The Ultimate Musician Website SEO Checklist (2025 Edition)

Want your band or music website to show up in Google searches and help more fans discover your work? Here’s your SEO checklist! These are simple but powerful steps you can take to improve your visibility online.

Best part? Many of these are already taken care of automatically when you build your site with Noiseyard.

▢ Use your artist name on the homepage

Your homepage should include your artist name and genre in plain text - not just in images or logos. This helps Google understand what your site is about.

Example: Luna Waves is an indie pop artist based in Chicago.

Good news: Noiseyard automatically includes your artist name in the homepage text, even if you upload a custom logo. Plus, this kind of line is auto-generated when you build your site with Noiseyard!

▢ Write an SEO-friendly bio (About Page)

Your bio is one of the most important pieces of SEO metadata on your site.

Include your artist name, genre, and key descriptors in the first 150 characters. Google and Spotify both prioritize this section when scanning for keywords.

More tips here: How to write an SEO-friendly artist bio

You can edit your bio directly from the "About" page in your Noiseyard dashboard.

▢ Add alt text to all images

Alt text tells search engines what your images are about. It acts as a brief description of each image, helping Google understand your visuals and improving how your site ranks for image-based searches.

It also makes your website more accessible to people using screen readers.

If you're not using Noiseyard, make sure to manually add alt text to each image you upload. This helps search engines understand your visuals and improves your site's ranking.

Good news: Noiseyard adds this automatically when you upload media, so your visuals are already helping your SEO!

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▢ Use a custom domain name

Instead of using yoursite.noiseyard.com, upgrade to a custom domain like yourartistname.com.

It looks more professional and helps search engines see you as a legitimate brand.

Noiseyard lets you connect your own domain with just a few clicks. And if you don’t already have one, we gift you a free custom domain at the end of your trial - so your site always looks professional and SEO-ready.

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▢ Link to your site from social media

Add your website link to your:

• Instagram bio

• TikTok profile

• YouTube "About" section

• Twitter/X profile

The more places you link to your site, the more search engines trust it.

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▢ Share your site often

Share your website in music-related Facebook groups, Reddit threads, Discord communities, and anywhere your audience hangs out.

Each mention creates signals for Google and can lead to new backlinks.

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▢ Write blog posts (even short ones!)

Blogs help you rank for more keywords. You don’t need to write essays - just post updates, track breakdowns, or thoughts on your creative process.

More tips here: What to post as a musician: 15+ content ideas to grow your fanbase

You can publish blog posts from your Noiseyard dashboard under the "Blog" section.

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▢ Get backlinks from other sites

Backlinks = SEO gold.

When blogs, magazines, other artists, or playlist curators link to your site, it boosts your authority in Google's eyes.

Encourage your fans to link to your site when they share your music online. Whether in blog posts, playlists, or even forum recommendations. Every link helps improve your visibility over time.

Try:

• Submitting music to blogs

• Collaborating with other artists and linking to each other’s sites

• Getting listed on music directories

More info here: The SEO Guide for Musicians

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▢ Make sure your musician website is mobile-friendly

Over 80% of music fans browse on their phones. Google also prioritizes mobile-optimized sites in search results.

Good news: All Noiseyard websites are fully mobile-optimized by default!

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▢ Keep load speed fast

Site speed matters. Slow sites rank lower.

Fortunately, Noiseyard takes care of this automatically with fast-loading infrastructure and image optimization!

▢ Structure your pages with clear headings

Headings help both humans and search engines understand your content.

Your homepage, blog posts, and bio should use headings properly: one H1 for the page title, and H2 or H3 for sub-sections. This structure improves readability and boosts your SEO.

Noiseyard does this automatically. But you can still use H2s and H3s in your About text or blog posts to organize your writing better.

▢ Use HTTPS and SSL for a secure site

Google favors secure sites that use HTTPS over HTTP.

A secure connection not only improves SEO but builds trust with your visitors.

Good news: Noiseyard websites come with HTTPS encryption and an SSL certificate automatically, so your site is always secure without you lifting a finger.

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▢ Generate a sitemap and meta descriptions

Sitemaps help search engines crawl your website more effectively, while meta titles and descriptions impact how your site appears in search results.

Meta descriptions are the short previews people see on Google when your site appears in search. Including relevant keywords in these descriptions can increase your chances of getting clicked.

Good news: Noiseyard handles sitemap creation and metadata generation automatically, making sure your site is structured and indexed properly by Google.

Already Using Noiseyard?

If you’re building your website with Noiseyard, most of these boxes are already checked: alt text, sitemap generation, fast hosting, HTTPS encryption, and mobile design are all handled for you.

You just need to:

• Add great content (bio, blog posts, homepage text)

• Share your site

• Keep your info updated

• Build backlinks over time

Want to go deeper? Read The SEO Guide for Musicians for a full breakdown.