WordPress Setup

• 1). Register a WordPress account. Go to WordPress.com and click the orange "Sign Up Now" button on the right of the screen.
  
  
• 2). Enter your email address when prompted and select a name for the blog. Pick something related to your music, such as the name of your band.
  
  
• 3). Click "Sign Up" to complete the registration. This takes you to your "Dashboard" page.
  
  
• 4). Click "Appearance" and select "Themes" from the drop-down menu. Scroll through the list of themes and click "Activate" when you see one you like. Each theme has a preview that lets you see how your blog will appear in that format.
  
  
• 5). Open a new tab in your browser. Press "ctrl+t" on your keyboard. This short cut opens a new browser tab. Using multiple tabs lets you keep multiple Web pages open at the same time, reducing the need for navigation.
  
  

Sound Cloud

• 1). Go to SoundCloud.com. Click the "Sign Up" button.
  
  
• 2). Enter your information as prompted, including email address and band name.
  
  
• 3). Check the box to indicate that you accept the terms and conditions and finish by hitting "Sign Up."
  
  
• 4). Click "Upload and Share." Select "Choose Files" and select the song file from your computer. When it has uploaded the interface will give you an embed code. Highlight this code and press "ctrl+c" to copy it to your clipboard.
  
  

Band Camp

• 1). Go to Bandcamp.com and click the green "Sign Up Now" link.
  
  
• 2). Enter your information as prompted. Select an account name, use your own band name if it is available. If not, customize the name by adding a number to the end. For example if "Gods of Thunder" is taken, try "Gods of Thunder Online."
  
  
• 3). Check to indicate acceptance of terms and conditions. Click "Sign Up Now."
  
  
• 4). Click "Upload" and select the audio file from your computer. Once uploaded, highlight the code and copy it.
  
  

Sharing With WordPress

• 1). Click "Dashboard" in WordPress, then click "Posts." Select "Add New", click on the "HTML" tab on the top right of the text box. Using the HTML editor rather than the text editor lets you embed links into the post.
  
  
• 2). Title the post. Type the name of the song into the title bar above the text editor.
  
  
• 3). Paste the embed code from the music-hosting platform into the HTML editor. Click the blue "Publish" button on the right of the screen.