Dropify and Twitter – How to Get More Followers

Dropify’s core strength is its seamless integration with Facebook and their Open Graph. Not only does Dropify serve as an awesome visibility booster for your files, but it also makes them go viral, gaining you new fans in the process. Recent cases impressively have shown how much attraction you can gain with cool content and the use of Dropify.

So, what about Twitter? Have we really restricted Dropify to only Facebook? Of course not. The following gives you an idea of how Dropify can also get you Twitter mentions and even followers.

Tweets by people who download your Drop

Dropify’s download flow (the process of downloading your Drop) always ends with a screen that allows people to share your Drop-URL on Twitter and Pinterest. We noticed that a great amount of people actively uses these options. Given that you entered your Twitter handle in your account settings, the share dialogue will look like this:

A default message is generated which includes your Twitter handle, referencing to you as the publisher, along with the type and title of your Drop.

Note: If you don’t enter your Twitter handle in the publisher settings, the dialogue will show your generic publisher name instead.

Follow the publisher

Once the user’s posting of his Tweet is confirmed, he’s suggested to follow the publisher on Twitter. Since the Tweet implies a certain appreciation of the Drop, chances are good the user may also want to follow the publisher. He can do so via a single click.

Twitter link on the publisher’s profile

Your publisher profile will display a direct link to your Twitter profile, assuming that you’ve entered it in the publisher settings. People come across your Dropify publisher profile via different sources (e.g. the Drop’s description in a Facebook post).

We’re soon going to add even more Twitter linkage, further enhancing the integration of Twitter in Dropify.

Haven’t entered your Twitter handle yet? Be sure to do so right now via publisher settings. Go to Dropify > Dashboard (just hover the menu) > Publisher Settings.

Dropify Pricing Updates – Get Twice as Much

Today, Dropify is pleased to announce an update to its service plans which we are making immediately available to all customers. There’s now more to Dropify for the same price you’ve been paying.

In an ongoing effort to simplify our service, Dropify now has an easier to grasp feature structure throughout the plans available.

Bigger Drops for Everyone

First of all, we’ve doubled the maximum upload size per each file for all four plans, ranging from 50 MB (Free) to 100 MB (Small) and 500 MB (Medium), while concluding with 1 GB (Large).

Ramped up Like Limits

In addition to the unlimited Drop upload that comes with all plans (except the Free one), we’ve increased the Like limit across-the-board. Being one of the most beloved and powerful features of Dropify, we wanted to make it even more affordable to our publishers. As a result we’ve doubled the limit for Small and Medium to 10,000 and 50,000 Likes, respectively. This comes in handy for those who might already have been close to the limit. Keep watching your fan base grow without paying anything extra for a while.

Our updated Large plan – which we might as well label Unlimited by now – has received the most radical update: Unlimited Likes. That’s right, there are no more boundaries to your Like Gating when going Large, making it perfect for business and personal Pages of bigger size, and covers absolutely everything our platform has to offer, including unlimited Drops and 1,000 MB in storage per file.

Visit our pricing page for all the details about the plans, their cost, and their features.

Upgrading Is Easy

Upgrading to one of our new plans is easy. Simply go to your Account Details > Summary of your Plan > Upgrade, and select the plan that best suits your needs. If you are a current subscriber to Dropify, you simply continue to pay what you have been paying with all of the new updates automatically added to your account.

If you have any questions, just let us know via support. Thanks for using Dropify!

Case Study: How Darryl Reeves Doubled His Facebook Fan Base in Less Than a Week

If you’re into Jazz music you’ve maybe come across the wicked tunes of Atlanta-based saxophonist Darryl Reeves by now. Not only did he release his brilliant album “Mercury” last summer, but he also just recently followed up with a free mixtape titled “The Dillaquarium Mixtape” – a tribute to the great J Dilla.

By the time Reeves stumbled upon Dropify, he had roughly 1,700 fans on Facebook. His mixtape had already been promoted on several blogs and it was available for stream on SoundCloud and a few hosting services for regular download. Despite the mixtape getting nothing but praise, people hardly found the way to Reeves’ social profiles, including Facebook. Even those who probably would’ve loved to become a fan of his didn’t invest the time to manual look up his Facebook Page. The result? A lost opportunity.

