What is a musician website?

Your music website is a customized place that you own online, that is exclusively dedicated to showcasing your talent and content. A musician website has a custom domain name (web address) where fans and music industry professionals can easily find you—either directly or through search engines.

Do bands and musicians need a website?

Musicians need websites in the same way they need amplification: you can do without it, but your music might not reach as many ears. Owning your custom branded music website also conveys dedication, and shows music industry professionals that you're serious about your career.

Your music website is a space online that only you own and control. It's a place where fans can connect with you, sign up to your mailing list, buy your music and merch, and support your evolution as a musician. It gives a professional polish to your unique artistic identity online, away from the distractions of notifications and news feed algorithms. And if you care about SEO as a musician, having a website is essential.

Still not sure if you need a website? Here are 10 reasons why you do.

Is Bandzoogle the best website builder for musicians?

Bandzoogle is a leading all-in-one website platform that provides everything you need to build and manage a website and store for your music. We stand out from other website providers by being specifically dedicated to the needs of musicians and music professionals.

Bandzoogle offers a wide selection of free website and EPK templates, along with built-in features like music players, tour calendars, ticket sales, and merch ecommerce tools.

Bandzoogle's award-winning customer support team understands what musicians need—many of them are also musicians—and is available 7 days a week (because musicians don't just work on weekdays!).

And Bandzoogle's pricing plans are designed to be accessible to all levels of independent musicians—from those just starting out, to those selling out music venues.

What should be on a band website?

First of all, your website has to look good! Start by choosing a great music website template that is designed to impress on desktop and mobile devices alike.

Your musician website should include your artist bio, an events calendar, photos and videos, an electronic press kit (EPK), your music and merch to sell directly to fans, an email sign-up form to build your mailing list, links to your social media profiles, and a contact page.

Bandzoogle's built-in templates and tools are designed for musicians to easily create a stunning website with this kind of content and more, all customized to your preferences.

How do I host my band website?

Hosting a fast, reliable, and secure website can take technical know-how to set up, and time and effort to maintain—sometimes with a steep technical learning curve. An all-in-one website platform like Bandzoogle includes hosting built-in, so you don't need to think about the hosting part of your website at all—you simply design your website and then share it with the world.

Our expert team of developers takes care of the hosting details—we're like your digital tech roadies, keeping all your website cables plugged in so you can focus on the music.

How do I get a domain name for my band website?

Domain names are typically purchased from a domain name registrar for an annual fee. Once you purchase a domain name, it generally belongs to you for as long as you keep the registration active.

When you join Bandzoogle on a website plan you can register one domain name for free within your account, and it will stay free for as long as your website plan remains active. You can also choose to use a domain you've registered on another platform.

Our expert customer support team is available to guide you through the process and help get your domain to load your Bandzoogle website.

How do I sell my music on my website?

Selling music through your website requires secure and reliable ecommerce tools that allow you to upload the music you want to sell. Customers need a way to check out on your website, and you need to be able to accept payments online.

Bandzoogle's music features make selling music online simple. You can upload albums, singles, and tracks lists to sell, each with various purchasing options. You can easily connect your PayPal or Stripe account to take direct, commission-free payments. And your fans are provided an easy and seamless purchase experience right on your website.

Can I sell merch on my band website?

Yes, you can!

Bandzoogle's Standard and Pro website plans allow you to set up a store on your website to sell physical items like merch, CDs, vinyls, cassettes, and more. You can also connect to Printful to supply your merch items by print-on-demand.

Bandzoogle selling tools include features that allow you to bundle items together, offer discount codes and special pricing, and more.

How much does it cost to make a music website?

Bandzoogle's pricing plans are designed to be accessible to all levels of independent musicians—from those starting out, to those selling out music venues.

You can start with an EPK on a low-cost monthly plan that allows you to set up a single page to impress media, music reviewers, and booking agents.

Bandzoogle's Lite, Standard, and Pro website plans are available as monthly or annual plans, and allow you create a multi-page website, along with a range of all-in-one features depending on the plan. Find the full pricing details here.

All plans give you access to Bandzoogle's award-winning team of web experts through email and chat.