!!

Payments

To send CTW payments for work use the buttons or you can use our Paypal address : promotions@conquertheworld.com

Full Service - $155

Mid Service - $125

Light Service - $75

20k Plan - 12 Weeks $100 per week

Testimonials in order of most recent first.

My name is Sonny Geraci, and I just wanted to let everyone know that we signed up with ctwpromotions for a 3 month plan. I must say that the people that became aware of the band I represent called "Grove Hill" were very influential in the music business. We were quite shocked ourselves of the results achieved, but of course the music must be good to begin with however the contacts we made were worth any price. The band is now in the process of changing its name. Since making contacts with new people from the campaign, I must say they are now working with one of, if not the most successful producers in Los Angeles. At this time I am not at liberty to reveal any names but we will when things are right. I would say if you believe in your music, and i know you do, I would recommend ctwpromotions to everyone. It really works.

Sonny Geraci - Grove Hill - Pop Music

myspace.com/grovehill

Hi Mike, Just wanted to drop you a line and convey our considerable gratitude for the work you did for us on our MySpace profiles recently. We were all very impressed that you achieved, if not exceeded your projections, and certainly exceeded our expectations. Our only problem is actually with ourselves in underestimating just how successful this campaign would be, and subsequently being overwhelmed by the response rate. It’s going to take us weeks to catch up and get on top of all the correspondence the campaign has generated. On various levels, which would take me too long to explain here, this campaign will be paying us dividends for a long time to come.
Thanks Mike, for a bang up job! We will be doing another when we catch up.

Del Nergaard
Head of Business Development UK
The Bizmo www.thebizmo.com

From the creators of Groovemobile, the world’s largest mobile music service - The Bizmo - 360° Microstore Widget.

 

I'm recording artist Justin James. I recently hired Mike at CTW Promotions to work my Myspace page. I signed up for a $350 dollar campaign and at this time I have received 2000 new friends and my play-list numbers have noticeable increased. What everyone needs to understand is that this is real work been done on your site. This is not a scam and he will be working on your site on a targeted group of people. Like any hard work it takes time. Dont expect miracles just expect hard work and solid results. I will use CTW Promotions again!

Justin James
www.myspace.com/justinjames

Don't waste your time with some fraudulent myspace promoting company who does nothing but jack you up with fake plays, and views to get your profile deleted. I got at CTW strictly to promote a show in a smaller area, which I was positive everyone would have myspace. It was successful. The show had a great turnout, and the 5K plan only took a few weeks. Great look. Ill be sure to do more business with this company.

TacticZ - Recording Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
www.TheRealTacticZ.com

Mike was very easy to work with, and even easier to get a hold of, the option to pay in installments sold me on his authenticity. I will definitely work with Mike again. Rock On!

Phill - Fairchild - Toronto Modern Rock
www.fairchildrocks.com

CTWPromotions has been an absolute “God send”  in enhancing our PR campaign by leaps and bounds. Their services are professional, expedient and exceed your expectations. I would not hesitate to pass on our high recommendations ”.

Nouveau Bleu Entertainment – Lori Jenaire – LA – Grammy nominated Jazz vocalist.

www.lorijenaire.com

CTWPromotions is by far the most trustworthy agency for getting the word out on Social Networks.  They clearly deliver positive results with their campaigns because they have industry experience, which is usually missing from competitors.  We will continue to recommend CTWPromotions to anyone looking to increase their online visibility.

Ping Pong Music & Consulting

http://pingpongmusic.com/

Mike achieved more in just the first few weeks of MySpace promotion than I had in the entire past year. At first, I was impressed with all the new friends and astonished by all their comments and messages (the right fans were certainly targeted). Then, I was invited on a CD compilation, requested an interview by a magazine, and approached by other musicians seeking to join. I shudder to think where I'd be if I never hired Mike. - William

The Divine Malefaction – Black Metal
www.myspace.com/thedivinemalefaction

I'm really excited about all of the work CTWpromotions has accomplished on behalf of my music page. Mike has accomplished in a month what would have taken me years and years on my own. I've made so many great contacts, been asked to play shows, networked with other musicians and had the chance to speak with people that really appreciate my music all over the world! I can't tell you how great it is to have Mike concentrate on promoting the music so that I have more time to write and play!
thanks a bunch,

Melissa Engleman – Acoustic – Austin Texas
myspace.com/melissaengleman

Since we employed the services of Mike from CTWpromotions he has really produced quality results for us. He has promoted our music throughout the world to new fans, radio stations & labels. Our song plays, comments and general interest in our band has gone through the roof. Mike has reached all our targets we set him and can highly recommend his services to any band.

