Music in Maine is the website for working musicians and music-related businesses in Maine. It allows professionals to create a profile that describes their band, venue, store, etc. and to include music, videos, photos, blog posts, event listings, links to your websites, and more. The site also includes a forum section that allows members to communicate on everything from finding gigs to selling equipment.
The site, which is free to join, is a project of Planet Maine (www.planetmaine.net) - a company that creates custom social networking websites for organizations and companies in Maine. It is supported by your use of the advertising links you find on the site.
How is the site different from Facebook and MySpace?
Focus and lack of clutter.
Can the Music in Maine website be used as my main site (www.myband.com)?
Yes. You can just purchase your domain (for about $9/year) and point it to your Music in Maine profile.
Why would I create a profile when I already have a website?
Networking. Although your own site can be an essential resource, your Music in Maine profile allows you to list your upcoming performances, store events, etc. and to network with others in the forum section. Your events, products, and services also become part of a searchable directory. For example, you can choose categories like ‘weddings’ and someone visiting the site would be served up a list of wedding bands that included your listing.
Who can join?
To keep the quality of the content high the site is limited only to working professionals. This is not an anonymous community. Click ‘Sign Up’ on the website and send in a request to register. If the email from the signup request can be associated (using Google) with a band, store, bar, website, etc. that legitimately represents that interest you will be given immediate access to create an account.