Once your playlists have gained a little traction, you can search for independent artists looking to get on playlists, if they haven’t already started coming to you. Your audience is out there, you just have to find a way to get your content in front of them. Join zany facebook groups for your kind of music and post in niche subreddits. A playlist with 5 followers will show up in a search before a playlist with zero. Promote your playlist on your social media accounts and ask friends and family to follow them. Keep your playlist private, not public, until it’s perfected and ready Gaining the first few followers can be difficult and potentially discouraging. A playlist with 10,000 followers may look really good and draw attention to your profile, but if 9,996 of those followers are inactive, your playlist is worthless. What’s actually important is the number of monthly listeners your playlist generates for artists. Playlist followers are nothing but a vanity metric, you want your playlist to gain them for credibility. Step 3: Grow your following with a variety of tactics This is where users are most likely to pick the first song they listen to, and if those tracks are garbage they wont give your playlist a second thought. The top 8 tracks are your first impression. Mutual fans of the same artist will discover new artists, and follow your playlist, if they can sense it was built with intention. Get a sense of why you connect with it, and add artists you relate to for the same or similar reasons. There is something special about your personal, lived experience that lead you to resonate with an artist or particular type of music. There’s nothing artistically significant about Spotify’s algorithms generating a list of songs based on user data. This provides insight into how well it flows as a whole. My technique is listening to my playlists with a crossfade between tracks. Each track doesn’t have to seamlessly blend into the next, but what you don’t want is a Death Grips track playing directly after Beyonce. Your playlist should have multiple, but related genres. Categorize your taste into seperate, cohesive playlists. Step 2: Take Your Playlist Streamers On a JourneyĪ giant playlist with all of your favorite tunes is a great starting point, but if you want people to follow your playlist don’t stockpile your music library into one playlist. This makes your account look more legit, and will convince people who don’t follow your playlists that they should be. I find most of my images on and photoshop them to include the title on the playlist cover. Spotify can delete your playlist for copyright infringement. Use images that are your own or royalty free. Visualize the personality of someone who would listen to the artists on your playlists (yourself included) and find a photo that embodies that in one way or another. This will also come in handy when looking for a cover photo. know who your target audience is very well. Keep keywords limited and tasteful.Ĭhoose a title that will grab someone’s attention i.e. People are often searching for specific artists so include them in your playlist bio. Include keywords in your bio people are searching for, this maximizes chances of your playlist getting discovered.
Use the cover photo, title and bio of your playlist to let potential followers know what they’re in for.
You want to find a niche in your knowledge base.
#SPOTIFY PLAYLIST COVER UPGRADE#
This image features a few ideas I found from Pinterest.Step 1: Upgrade Your Playlists Aesthetics A few other popular cover ideas are snippets of lyrics, a word with the definition, and photos with glitter overlays and filters.
#SPOTIFY PLAYLIST COVER TV#
I've seen playlists inspired by colors, popular tv show characters, and quotes. I'll also cover questions like, "what size are Spotify covers” and “where do you find the perfect images?” Step One: Brainstorm IdeasĪ quick Google search of "aesthetic playlist covers" will provide you with a ton of inspiration. I like to keeps things as easy and accessible as possible.
You don't need any design skills (otherwise I wouldn't be making this) or fancy software. In this tutorial, I'll walk you through a few easy steps to get your covers in tip top shape.
#SPOTIFY PLAYLIST COVER HOW TO#
Let’s begin! How to Make Aesthetic Spotify Playlist Covers To get started, login to Spotify, pull up a playlist, and sit in a space clear of distractions so you’re ready to create. It gives you a brief preview of what’s to come, and can make or break the playlist. This single image is kind of like a book cover. In this article, I’m going to specifically cover how to make aesthetic playlist covers for Spotify. The order, song choice, and cover should pair wonderfully together to capture a specific vibe. I’d like to think that creating the perfect playlist is an art form.
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