Andrew Turk Management Sydney Australia

http://www.myspace.com/oohlalaband

When you are an artist promoting and funding you're album independently, you try and make sure that every penny is spent wisely. At the end of the day your goal is to make your music accessible to as many people as possible.  Due to the struggling economy, more and more venues are turning down new acts. So, It's not always easy finding ways to reach potential fans.That's why I'm a huge supporter of CTWpromotions. The same day my promotion started I was receiving messages and comments from people all across the country. People that otherwise would have never known me. Sure, you can hire some robot to increase your plays, but as for me, I'll settle for REAL people listening.  I encourage anyone looking for legitimate myspace promotion to hit up CTW. Your new fans will thank you.   

Otto Sharp - Singer Songwriter

http://www.myspace.com/ottosharp

I used CTW Promotions to help my client Fall Back Plan strengthen their myspace campaign and fan awareness. Mike and his team were quick and efficient, effectively targeting media, entertainment entities and other companies that may be interested in our music. I definitely recommend CTW to get the job done!

Amanda McIntyre-Chavis
Musaic Management Group

http://myspace.com/fallbackplanband

CTW Promotions has helped increase the visibility our artists need. We asked them to target specific genres, similar artists, and age groups and that's exactly what they delivered. We've utilized their services on several occasions and highly recommend them.

Lovember Records

http://www.LovemberRecords.com

Mike at CTW Promotions was great to work with.  Very responsive and patient to answer all my questions.  And the results were great.  MySpace page friends and plays increased substantially!  I recommend CTWPromotions!"

Greg Forney - Songwriter and Producer

www.myspace.com/beforedaymusic 

Working with this company was a pleasure because they produced results as promised and it has resulted in much more web traffic for my own business interests. I would recommend any artist trying to use myspace as a marketing tool do business with Mike.

Unreality - Hip Hop Artist

http://www.myspace.com/unreal1

CTW doesn't rip you off. Period. If you are looking for someone to help you promote your myspace then stop looking. Others will promise you the world, take your money and do absolutely nothing for you. CTW is very different. Their claims are 100% legitimate and Mike is always available and accessible when and if you need any information. Were looking forward to being regular clients. Cheers, Sol

Juliana Down - Alternative Rock Band Dubai

http://www.myspace.com/officialjulianadown
 

Hi Mike, Thank you so much for taking on my campaign, I had the 10,000.00 friend add special. I am very happy with the work you did for my MySpace, the song plays & profile hits have increased tremendously and have increased CD and download sales. I have also been contacted by several industry professionals for all kinds of opportunities. I look forward to you doing another campaign for me in the near future.

Susan Hickman – Country Singer Songwriter

www.susanhickman.com

Mike and CTW are the best tool available for helping to build an online presence. They were super fast in responding to any questions we had, made sure we were happy, and definitely went the extra mile in getting us what we wanted. Their work put us in touch with hundreds of new markets that we'd never have gotten to on our own. We put ourselves in a position to succeed in the new music business. Thanks Mike.

Honor Bright – Rock Band Syracuse
http://www.myspace.com/honorbright

The work done by Mike CTW was everything that we could hope for and more! After being scammed by a few other “companies” that promise listens and fans we tried to find somebody who could do exactly what we needed, and Mike CTW was what we were waiting for. We purchased the 10,000 friend package and only six weeks later our relatively unknown band has already been played on the radio, been asked to do interviews for magazines , and have been given the opportunities to play shows that we really didn’t think were within our reach. When Mike talks about “legitimate work” through MySpace he really does what he advertises. His work gets real people, as well as real important people listening to your music. We won’t waste any more of our time or money with other companies and we will be working together again. CTW is seriously the way to go and Mike is really cool and awesome to work with as well. Can’t wait to see what happens for us next.

Max R. of The Cabs - Indie Rock California
http://thecabs.me

Mike and CTW have really gone further for me then I could have ever expected. This time around my campaign was incredible! I received so many emails from important industry contacts, and the opportunities that have come my way, can only be credited to CTW promotions. This guy really knows the industry and what he is doing. Spend the money and hire Mike; the benefits are more then worth the cost.

