Thank you, glad it was able to help Devloe!

Depends on exactly what you’re waiting for. If you’re new, it’s not going to be feasible to execute everything in this list, but you should still start releasing music, even just as a “hobby.” Figure out an artist name and establish your brand foundation by securing those social media accounts and domain URL under your artist name. I think it’s important to just start putting yourself out there and build things up as you go instead of waiting for everything to be “perfect” to execute. It’s going to be a journey so do your best to prepare with all the free resources out there and do the best you can.

No problem, glad you found it useful.

As for the Wheel of Playlist from DistroKid, I honestly just threw it in there for fun but I would not depend on it for actual exposure. It’s just a unique, gimmicky idea and the people that follow are not likely going to listen to your track unless you manage to get to the first few top spots. Because anyone can spin the wheel, you’re not likely to stay in your spot too long anyway. When this feature first came out, I messed it with quite a bit to see if you actually would get listens based on analytics on Spotify for Artists. Didn’t see any for the different positions I held (highest was in the top 10), which is an important lesson for artists about how to evaluate the effectiveness of certain channels and outlets for your music. I’ll eventually add this clarification to the blog, but thanks for asking.