An HTML sitemap page provides visitors with a high-level overview of the Website’s content. It is also a good page for a crawler. This Sitemap does not include every URL on this website. It lists the ones I deem important to the search engine spiders and reader.
Basic Areas of this website
https://djkippax.com/blog/ – This is the root section for my sites blog posts. I write about DJ’ing and other audio-related things.
https://djkippax.com/contact/ – If you want to contact me use this page.
https://djkippax.com/about-me/ – This is my bio.
Marketing Articles
Marketing your mixtapes and DJ mixes is as important as producing new mixes. After all if you don’t promote your music who’s ever going to hear it? These articles cover methods that should help you to get more listeners, fans, downloads, exposure or plays.
https://djkippax.com/how-to-build-a-djing-site-using-wordpress/ – I use WordPress for this website. It’s a robust tool with lots of free/paid plugins that extend its functionality. WordPress has a lot of useful plugins that DJ’s, musicians, and artists will find useful.
https://djkippax.com/how-can-i-build-a-free-djing-website/ – A handy guide showing you how to build a free website for DJ promotion and mixtape hosting. There are a few free website creator platforms – all have their strengths and weaknesses. This article covers the most important things you should consider before using one.
https://djkippax.com/how-can-i-promote-my-dj-mix-music-and-mixtapes/ – Here is a list of mixtape and DJ mix marketing methods which can be used for music promotion. Some are easier and more obvious than others.
https://djkippax.com/using-google-alerts-to-find-dj-and-music-competitions-contests/ – Did you know you can use Google free alerts system to notify yourself about competitions or music contest. This approach can be used by DJ’s, musicians, and producers. It is also free to implement.
https://djkippax.com/soundcloud-vs-mixcloud/ – When you finally produce a DJ mixes you will need somewhere to host it. But which free music hosting platform is best? This article covers the biggest 3 music hosting sites (Soundcloud, Mixcloud, and Hearthis.at) in depth.
https://djkippax.com/how-i-solved-my-1tb-bandwidth-problem/ – Running a website for DJ promotion and mixtape distribution is not easy. If you’re lucky enough for your site to become popular your website can consume a lot of bandwidth per month. This happened to me and this is how I solved the problem.
https://djkippax.com/streamed-or-downloaded-music-files/ – Many DJ webmasters add 3rd party elements (like Mixcloud Players) to their websites without much thought or testing. This guide covers how to test and check people are clicking these elements. And it discusses why it’s not such a good idea to add many of these to a single page.
https://djkippax.com/how-to-create-soundcloud-mixcloud-hearthis-art/ – Artwork is important for DJ’s. These days most DJ mixes are distributed online and having good artwork is one way of garnering attention. This guide is a style guide for those looking to optimise their music hosting platforms’ artwork.
https://djkippax.com/how-to-set-up-mailchimp-for-djing-and-music-promotion/ – Email is still a great method of marketing your mixtapes and DJ mixes. Few DJs truly utilise it. Mailchimp is free to use for up to 2000 subscribers. And this guide shows you how to get started with it.
https://djkippax.com/what-facebooks-groups-allow-you-to-share-dj-mixes/ – Facebooks groups can be great for mixtape promotion. However, their usefulness has diminished over the years. Now, they oversaturated with DJs trying to promote their music. Here is a list of the biggest and best ones when you can hawk your mixes.
https://djkippax.com/what-are-some-useful-forums-for-djs/ – DJ forums are often overlooked when it comes to marketing and find advice on related DJ topics. But there are still some great forums around and this guide lists most of them.
https://djkippax.com/how-to-create-and-embed-an-album-cover-for-your-dj-mix/ – Once you’ve created a mix, you’ll need to create an album cover for it. Here is 3 easy way to crate mixtape covers even if you lack the graphic design skills.
Hardware Guides for DJ’s
https://djkippax.com/how-to-dj-with-vinyl-turntables/ – This guide covers the most important things to consider if you want to start DJ’ing using vinyl. It also talks about methods of keeping your costs down when buying your records.
https://djkippax.com/what-are-cdjs-and-xdjs/ – A guide to CDJs, XDJ’s, and Pioneer CD Decks.
https://djkippax.com/what-are-djing-turntables/ – If you are wondering what’s the difference between DJ decks and HIFI turntables then read this guide. It also covers what you should look out for when buying a DJ turntable.
https://djkippax.com/what-is-a-dj-mixer/ – An overview of DJ mixers, their features and functions.
https://djkippax.com/13-emergency-items-for-djs/ – When playing live there are a few items you should have in your kit bag for when things go wrong. This guide has several suggestions.
https://djkippax.com/what-are-dj-controllers-and-what-do-they-do/ – An overview on DJ controllers. DJ controllers have become more popular over the years as they’re cheap and offer an inexpensive way to get started DJ’ing.
Audio Stuff
https://djkippax.com/how-to-correctly-store-and-check-a-large-music-collection/ – An often-overlooked problem when storing large music collections digitally is bit rot and corruption. Here is how to spot it.
https://djkippax.com/why-you-shouldnt-use-youtube-rips-for-djing/ – Many new DJs rely on YouTube as a source for tracks to mix. If you want the sound quality in your mixes to be good DON’T use YouTube as a music source. This article explains why.
https://djkippax.com/how-to-download-and-sample-youtube-videos/ – YouTube is a great source for samples (as long as sound quality isn’t important). Here is how I download and sample audio from YouTube.
https://djkippax.com/reader-question-dj-software-volume-and-art/ – A reader of my blog sent me an interesting question. They were asking for advice on how to improve their mixes and their visibility online.
https://djkippax.com/how-to-bulk-rip-lots-of-vinyl/ – This is the process I use to rip vinyl. I’m really into mixing old school house and hip hop. Many of the tunes I use aren’t available as CDs or as downloads. I have spent a couple of grand researching how to rip vinyl at high sound quality and how to perform this task in bulk. I’m proud of this guide, it took me a lot of time, effort and money to figure this out, but I’m really pleased with my results.
My DJ Mixes, Videos and other media
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYAg4l9WK9fakwsGqRZkJg – This is my YouTube channel.
https://mixes.djkippax.com/oldskool-dance-music-dj-mixes/ – A collection of my best old school house mixes. All free to download and stream. If you’d like to check out my skills, why not check out my mixes.
https://mixes.djkippax.com/old-school-hip-hop-mixes/ – Just like the above link, I mix a lot of old hip hop. You can download and stream all my rap mixes using this link.
https://mixes.djkippax.com/the-big-mix-pack/ – If you join my mailing using that link, I’ll send you a big file containing all my mixes and music. It’s a whopping 5 gig file containing hours of music.
https://djkippax.com/vid-scratch-routine-fourtet-birdsong-scratch-by-dj-kippax/ – The most recent scratch routine by myself. If you would like to checkout my DJ’ing skill and see how good I am, watch this video.