Timothy James Morrow (singer/songwriter) Montreal Canada

  http://www.myspace.com/timothyjamesmorrow  

 

When it comes to myspace promotions, I have tried just about every company out there and there is no better service than CTWPROMOTIONS.  No other company has been able to guarantee results and then actually deliver them on time.  Within about a month of purchasing the 10,000 Friends Plan my Friend count went from 24,000 to 33,000 with thousands of requests still pending.  No other plan offers split payments, so you can see the results of the first half of your campaign before making the second payment.  From the very beginning Mike realized he would have to use a different strategy to find friends and potential fans for me, since I am not a typical, "mainstream" hip hop artist.  He worked with me to find out what type of fans I already had and what type of people would be most likely to enjoy my music.  Mike also sent emails with techniques and strategies for me to follow up on the requests to turn my new friends into my new fans.  I have received a flood of emails and comments from my new fans on a daily basis, my plays and visits skyrocketed, propelling me to over 300,000 plays!  Although CTWPROMOTIONS has packages to fit any budget, I went with the 10,000 Friends Plan so that I could really spend time working on recording for my next album without having to worry about loosing momentum in marketing and promotions.  There is no doubt that I will continue to use their services in the future and if you are serious about building your fan base and getting your music out there for the world to hear, CTWPROMOTIONS is definitely the way to go! 

Etare Neged - Hip Hop of the Dark Arts

http://www.myspace.com/etareneged 

I'd have to say that overall, CTW Promotions did a great job in getting more friends to my myspace website, including a few "name" players that I've admired for most of my career.  The many new connections I've made as a result of this, I'm sure, will turn into valuable contacts down the road, though with adding over 10,000 new friends, it's hard to keep up with them
all!"

ERIC ROBERTS - Classical New Age Guitarist

MusicMagic Productions

http://www.myspace.com/inasilentplace  

When I first heard of CTWpromotions I was kind of timid because I wasn't sure if I could trust another Myspace promotions business. Mike quickly turned those thought around. He has been great for me and my business. He is honest and goes to the next level to get the job done.  I throw celebrity parties and I barely have to pass out flyers because Mike does such a great job about getting the word out through Myspace.  He also brings plenty of people to my entertainment page and I have gained 1000's of friends through Mike!! This is Trent Shelton of the Seattle Seahawks and Mike has taken my business to levels I couldn't imagine, Thanks CTW – TS shellyword ent.

Trent Shelton – Pro Athlete – Event Promoter – Hip Hop – Ft Worth Texas.

myspace.com/tshellybaby2

So far, I think Mike at CTW Promotions has done a pretty great job in targeting the people and places that I need to spread the word about my music and upcoming album. What I like about CTW is that they take your type of music into consideration and contact consumers and radio stations that would be interested in taking a listen. You could easily go out and "buy" a service to garner 10,000 plays and friends, the question is would all of them in the end buy your music? Chances are to begin with they would of been fake, we know CTW's are not. You have to market to your demographic or you're just throwing money down the drain...CTW understands this and tailors to your cause...I highly recommend them!

Tia Leslie - Singer Pop R&B - Los Angeles California

myspace.com/tialeslie

With the help of CTW promotions I have been able to network like never before.  I have thousands of new friends on myspace who love my music and are interested in working with me.

Mookie Lock - Rap Hip Hop

myspace.com/mookielockett



Mike is honest and professional, and he has done an amazing job to help us promote our new album. He gets people to check us out, and they end up being fans. I love what he's done for us, and I'd like to make it a regular part of our promotions. There's no way I could've spent the time to do all that he's done for us. I originally hired him because of a Ron Paul fundraiser he was doing, and I had no idea how hard he would work. No bots, no spam, just spreading the word to people who end up really liking our music. I highly recommend working with him.

Kimberly Freeman - One Eyed Doll - Rock Austin Texas

myspace.com/oneeyeddoll

 

 

 

I was in serious need of somebody professional to promote my Myspace page for me. I had been ripped off by people in the past, who would only do half the job they were payed to do. I hired Conquer The World to promote my page, and I am really glad I did. Mike came through, and did everything he was hired to do. My music reached many people across the world, and the feedback and opportunities that came my way were amazing. I would definitely recommend CTW if you want somebody professional and trustworthy to promote your page.

