{"id":16164,"date":"2018-02-25T02:09:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T10:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sharethis.com\/?page_id=16164"},"modified":"2021-06-16T07:58:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:58:34","slug":"soundcloud","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sharethis.com\/platform\/follow-buttons\/soundcloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Soundcloud"},"content":{"rendered":"
What is the SoundCloud follow button?<\/a>
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The SoundCloud follow button lets you grow your SoundCloud following by allowing your website visitors to follow you with a single click.<\/strong>\u00a0Just like a Facebook or Twitter follow button, it means that anyone with a SoundCloud account can quickly add you to the list of people they follow on the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SoundCloud, if you\u2019ve not come across it before, is a music streaming platform. It\u2019s free to use, though there\u2019s an ad-free premium version that allows offline listening. While it\u2019s not as popular as competitor Spotify, it has a huge number of independent and underground musicians and bands creating and uploading music (particularly hip hop and electronic music).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

How do I follow someone on SoundCloud?<\/a>
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To follow someone on SoundCloud, you need to click the orange \u201cFollow\u201d button under their header in their user profile. This obviously means you need to find them on SoundCloud first!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s much simpler if there\u2019s a \u201cFollow\u201d button on the person\u2019s website<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 if the person you want to follow uses the\u00a0SoundCloud follow button<\/a>, or a similar button, you can simply click it to follow them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

How do I follow a SoundCloud playlist?<\/a>
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Like Spotify, SoundCloud allows users to curate music by creating playlists.\u00a0<\/strong>If you\u2019re not a musician yourself, but want to promote up and coming music, then this is a great way to showcase the best of what you\u2019ve found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On SoundCloud, you can \u201clike\u201d a playlist by clicking on its \u201cLike\u201d button (which will turn from black to orange, and read \u201cLiked\u201d \u2013 you can click it again if you don\u2019t want to \u201clike\u201d the playlist any more). This playlist will now be listed in your Likes and on your Library page, so you can easily find it and listen to it again.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

How do I promote my SoundCloud?<\/a>
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If you\u2019re a musician or in a band, you may well be focused on growing a following on SoundCloud \u2013 and there are\u00a0plenty of artists that got their start on SoundCloud<\/a>. But you might be wondering how to grow a following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some good ways to get started are to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n