Quick Facts

• Drop Type: ZIP/MP3 (mixtape)
• Fan Base: 1,700
• Time Frame: 1 week
• Total Downloads: 1,500
• Viral Reach: 53,000
• New Fans: 1,400

After reading our article on how to combine SoundCloud with Dropify for increased fan growth, Reeves gave Dropify a shot … with MAJOR impact!

In less than a week his Dropify dashboard displayed more than 1,500 individual downloads. Since Forced Like Gating had been activated, 1,400+ people who downloaded the mixtape became a fan of Darryl Reeves in the process. The other 100 people already had been a fan of his.

By being a subscriber to Dropify’s Small plan, Reeves SO FAR gained 1,400 new fans at just $9 total. That’s only HALF A CENT per new fan!!! Yes, this ain’t no spelling mistake. And let’s not forget that these fans are actually into his music, since they intentionally downloaded a Jazz mixtape. There is a good chance these people will actually interact on his Facebook Page, recommend his music and follow his career in general, since they are a truly engaged. Right now his Facebook Page counts 3,258 fans – almost twice as many as prior to using Dropify.

“I keep my ear to the street when it comes to connecting with new fans. After reading an article about Dropify on Hypebot I gave it a shot and gained 1,400 new facebook fans in less than a week. Dropify’s service is amazing!” – Darryl Reeves

To further spread the word, Reeves added the Dropify download tab to his Facebook Page, which also displays his current and future free music available on Dropify.

Clever as he his, Reeves also added a direct download link into the mixtape’s description on YouTube.

Do you have free music to share? Get started for free on Dropify!

Combine SoundCloud with Dropify to Easily Get More Fans on Facebook

As an artist, band, DJ or producer using SoundCloud, people can listen to your music or sounds by playing your streams. This is what makes SoundCloud great; right now it may be considered the premier service for STREAMING music.

Why we are emphasizing streaming here? Because that’s what SoundCloud primarily is: A community-based platform to listen to sounds by streaming them. 

Now, what if you want to provide your sounds for download? Yes, it’s possible with SoundCloud, but they limit it to 100 downloads in their Free plan. Everything above that limit requires a paid plan. If your music is great, people will want to download it, so that free limit will be eaten up pretty quickly.

Leverage your SoundCloud downloads by using Dropify

By adding a Dropify download link to your SoundCloud Stream page you’ll kill two birds with one stone: Not only will you no longer have to worry about download limits, but you will also be able to get new Facebook Fans in the process.

London-based DJ/producer Mr No Hands works the SoundCloud/Dropify combo to perfection.

Let’s take his setup as an example:

1. His upcoming release, a remix of the Nashville Teens’ “Tobacco Road”, is currently available for STREAM on SoundCloud and for DOWNLOAD on Dropify.

2. On top of his track’s description he posted the short-link to his Drop (the download of his song on Dropify).

3. Additionally, he customized the “Buy” link to read “FREE DOWNLOAD HERE”, which also links to the Drop. (Note: Requires a paid SoundCloud subscription)

4. By activating Forced Like Gating (Optional vs. Forced Like Gating), people are required to Like the artist’s Facebook Page in order to download the Drop.

5. Each download further promotes the track through viral distribution on Facebook as the downloading person instantly shares the activity with his Facebook friends via the News Feed and Activity Feed.

Summary: Stream on SoundCloud, Download on Dropify

The entire download process happens on Dropify, but is initiated on SoundCloud. File hosting, unlimited downloads and viral distribution are taken care of by Dropify.

When it comes to music or sound files, Dropify is not to be considered as a competitor to SoundCloud. In fact, it serves as a powerful way to boost your overall distribution to new heights and to attract new audiences to your music.

Already have your music on SoundCloud? Cool! Now put it on Dropify and add the download links to your Streams.

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Download Mr No Hands’ latest remix “The Nashville Teens – Tobacco Road” for free on Dropify: http://dropify.com/l/BQf