Is self promotion good or bad

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Utau4life

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I recently released my utau and I felt bad because I asked people to use him I'm not sure if this is frowned upon but it feels wrong because I'm not sure if it's normal in this community
 

Skiyoshi 十三

Lotus#12915
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I wouldn't say its bad. How else will you get your UTAU out there? It's pretty much advertising.

However if you advertise too much, you may annoy your audience.
 

oteto

Tetoholic
Defender of Defoko
If one doesnt promote oneself, who will?
Yeah, some utausers are skilled AND lucky/connected enough to get others promoting their stuffs, but it seems to be a mostly do it yourself kinda thing.
 

moonst4r

Witch of the Night
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Self promotion is good since people will more likely check out your stuff, that is up to a limit however. It's great to self-advertise, just don't be overly pushy about it.

Of course there are places where you're expected to advertise yourself such as for example your Twitter, your Tumblr, the creative works part of this forum, basically any of your social media accounts.
 

수연 <Suyeon>

Your friendly neighborhood koreaboo trash
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Defender of Defoko
Nothing wrong with self promotion. When you're starting out with anything in general, a lot of it will be you putting yourself (or by extension your bank) out there. I would say that if the bank is of a lower quality than your audience is accustomed to using, then that may turn people off from wanting to use it, but then... some people don't mind a fixer-upper or a bank that's not HQ. Just be mindful and don't shove your bank down everyone's throat to the point where it's spamming. If possible, find UTAU choruses to sign up for (My Favorite Vocaloid Songs Medley 1, 2, and 2015 are popular. Nico Wonderland as well) and sign up for an empty slot. UTAU users on Deviantart tend to do these quite a bit. They're an easy way to get free promotion and since people will be looking for banks to fill each ust, you don't have to feel bad or feel like you're annoying anyone.
 

Miramiee

Ruko's Ruffians
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Well-- self promotion is good when done appropriately and politely. I agree with everyone here that it's good to do especially when you're new, as long as you don't begin to aggressively advertise literally everywhere. For example, it's ok to make a thread that asks for critique or opinion of your UTAU since that often leads to people liking a bank and ultimately using it. On the contrary, it's not really cool to slide in a soft or sweet sounding bank into a thread asking for nice power or shouting type banks.
 

Meta

Ruko's Ruffians
Defender of Defoko
I say as long as the situation is right, go for it. I mean, it's rude if you just suddenly shove it out there when it has literally nothing to do with what anyone's talking about. There's always a time and place for it. By the way, have you listened to my UTAU? You should definitely check them out.

see what I did there
 

dezzydream

cv bank enthusiast
Defender of Defoko
Well, I'm creating commercial voicebanks for my UTAUs, and I'm holding a promotional concert.
 

Shasta

Professional Lurker
Global Mod
Defender of Defoko
I don't see a single problem with Self Promotion, honestly. As long as you don't over kill it, you're all good. Considering most utausers work solo, self promo is the best way to get the word out there and build a support base. For the concert/commercial voicebank, I'd personally hold off until you have a decent size fan base.
 

Zoku

making doper vocaloid music than the rest
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Another case of necro-ing... Guys, please refrain from necro-ing a thread--this one has been dead for almost a whole year now.
 

Shasta

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Another case of necro-ing... Guys, please refrain from necro-ing a thread--this one has been dead for almost a whole year now.
Whoops. Sorry. It appeared in my feed as recent and I didn't check all the posts.
 
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