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What Your Musician Website Needs to Book Gigs

Your website's only job is to turn the right visitors into inquiries.

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Reviews right on your site build trust before the first call.

The short answer

A website that books gigs shows who you are in the first few seconds, with a short video, the events you play and where. It lists your services with starting prices, shows real reviews, and has one simple inquiry form on every page. Then reply fast to every inquiry, because the site only gets the lead. The follow-up books the gig.

See how to manage clients and inquiries.

Must-haves

  • A short video at the top: 30 to 90 seconds of you at real events.
  • What you play and where: weddings, corporate, private events, and your area.
  • Services and starting prices: so the right clients inquire.
  • Reviews: real quotes, ideally about the kind of event the visitor is planning.
  • One inquiry form: date, location, event type, contact details.
  • Fast on phones: most visitors arrive on mobile.

Turn visitors into booked calls

Some acts go further with a booking funnel: a short page with a video, an inquiry form and a calendar to book a call, followed by an automatic proposal. It filters out mismatched leads and gets serious clients on the phone faster.

Help clients find you

Mention your city and the events you play in your page titles and text, list your act on the directories your clients use, and keep collecting reviews. Answering common client questions on your site helps search engines and AI assistants recommend you.

How BookLive helps

  • Your website, built and hosted. BookLive can host your act's website.
  • Booking funnel. A page with your video, an inquiry form, a calendar to book a call and automatic proposals.
  • Website widgets. Add your upcoming shows, an inquiry form and your reviews to any website.
  • Business listings. A checklist of directories worth listing your act on.
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Frequently asked questions

Should musicians put prices on their website?

Many show starting prices. It filters out mismatched inquiries and saves time on both sides.

What's the most important thing on a band website?

A short, high-quality video of you at real events, near the top of the page.

How do I get my band website to show up on Google?

Use your city and event types in your titles and text, list your act on relevant directories, collect reviews and answer common client questions.

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