Timothy James Morrow - Pop Rock Guitarist - Canada

CTW does exactly what they say. I am very impressed with the amount of plays and friends I have accumulated in just the first week. I have signed up again for another week and will continue working with CTW for my myspace promotion. CTW is legit and is perfect for the unsigned band looking for good promotion. Thanks Mike!

Robin Horlock - Pop Acoustic Singer/songwriter - US

We've used CTW before but their service never ceases to amaze me. We've all seen the automated friend and play software services which proliferate on the net but what do they really do apart from make your page look slightly more popular? CTW's targeted campaign generates genuine feedback and networking opportunities in super quick time. Our last campaign resulted in numerous gig offers, radio play and media coverage. I can't recommend CTW highly enough.

Ken Sonic Vista Recordings - Label UK

I can't recommend CTW enough. In just a singular one week campaign we nearly doubled everything that had previously taken a year to acquire on our my space page. Targeted real friends and fans that we wouldn't have had access too before being an unsigned, underground band. I can honestly say it's some of the best money we've ever spent.

Bobby Manila GEEK LOVE Melbourne, Australia

Hello, my name is Young Lace and I'm one of the artists under CTW Promotions I’m a rapper out of LA. I've gained tons of legitimate profile views/comments and over 5,000 targeted friends in less then 1 month. My companies income has increased and tons of people are downloading and purchasing my products... I highly recommend CTW to any artists who are trying to make real moves in the music industry the work really helps progress you on many levels.

Young Lace Rapper LA USA

hi mike, We are very happy with with what you have done so far, keep up the good work. I have already recommended you to one band who seemed keen to use your services, i will let a few more know at the end of the week so i can give them exact stats of what you have added friends/play wise. I have no doubt they will be not only impressed, but contacting you with job offers! kind regards, have fun!

Josh - The Happy Endings - Alternative Pop - Australia

Mike, Thanks for everything. CTW is the bomb. We are recommending you to all of our bands. Also, if you have a web banner we will post it on the site.Our website (hellcitydetroit.com) will finally be updated in the next couple of weeks. After it is ready to roll as a store we will be hitting you up again for another campaign. Again, thank you for all of your hardwork. We feel it is money well spent. Good luck with everything.

Jason & The Hell City Records Family - Detroit Label

Hey Mike, I just wanted to let you know you're doing a great job man. I know its probably tough as I had neglected Myspace for over a year until recently, but you're a serious promoter. Lovin' it. Thanks for the great work you've done so far! Cheers,

Bobby Long - Indie Rock

Mike, you did a great job, thank you. That might have been the best $125 we ever spent on our band! We are having a band rehearsal/meeting on tuesday and we need to find a way to use your services. You will hear from us, again.

Brian "Super B" Smith Flophouse Funk Blues Band Detroit

CTW really helped get my new Myspace page off the ground, so I could quickly and efficiently reach my target market. In one week, CTW did what would have taken me many weeks. CTW is honest and professional, and I would definitely work with them again!" - Myspace.com/behindthelyric

Marcie - Trance Vocalist US

WOW! Thanks Mike! You did a great job! I will definitely be using you again. I would love to catch up with last weeks requests first. I heard from a couple of radio stations so that's great! thanks again,

Dolly Rapport - Jazz Songwriter US

Mike, Wow, my friends went from 400 to over 4000 in 3 weeks! The amazing thing is that they were targeted hits rather than just random. I picked a fairly odd combination of celtic music in Wisconsin. I Can't believe how much it boosted my attendance at a local level yet set me up for reaching out to bigger markets. Mike delivers on his promise and so much more.

Derek Byrne - Irish/Celtic Folk WI USA

Mike,

Its been a pleasure working with you. I have worked with promotion professionals in radio and print media but this is the first time that I've ever walked away from a campaign satisfied. What I love about your targeted campaign is that is that its not like hiring somebody in an office somewhere to annoy other strangers on your behalf(most forms of promotion), CTW is more like having a friend spreading the word about what you do. Normally, I never would have given something like this a chance. My love of liberty and my natural curiosity led me to try your service during your Ron Paul donation special. I was surprised and elated that I had just stumbled into what is the most immediately effective tool in the music business. Mike- you're a class act and you can bet that I'll be back again,

~Lance Whalen - Singer Songwriter US

Hey...what can i say. Mike did such a amazing job. At first i was skeptical but in these four weeks he hit us in the MYSPACE ROCKABILLY/PSYCHOBILLY TOP TEN Genre. We started with 1.000 friends, in four weeks we are now nearly 7.000. That`s brilliant! Mike, Thank you so much for your support.

