Many times artists will think they can go far with free music submissions, but the reality is you can get further a lot faster with paid promotion. Ever tried Googling blogs and found yourself submitting to dozens of them? How much success did that get you? Probably not much. Promotion is smart once you’re equipped with the right marketing strategies. That’s why we give out our ebook with every purchase to give you the tools you need to earn a good R.O.I.  

You very well could! Seeing as this is organic promotion, people are free to engage with your track. Obviously, you will get higher engagement with high quality music and marketing strategy.

However, these people are just like you. Whenever you first hear a song you like, you generally will save the song to your library or playlist. Most of the time you’re not going to follow an artist until you hear several songs you like from them.

Same logic here!

We can do all genres! Our main stipulation is no explicit content (cursing, misogyny, inappropriate clothing, drug use, violence, etc.) So if your video or song includes these elements, we will not be able to promote.

Also, if you were looking for a very specific niche promotion, YouTube is your best option. With our YouTube promotion there is the capability to target by niche genre as well as by country. For Spotify, the promotion is only done by main genre and is broader. For instance, if a song is Dreampop, it would likely get placed in playlists that feature Pop music. However, getting it into only ‘Dreampop’ lists is not likely to happen during the Spotify promotion.

Your song is promoted via playlist placements. We have hundreds of playlists in our network that have been vetted across virtually every music genre.

In order to ensure we have adequate capacity and efficiency for all orders, we also advertise our own lists as well as run ads for any curators who wish to grow their lists. The ads run primarily through Facebook and Instagram, ensuring that all listeners will be completely authentic. We also accept lists that have been grown through organic search traffic on Google and Spotify. 

We then place your song in a varying number of lists depending on the package ordered.

For example, the Gold playlist placement package means your song will be placed into a specific number/strength of playlist(s) for 2 to 4 weeks. 

We no longer solely focus on the number of followers of a playlist, but take a more holistic approach considering the rate of growth (increasing followers per day of a list), track record of monthly listeners, and effectiveness of SEO or advertising to the list.

We review the song first, then will pitch it to playlists within our network.

We can’t tell you prior to the campaign exactly what playlists you’ll be on as it is up to the discretion of our playlisters whether a song is placed on any specific lists or not.

However, results and examples from previous campaigns can be found here

Our blogs are branded as having the ‘World’s Best Clean Music & Playlists’. Encouraging cursing, misogyny, drug use, and violence are not things we believe in.

You are permitted to send in edited versions.

Your music can still talk about mature subjects without being vulgar. We are aware not everyone feels the same way, which is why we state upfront our policy.

Also, while the blog is not a ‘Christian’ blog, Omari is a Christian and it would be hypocritical to promote content that contradicts with his beliefs.

Thank you for understanding and feel free to send any music you are not sure we would promote here (Please put ‘Not Sure If My Song Is Clean’ in the subject line)

Your order will be responded to within 1 to 4 business days with details on the initial processing of the order. Most orders start to see results within 5 business days of purchase. Rush orders are processed within 1 business day and can see results sooner due to the faster processing.  

Absolutely! We never use bots or fake plays. That is why we give a range of expected plays for your campaign. This range is estimated. Your campaign has the possibility of doing better or worse. We strive to do the best we can, but it is indeed organic promotion. We cannot force people to like your track, but we can do our absolute best to ensure it gets seen by the right people.  

If you have any further questions or unique concerns you can send us an email here, hit us up in the live chat, or contact us by phone during business hours (M-F 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST) at (516) 387-2596.  

Yes! We offer bulk discounts when ordering 3 or more songs! Just use the code OFFTENPERCENT at checkout.  

We provide a tracking link via Spotontrack where you can see which playlist(s) your song is featured in. This link will show the start and end dates for the promotion.  

Here are some estimated play ranges we’ve seen from averaging previous campaigns.

Again, these are just ranges, your song has the potential to do better the more people like and engage with the track:

Spotify Playlist Campaigns

Bronze: 500-5,000 plays
Silver: 1,000-10,000 plays
Gold: 2,500-25,000 plays
Platinum: 5,000-50,000 plays

Emerald: 10,000-100,000 plays

Diamond: 15,000-150,000 plays

2 to 4 weeks. Playlisters do this to keep the playlist content fresh and the songs per playlist down so that listeners can hear a variety of music.  

