12/15/09 - Music Mates Announces Holiday Special BOGO (Buy One Get One)

Until January 15th, 2010, you can upgrade your free Music Mates posting in the musicians seeking bands and bands seeking musicians areas to 60-Day Showcase status and get a second posting free. More details Here.

11/01/09 - Music Mates celebrates 14 years in business this month!

"Every musician who ever thought of starting a musician referral said we'd never make it through our first year," says Marty Dickinson, founder and owner of Music Mates, LLC based in Aurora, CO.

"Then the dot-bomb era hit and they said surely we'd never make it to five years," he continues. 14 years has now come and gone and Music Mates is still expanding.

Mr. Dickinson placed his first classified ad in the Westword newspaper in October of 1995 looking for other musicians for casual jams. Within a matter of weeks, he had almost 100 people on his list and the realization for a formalized system in Colorado like Music Mates was born.

Thanks to some volunteers, Music Mates added Internet-based features in 1996 and the company was able to grow quickly. Enough income was received from participants that the company did not need to sell banner ads like traditional models were suggesting at the time.

In 2000, development of the Music Mates system was taken in-house and re-released as an automated utility that could be openly used for free by anyone in the U.S.

Music Mates plans for the future include a 2010 focused expansion of awareness in more than 20 states throughout the U.S.

Contact Marty Dickinson for questions at 303-743-0832 or through the Music Mates contact form.

03/23/09 - Music Mates Founder Marty Dickinson's Book Hits Amazon and Bookstores Everywhere Today!

Marty Dickinson's Web Marketing All-in-One for Dummies book came out of the boxes and onto the bookstore shelves this morning. Approached by Wiley Publishing last April, Dickinson jumped at the chance to share what he's learned about building a business using the Internet. "Everything I learned about doing business on the web started with my experience with Music Mates," says the founder and guitar hobbyist. Today MusicMates.com continues to serve as one of the leading musician referral Web sites. Marty has assisted with more than 300 commercial and non-profit Internet projects under his Denver-Colorado based Internet marketing company called HereNextYear, Inc. He and his team of seven help authors, speakers and owners of small businesses with their Web design, blog setup, search engine optimization and other Internet marketing programs through paid services and workshop-style training programs. The "for Dummies" book is more than 900 pages in length and features contributions by four other authors as well. Contact your nearest major bookstore to see if Web Marketing All-in-One for Dummies is in-stock near you or order through Amazon for $10-$13 less.