Johnny, Built 4 Speed - Rockabilly group Germany

Since Joining Mike, and the CTW Family my music career & and my fan base has grown rapidly and so tremendous this past half year…I have been on my space since Nov. 2005 and never had that fan base I fully wanted until I teamed-up and Mike & CTW and ive gotten so many opportunities, It has helped me make career moves in a short time that takes years for some artists..Mike has got me as a customer for life….

The Message - Rap Hip Hop - St.Petersburg, Florida US

hi mike, on behalf of consumption i want to thank you for all the hard work you've put into the online promotion. we were amazed at the amount of exposure we've gotten. our plays doubled and our friends almost tripled. my advice to other bands seeking online promotion is to hire this guy while he's available. he's done a hell of a job with us and we'll definitely be using him again soon. thanks again

Alex- Consumption - Alternative Rock

I used Conquer The World Promotions a few times as a trial and it worked brilliantly! I was expanding my network through Myspace at exponential rates. My orders were met quickly and correctly. I was warned that other companies either wouldn't fulfill their promise or didn’t know what they were doing and were just after my money. Curious to see the difference, I tried other companies and within a few weeks I received a letter from Myspace Help informing me that my account had violated their spam and music abuse policies and that my account was going to be deleted! I will never make that mistake again, CTW is the way to go!

Mindchanger - Rock - US

Hey Mike! You did a fantastic job. I am really excited about it and would recommend the service to anyone. I have seen an increase in messages/comments and interest about the book since your promotion began 1 week ago.

Tom Tancin Author of The Man On The Moon.

To whom it may concern, Mike at CTW is a kick ass mutha. Hailing from the home land of MC5 and the Stooges, Mike is an awesome and trust-worthy envoy of music. My site was a sad and lonely place until he came along. He literally increased my profile by leaps and bounds from the first day I hired him. I, personally, am a computer moron - I refer to it as the 'magic 0101' box. Mike took control, and made connections that I never could have on my own. I trust him implicitly, and recommend him to anyone, computer literate or not, who wants to increase their profile and success. In closing, I would have to say that anyone who works with Mike and CTW is a lucky band.

Dead Eddie - Singer Songwriter NY

The recent campaign you did for us was fantastic. We got in excess of 1,000 new japanese friends who were all valid and targeted music fans or bands and this from only a one week campaign. I can't stress enough how helpful this was and would recommend your service to all independent labels and bands as a very cost effective way to increase your profile and promote your music.

Ken Sonic Vista Records - UK Label

Mike CTW really helped out with the promo of the page. He was cool. Think I had him promo for three weeks, we ended up with 400 to 500 plays a day and about 3000 friends added. He found the right crowd of people to spread the word - the people liked the tunes and told their friends....very important. it took off. Got v. busy w/ college radio, promoters, lots of interested punters - most people from the States >>> think your stuff would go over big there too. Especially Calif. BMNSTR Page is quiet now, waiting for new tunes - may hit up Mike again after revamping the page. So yeah, Mike helped find a load of excited people for B-MONSTER - you can have an amazing band, but its still gotta be promoted make it go places - and not just on the bastard road!

- Bmonster - Band - Garage - France

Mike works hard to find your perfect fanbase match. What you get for your money are both instant results and lasting fans. I'll definitely be working with CTW again in the future,

White noise Radio - Indie Rock US

When we first hired Mike we had less than 1000 friends and now we´re almost up to 8000, still increasing. I think he did a great job, we wanted to promote ourselves on the swedish/scandinavian market and we got a lot of new friends. I think we had at least one hour per day answering comments and mails from people that liked the music. We also got in contact with record labels and producers and tons of other bands so our network got a lot bigger. I don´t know how much or if our digital sales increased and we did´t sell that many cd´s, but that might be our own fault since we don´t have distribution in Scandinavia yet, only from USA (www.cdbaby.com). So that´s kind of hard to tell. But otherwise it was a lot of more hits and friends for us. We got about 30-40 people a week that requests friendship and Mike no longer work for us so I guess that is pretty good. One hip-hoper/producer is working on a remix for one of our songs, he found us thanks to mike. We increased our plays, when Mike was working we had about 300-350 plays per day which was a big difference from our usual 10-20. Now we got 150-200 per day I think.