Yes! You can order promotion up to one month before your release date. Just make a note in the description box and we will wait to promote until then.  

We do not. Usually when artists are ready to spend on promotion it means they’re more serious about their craft. Thus, the song is mixed and mastered. You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars in a fancy studio to do this, just make sure the quality is good. A small percentage of the time, we’ll refund an order due to engineering quality.  

We do have many curators with popular lists in the U.S., Canada, or other particular locations; however, location based targeting is not available for independent Spotify promotion, nor is the platform itself set up for effective location based targeting.

Here’s what we mean by that:

Anyone from anywhere is free to follow any playlist on Spotify. There are some lists that are more language specific, but seeing as English is a widely spoken language, you’ll still see followers from all over following English speaking lists.

While we do have lists with a good size audience in a particular country, it is not guaranteed that the playlist owner(s) of any particular country will accept a particular song.

We take consideration of the Country you’re from, but due to the limitations of the organic Spotify playlist structure, we cannot guarantee that all listeners will be from a specific location.

Should you be dead set on location based targeting, our YouTube promotion is a more equipped platform for that.

Yes you may, but the song cannot contain explicit content in any language. A lyric sheet must be provided upon request for any songs submitted that are not in English.  

That depends on what you’re trying to do with your music. Many times artists will think they can go far with free music submissions, but the reality is you can get further a lot faster with paid promotion. That’s why we give out our ebook with every purchase to give you the tools you need to earn a good R.O.I.  

You very well could! Seeing as this is promotion to real people they are free to engage with your track. Obviously, you will get higher engagement with high quality music and marketing strategy. Things like having an SEO friendly title and description will greatly increase the chances of engagement (we go over this in the ebook that comes with the order). Also, branding your video with an intro and end screen that encourages engagement drastically increases these elements too.  

We can do all genres! Our main stipulation is no explicit content (cursing, misogyny, inappropriate clothing, drug use, violence, etc.) So if your video or song includes these elements, we will not be able to promote.  

Your song is promoted through a highly customized Googles ads campaign. We’ve done hundreds and hundreds of ads and know how to set them up to get the most bang for your buck. By all means, you’re free to run your own ad efforts next to ours and see who gets the better results and engagement :).  

Our blogs are branded as having the ‘World’s Best Clean Music & Playlists’. Encouraging cursing, misogyny, drug use, and violence are not things we believe in.

You are permitted to send in edited versions.

Your music can still talk about mature subjects without being vulgar. We are aware not everyone feels the same way, which is why we state upfront our policy.

Also, while the blog is not a ‘Christian’ blog, Omari is a Christian and it would be hypocritical to promote content that contradicts with his beliefs.

Thank you for understanding and feel free to send any music you are not sure we would promotehere(Please put ‘Not Sure If My Song Is Clean’ in the subject line)

Your order will be responded to within 1 to 4 business days with details on the initial processing of the order. Most orders start to see results within 5 business days of purchase. Rush orders are processed within 1 business day and can see results sooner due to the faster processing.

We are completely compliant with YouTube terms of service! We never use bots or fake plays. That is why we give a range of expected plays for your campaign. This range is estimated. Your campaign has the possibility of doing better or worse. We strive to do the best we can, but it is indeed authentic promotion. We cannot force people to like your track, but we can do our absolute best to ensure it gets seen by the right people.  

If you have any further questions or unique concerns you can send us an email here, hit us up in the live chat, or contact us by phone during business hours (M-F 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST) at (516) 387-2596.

Yes! We offer bulk discounts when ordering 3 or more songs! Just use the code OFFTENPERCENT at checkout.

YouTube analytics has some impressive tracking options. Given this, we advise looking at your video stats in your dashboard during the campaign.

We will tell you when the promotion is due to start and end, but specific tracking can be done in your YouTube dashboard.

Estimated play ranges are listed in the order form below for the YouTube promotion options.

