Part Two of Starting a Record Label... ... Now that you have started your recorded label, it will be wise to be open minded about whom you want to sign on your record label and you must not have an ego and say that you a record label owner what you say stands and no one can tell you how to do things. It helps to be opening minded and also listen to other peoples advice as they can help grow your company... ... Once you have sorted that out, it’s time to build your reputation and you can do that by starting a website. Your website should be professional because it will be your C.V and people who visit your website should be hooked into visiting again. Your website should be about your Labels history, your artist that you have signed, the people you have worked with, artist profile, contact details and a logo... ... Once those things are done, it’s time to go out there and make connection with relevant people. There are many ways that you can scout for talent. Watch programs like SA Idols and approach those artists that didn’t make it but are good. Pitch your vision of your company and convince them to sign for you. Visit underground music website and look for producers that don’t belong to a label and sign them. Trust me, it’s wise to have an in-house producer who can producer for your artist then going out and pay another producer from another label. You will be also growing the reputation of you in-house producer. Go to websites like kasi mp3, there are a lot of unsigned producers there who are good and have potential in making it big... ... Once you have signed those future stars, sit down with them and work out how to release their music, when and how. My advice for you will be to release digitally first than going for the CD route. It’s less expensive to release digitally and you will be growing the reputation of your artist. Release short albums like EP maybe four times a year to keep the people talking about your artists. Whatever you release to the people, make sure it’s of good quality and up to stranded. If you release music that is not good quality than people will hesitate to buy your music again... ... Don’t forget to release promotion tracks that will be free because those tracks can create hype for the album... ... Those are the basic things you need to do when you starting a record label and they are more things that you have to do that I didn’t cover. It’s a big and hard job staring a record label but it will be worth it in the end if you are determined to work hard for your goals... ... Good luck!!!