Hope this was helpful, otherwise just let me know!

Ola, Sunday Sound - Norway

Mike really knows what he's doing. I was very skeptical at first so I researched him for a few days before going in and my manager did verify the research as well. He (CTW) got me over a thousand fans in a week and a half, plus plenty of comments and plays. I have never seen anything like it! It's well worth the money. He has worked very close and personally with me to design some quality graphics as well. Don't go with ANYONE else! He's the only one in my opinion that can do this legitimately. You are welcome to message me on my page to verify this testimonial.

Saqi Dosaj – Alternative/Spoken Word Folk - myspace.com/saqi

I have worked with CTW many times over the last year and they always deliver exactly what they advertise, and that's important given all the scams out there. CTW offers a great way to market on a grass roots level for a good price.

John Whiteman - Arete Promotions - US

Now days the music industry is very open and free, with signed and unsigned bands using the Internet. It has also made it a lot more competitive. With websites such as Myspace, unsigned bands have the same playing field as anyone else. So to get your business up and running , for record labels, band bookers, radio stations and most importantly the general public to take notice. I recommend CTW promotions . As promoting your own band takes hours out of your day, CTW will take those hours for you and give you amazing results with very fast efficiency. In one week our friends had grown five time more . Comments were being sent with positive feedback, and band managers, radio stations and promoters were sending us messages. If you fail to prepare then be prepared to fail. So don't hesitate to catch your dreams jump on board CTW promotions.

Free To Run – Blues Guitar Rock - Australia

It was great to have Mike and the crew at CTWPromotions doing some work for me through myspace.  The hits to my page were in the hundreds every day, and most importantly, I received tidal waves of positive feedback about my music and many many sales.  It was great to know that the tracks from my new album were being heard by thousands of complete strangers who I couldn't possibly have accessed myself and through this I have secured some stalwart fans, friends and great contacts...I don't have the time to do this kind of promotion.  I've got music to write!!  So better leave it to the experts. 

Miranda Barber - Pianist Singer Songwriter London UK

myspace.com/mirandabarber

Hey Mike, wanted to let you know we’re going to more business with you concerning Myspace in the near future.  We’re leaning on doing the full monthly campaign.  No problem on the testimonial, here’s a blurb you can add as the weekly campaign did put us in a great position with obtaining more fans as well garnering several well known producers and radio personalities interested in our material.  As you know we went from 450 Myspace friends to 1500+ in a week, with your help gave us the opportunity to place our material in markets looking to broadcast indie music.  I’m definitely co-signing CTW as one of the best out there doing Myspace promotions, as the others are lame. 

PM – Rap Hiphop- Baltimore – myspace.com/xtraordinaryent

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Yes. We can work with any genre or style or page or services or business under a campaign.

2. Yes. We will need your login and password to the account to work effectively.

3. Yes. You can trust us to not give out personal information and yes you can trust us to work as long as we are paid for.

4. No. You will not be deleted under CTW's supervision.

5. Pay methods? In order of preference. Paypal, Money Gram money transfer via wire, Money order, reputable business check lastly..

The paypal address is promotions@conquertheworld.com or use the buttons.

References

Start by doing a google for "conquer the world records" WITH the quotes to see several of the projects, records, press accomplishments, CDS, Audio Books etc that have been released under CTW since 1991.

Besides being an indie record label selling 70,000 copies of records and cds for 15 years we have also made a lot of marketing headlines.

Number 1 on the national myspace music chart November of 2005.

One of the earliest instances of promoting to podcasts as an alternative format to commercial radio.

Released the first "podcast novel" as a commercial paid for product on iTunes in entire world.

Signed a 13 time author to an indie audio book deal.

Why use CTW over other companies?

On top of the above resume and accomplishments being the fact that we actually work in the diy indie music business, we also actually care about our clients. We are fans of music we just are not here to take your money. Honestly there are other people and companies out there doing like minded things we are doing charging DOUBLE, TRIPLE and MORE for similliar services. Lastly and most importantly CTW is not run by some 15 year old kid who truthfully has no concept of marketing techniques that work or how to do business. This could apply to someone specifically but sadly it applies to most people that are "myspace promoters" or myspace related companies.

