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Below is a tutorial on how to setup Google Analytics using the loud feed back end. In order to get stared, first navigate to the account settings page in your dashboard, and follow the "Get Google Analytics Code Here" link to open google analytics. A step by step guide is shown in the screenshots below.

Step 1: Follow the link to the Google Analytics page



Step 2: Click tog login to existing analytics account or create new account



Step 3: Log into your google account



Step 4: Click Sign-up



Step 5: Click Continue



Step 6: Click Continue



Step 7: Copy your account ID



Step 8: Navigate back to Loud Feed account and paste your analytics account ID into Loud Feed and save your account settings.

In this tutorial, we will go through the process of creating a show. To get started, there are two concepts that need to be defined.

Show - an individual event that is being promoted using loudfeed.
Tour - a series of shows, linked together by a unique tour name.

Once you have created a series of shows, and linked them together by assigning them to a tour, they can be added to your homepage, and are shown in your homepage widget! The picture below shows the add show interface.

Additional show information such as start time, ticket costs, a url for purchasing tickets, contact info, and flyers can be added by clicking on the "advanced information link."

In the tutorial below, I will walk you through all fo the steps involved with linking your Loud Feed account with an Amazon sales account. Despite the fact that there are multiple steps involved, the system will guide you easily through the setup process, and you'll be selling your music directly from you account in no time at all!

We are currently offering a promotional period in which you will pay 0% commission on ALL SALES! Sign up now to take advantage of this offer!

Step 1: Click on amazon icon to register for a sales account



Step 2: Log into Amazon, or create a new amazon account



Step 3: Enter or select credit card information



Step 4: Enter or select billing information



Step 5: Confirm payment and billing information



Step 6: Wait to be redirected back to Loud Feed



Step 7: Remaining tasks - accept payments agreement



Step 8: Click to accept marketplace fee (in Dashboard - Settings)



Step 9: Log into Amazon



Step 10: Enter business account information



Step 11: Enter security questions



Step 12: Confirm payments



Step 13: Verify your amazon email account

In this tutorial, I will go through the steps involved with adding an album in the Loud Feed system. There are 5 things necessary to create an album in Loud Feed. These five things are listed below:

1. The Album needs to have a name.
2. The Album needs to have an artist.
3. The Album needs to have a Label.
4. The Album needs to have a copyright line.
5. The Album needs to have a song.

Step 1: Give the album a name

First, enter the name of the album that you are creating. This is entered in the field shown below.



Step 2: Assign a label to the album

Second, assign an existing label to your album. This field will autocomplete with all labels that already exist in the Loud Feed system. If you have not yet created a label in the system, then you can click the "add new label" button, and you'll be taken to the edit label screen where you can enter the name of the label, or create a new label of your own!



Step 3: Assign an artist to the album

Next, you need to assign an existing artist to your album. This artist field will autocomplete with all artists that already exist in the Loud Feed system. Start to enter the artists name, and when it populates in the text box, complete the name by tabbing of finish writing the name, select the artist role, and then click "add artist"

If you have not yet created an artist in the system, then you can click the "add new artist" button, and you'll be taken to the edit artist screen where you can enter the name of the artist. When you click back to album, the artist will automatically be added to your album.



Step 4: Add a copyright to the album

Enter the copyright information for the album that you are publishing.



Step 5: Add a song(s) to the album

Below, I have listed the three options for adding songs to an album.



Batch Import - Select this option to use our batch uploader to load multiple song files at once. The song name will be pulled from the ID3 tags on the MP3s that are loaded.

Add a song - Select this option to upload an individual song file.

Add entire tracklist (No File) - Select this option to create multiple songs at once without loading any audio files.

Additional fields
Above, I have outlined the required fields for publishing an album, but below I go into detail on some additional components that can be added to the album.

Cover Art

To add covert are to your album, just click on the browse icon shown in the screen shot from the edit album screen below.



Advanced Information

Below is a screen shot of the advanced information section of the edit album screen. Here, you can add advanced information such as liner notes, release date, barcode, volume number, etc.

Below, I have outlined the necessary steps for integrating with Google Maps. Integration with this API is necessary for the Maps linked to your tours and shows to be visible on your public page. The steps to integrate are short and quick, and are pictured below:

Step 1: Copy your website URL and click "Get google code here"



Step 2: Enter your website URL, check the terms of service, and click "Generate API Key



Step 3: Copy your API Key



Step 4: Paste your API Key into Loud Feed and click save

Check out the video below to learn more about using the drag and drop interface to add content to your Loud Feed homepage / electronic press kit!

Below is a video that gives a brief overview of some of the newest features included in the latest release of Loud Feed! I hope that you enjoy, and as usual, post any questions you may have.