Yes! You can order promotion up to one month before your release date. Just make a note in the description box and we will wait to promote until then.

We do not. Usually when artists are ready to spend on promotion it means they’re more serious about their craft. Thus, the song is mixed and mastered. You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars in a fancy studio to do this, just make sure the quality is good. A small percentage of the time, we’ll refund an order due to engineering quality.

Yes! You can enter the locations you want us to target in the location section when ordering for YouTube promotion.

Please be aware that time of completion may vary when choosing smaller locations to target. I.e. The United States is a much larger place than Italy; thus, it's easier to complete a campaign when targeting more people. 

Yes you may, but the song cannot contain explicit content in any language. A lyric sheet must be provided upon request for any songs submitted that are not in English.

We are adding marketing elements to your videos/channel to encourage listeners to subscribe and engage. Many times artists will make great looking music videos, but not ones that are optimized for marketing.

We will add the following:

1. Lower third animated subscribe gifs (one towards the beginning and one towards the middle of the video) [Only available for unreleased videos]
2. Subscriber video card(s) in the upper right corner
3. Subscriber box branding in the lower right hand corner
4. Subscriber & engagement end screen elements
5. A pinned comment with a designated subscriber hyperlink
6. An optimized marketing based description with social media links and a designated subscriber hyperlink as well

This depends on the order speed you select at checkout. Rush orders will be responded to within 1 business day (Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. are business hours, excluding holidays).

Standard orders will be responded to within 4 business days.

We cannot guarantee results of any kind. Each situation and artist is unique. Factors such as audio quality, product prices, brand strength, demand, and the goal of the campaign all play a role in judging it’s success. However, we use our expertise and experience to provide the best results we can.  

Once payment is completed you will receive step-by-step instructions for inviting us as an Editor to your YouTube studio dashboard. After we have access, we will edit the video/channel depending on the order speed you selected at checkout. You will receive an email confirmation response once the order is completed.  

Results will depend on each artist and situation. For best results, we recommend pairing the YouTube optimization with our YouTube promotion at omarimc.com/promotion.  

No, but you do need to invite us as Editors to your YouTube studio. We will send detailed instructions after your payment is received. You will have the freedom to disconnect after your campaign is over.  

You are free to do this; however, if you intend to get more videos optimized in the future it may be best to leave our account connected.  

Yes! We use WeVideo to edit the unreleased optimization orders. They are capable of importing and exporting videos up to 4K quality!

For orders that are already uploaded to YouTube, the audio and video quality will not change.

A maximum of 2 re-edits per video is included on each order.

After these have been used, if you’d like more edits they can be done at $10/per edit. (Edits apply to the same video that the order started with)

Yes! However, there is no option on YouTube to swap out the actual video file once a video is uploaded.

This means that we will not be able to add the subscribe GIFS, but can still add all other elements.

If you would like the subscribe GIFS added to an existing YouTube video, you will need to select the UNRELEASED option at checkout and we will re-upload the video to YouTube.

This will result in losing all existing statistics for the video.

For the moment, yes. This is for official music videos, lyric videos, and album cover artwork videos.  

You will need to have access to the channel in order to send us an Editor invite to your YouTube studio. As such, you will need to merge your topic channel with your YouTube channel prior to us optimizing the content.

Here is an article detailing how this can be done:

https://intercom.help/proton-radio/en/articles/3898262-youtube-claiming-merging-artist-topic-channels-with-your-own-official-channel

For brand accounts you will send manager access as opposed to Editor access. The functionality is nearly the same and is actually easier for us to work with Brand accounts, but it can be bothersome to set them up, so we do not require it to optimize the channel.  

Yes you may, but the song cannot contain explicit content in any language. A lyric sheet must be provided upon request for any songs submitted that are not in English.

We have a network of Instagram influencers with popular music channels. We review your video, give some feedback on it, and also come up with an optimized headline, videowrap, and description to give it the best chance of succeeding. Then we send it to our influencers where they can see what style and genre of video it is. If they like your video, they’ll request it from us to add to their channel. We’ll then cross-check the request to make sure it’s a good fit, then we’ll approve your video for their channel!  