If you have any questions or want to chat about a campaign of any kind just get in touch.

When do you need MySpace music promotion with CTW?

Think of your entire promotional plan as a pyramid. Promotion on your MySpace music profile is the bottom of the base. To climb further up the pyramid, you need a strong foundation to build your music career on. Like other paid promotional campaigns to increase your notoriety, you need a MySpace profile manager, agent, and promoter. You need someone who knows how to build that base of your pyramid.

That's where Conquer The World comes in.

You might have a manager, a booking agent, a radio promotion company, or maybe a PR manager who handles your press. Maybe you are doing several of these operations yourself. In any case, you need to have your MySpace house in order to maximize the result of those other campaigns.

If you are doing anything where someone gets in front your MySpace page before they make a decision about advancing your music career, be it a small one or big one, and you haven't been actively improving your overall profile activity, you are wasting your time even making that call or sending that email.

Engage Conquer The World to professionally manage your MySpace profile and fanbase:

* Before you book a show or set up a tour anywhere.

* Before you send review copies out.

* Before you do a mass emailing.

* Before you send a DJ a CD or any other radio work.

* Before you have anyone scout you for management, label representation, or sponsorship in any shape or form.

If your MySpace page is not standing on a firm promotional base, you are not maximizing the potential of your phone calls or the emails and press kits you are sending out. If your base is not strong, you may not land the show, the deal, the review, the meeting…

You might even have wasted that time altogether. The principles I have outlined above are the standard in today's new internet-based music business environment.

Please take the time to review the CTW newsletter available in the blog or bulletins, do Google research (as advised on the CTW Promotions MySpace page), and there are a multitude of testimonials available for you to read.

If you need a MySpace agent and promoter, hopefully CTW has demonstrated everything you are looking for to further your career. If you want to start getting on the MySpace charts and make yourself look more marketable, then go no further than CTW.

Thanks for your continued support and business.

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Mike CTW

Please know that CTW shares it's profits on paid downloads 50% with the author.

The information presented in Swimming With Sharks will save you lots of money in your music carrer.

Swimming With Sharks a real world how-to guide to success (and failure) in the business of music- by Swimming With Sharks CTW 039 *Almost 4 hours length

Chapter titles:

1. Hello

2. Introduction

3. Finding And Forming Your Band

4. The Beginning Gigs

5. Marketing, Promo, And Publicity

6. The Do's And Don'ts Of Myspace Promotion

7. The Boiling Bunny

8. Scams Lies And Videotape

9. Making A Splash At Industry Conferences

10. Finding, Hiring and Firing Your Professional Team

11. The Zen Of Rockstardom

12. Outro Credits

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Here's some reviews and blurbs of the print version: -"They don't pull any punches...they write well with a keen eye on how the music business has changed beyond recognition in the past five years." -- Metal 4 Life -"A no-nonsense, tough love book about the modern music industry." -- NYScene.com-"What a fantastic book! Highest respect to all those involved!" -- Kelli Wright, Kelli Wright Publicity-"Very solid advice, and great information. A must-read for any musician." -- Belinda Subraman, Belinda Subraman Presents-"Great book! Funny as hell." -- Stephen Key, CEO of HotPicks-"This book contains a lot of stuff that bands who aspire to make it big - to "swim with the sharks" in the music industry - ought to know." -- R*E*P*E*A*T* Fanzine-"Even if you're not in the music business, or a musician, you should read this book. It has great insight!" -- Quinton Moore, Q's House Radio Show-"Fantastic book!" -- Daun Sattani, model-"The listener can tell that the stories are deeply personal...they made me laugh, especially the psycho groupie bitch section." -- Mike Warden, Founder/CEO of Conquer the World Records-"Right on the money. Couldn't ask for more." -- Oren Barak, Marketing Director of Stretch the Skies Entertainment/Lead Singer of Finespun -"We will blab about it everywhere we go!" -- Lzzy, Lead Singer of Halestorm (Atlantic Records)· "The distinctive voices of Bernadette Giacomazzo and Melissa Deskovic lend many great pointers that will give a great jump start to the musician in this wonderful book." -- The Feminist Review· "Right effin' ON!" -- Lou Ricca, Founder of Backstage Pass Productions and Manager of XMS3 and Midterm Break (UK/Switzerland)

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