Every time i log onto Soundcloud and it tells me i’ve got a new follower, i’d say 50% of the time it’s someone that has already started following me. There’s one record label in particular, i have had about 20 instances where it’s notified me they have started following me…is this because they delete me and add again in the hope i add them, or is it a problem within Soundcloud?
Anyone else had this issue?
I also have 1 track that seems to be getting a lot of attention, it’s had over 1000 plays in 20 days, 10 times more than any of my other tracks??? How can this be??? I suppose if i had a pro account i could see whether or not someone has embedded it somewhere, it just seems strange that one track can get so much more attention than any of my others.
Yeah it happens all the time - I have a certain label that follows and unfollows and follows me at least 3 times a week - surely they have too much time on their hands
Hey Mozz
I have both issues on my account. One track got a lot of additional plays this week for no real reason that I could see. I am a pro user now too and it’s not worth it. The additional tracking is rubbish. It tracks very little of where a song has been played from our widget embedded.
It tracks plays from this forum really well and that’s about it. And they’re only about 10% of total plays on any track.
Anyway, it doesn’t solve the mystery but it’s extra info for you anyway
Yeah it’s a bit strange, i sometimes wonder how accurate it actually is!
Hey mozzatron,
So to answer the label question, the reason it’s probably happening is they’re going through users and following them at random, in an attempt to get them to follow back. But because they reach a limit (2000 following), and the rate of follow returns drops, they unfollow and follow a similar group of users. So sometimes the pool contains some of the same users, such as yourself. Happens to me all the freaking time with the ALN Project and Alltek dB, random labels that never listen to my actual stuff…
As for the song, there’s probably a simpler reason than you think: it’s a BETTER song than others. I have one song (a David Guetta remix) that I thought was OK, not great, but it’s by far the most popular thing on my soundcloud. You can never tell what’s going to catch on. Just be glad that something did! 
yeah its def them trying to get you to follow them. happens to me all the time.
once i notice the name a couple times. i make a mental note to never follow them ever.
www.clearthedancefloor.com/2011/07/the-curse-of-soundcloud-marketing
recently posted this, seems appropriate
[quote]ctdf (01/08/2011)[hr]www.clearthedancefloor.com/2011/07/the-curse-of-soundcloud-marketing
recently posted this, seems appropriate[/quote]
Good obsevation mate
[quote]astonishing since their music often sounds like a rat being trapped in a sewage system[/quote]
And thanks for listening too my tracks buddy 
It’s an interesting debate, this Soundcloud marketing problem…
For me, it’s all well and good to say “make good music”, but it’s a belief of mine that you can be making some really GREAT music and have no one follow you or make some CRAP music and have tons of followers. I think the thing that’s clear is that on some level, no matter how many of us may not like this, networking DOES matter. It’s who you know, and who you meet. So yes, you need to make good music, but also, yes, you need to figure out a way to communicate that music. Now, there are a few less scummy ways of doing this then sending private tracks to everyone, but whatever works, right?
An example: My first track ever released had a few remixes on its release. The remixers all had Soundclouds with 1000+ followers. To be honest, a lot of the comments on the remixes praised the melody and bass tones, both things that I had originally written (they were actually pretty much unchanged). Remixes sold way more than mine. (Am I bitter? Naaahhh :P)
Second example: Avesta’s on this forum, and if I’m not mistaken, Leyenda is a BANGING track. It’s gone under the radar due largely to an apparently small social network.
Anyway, just thoughts, rants
Networking does matter but the problem on Soundcloud is the way it’s done e.g. without meaning.
The same logic as in the work place, you could mail merge loads of people or phone a couple. There isn’t an obvious route, things like remixes of popular songs are good. Only thing I am certain of is if anyone follows over 1000 people, I certainly won’t be listening.