You very well could! Seeing as this is organic promotion, people are free to engage with your video. Obviously, you will get higher engagement the more people like your video, but we do our best at giving it a clever headline and optimized videowrap. Also, make sure the other videos and posts on your channel are engagement content that people will want to follow!  

We can do all genres! Our main stipulation is no explicit content (cursing, misogyny, inappropriate clothing, drug use, violence, etc.) So if your video or song includes these elements, we will not be able to promote.

Also, if you were looking for a very specific niche promotion, YouTube is your best option. With our YouTube promotion there is the capability to target by niche genre as well as by country. For Spotify, the promotion is only done by main genre and is broader. For instance, if a song is Dreampop, it would likely get placed in playlists that feature Pop music. However, getting it into only ‘Dreampop’ lists is not likely to happen during the Spotify promotion.

Our blogs are branded as having the ‘World’s Best Clean Music & Playlists’. Encouraging cursing, misogyny, drug use, and violence are not things we believe in.

You are permitted to send in edited versions.

Your music can still talk about mature subjects without being vulgar. We are aware not everyone feels the same way, which is why we state upfront our policy.

Also, while the blog is not a ‘Christian’ blog, Omari is a Christian and it would be hypocritical to promote content that contradicts with his beliefs.

Thank you for understanding and feel free to send any music you are not sure we would promotehere(Please put ‘Not Sure If My Song Is Clean’ in the subject line)

Your order will be responded to within 1 to 4 business days with details on the initial processing of the order. Most orders start to see results within 5 business days of purchase. Rush orders are processed within 1 business day and can see results sooner due to the faster processing.

We do a thorough check of all channels to ensure they were not grown using bots or fake followers. That is why we give a range of expected views for your campaign. This range is estimated. Your campaign has the possibility of doing better or worse. We strive to do the best we can, but it is indeed authentic promotion. We cannot force people to like your video, but we can do our absolute best to ensure it gets seen by the right people.  

If you have any further questions or unique concerns you can send us an email here, hit us up in the live chat, or contact us by phone during business hours (M-F 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST) at (516) 387-2596.

Yes! We offer bulk discounts when ordering 3 or more songs! Just use the code OFFTENPERCENT at checkout.

Yes! We have arranged for all posts to stay up permanently in our network. They will appear on the IG feed only (unless the influencer really likes your video, then they can include it in their stories, but it is not required of them)  

Yes! You can order promotion up to one month before your release date. Just make a note in the description box and we will wait to promote until then.

We do not. Usually when artists are ready to spend on promotion it means they’re more serious about their craft. Thus, the song is mixed and mastered. You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars in a fancy studio to do this, just make sure the quality is good. A small percentage of the time, we’ll refund an order due to engineering quality.

We do have many curators with popular lists in the U.S., Canada, or other particular locations; however, location based targeting is not available for independent Spotify promotion, nor is the platform itself set up for effective location based targeting.

Here’s what we mean by that:

Anyone from anywhere is free to follow any playlist on Spotify. There are some lists that are more language specific, but seeing as English is a widely spoken language, you’ll still see followers from all over following English speaking lists.

While we do have lists with a good size audience in a particular country, it is not guaranteed that the playlist owner(s) of any particular country will accept a particular song.

We take consideration of the Country you’re from, but due to the limitations of the organic Spotify playlist structure, we cannot guarantee that all listeners will be from a specific location.

Should you be dead set on location based targeting, our YouTube promotion is a more equipped platform for that.

Yes you may, but the song cannot contain explicit content in any language. A lyric sheet must be provided upon request for any songs submitted that are not in English.

Yes! You will be tagged in the posts so that people who like your video can follow your channel.  

The simpler, the better with Instagram! We did some intense research and found that really simple videos (selfie videos of you singing, playing guitar, freestyling, videos in a park, kitchen, living room, wherever!) perform quite well on Instagram. You really don’t need a full music video for this promotion to work. Just make sure your performance is quality. You could literally record a 30 or 60 second performance of you at home or in a car after reading this and submit that, and it could perform well on Instagram as song as the performance was good.