Japan Music Marketing - Create a Japanese website and mobile site

As an essential part of any Japanese business marketing plan, you will require a localized Japanese web site. In addition, a mobile site used in conjunction with QR Codes will allow you to reach mobile users. (Read more about QR codes below.)

A sample QR Code. This one has our URL in it.

In Japan, where mobile phones are used more often to buy, download and listen to music than computers, having a mobile site is the norm for indie and major label artists. Working together with mobile phones are QR Codes (small square barcodes; QR stands for Quick Response). QR Codes contain data which can be read when you scan it with your mobile phone camera. The data can include a URL, text and contact info. Many print ads, magazines, newspapers, online articles, websites, packaging, flyers, and posters have a QR Code on them. In Japan, it is not uncommon to see people scanning posters or magazines with their mobile phones. Once the QR Code is scanned they can instantly access your mobile site. Phones in Japan already come with a QR Code reader installed. You can download and install a QR Code reader on your mobile phone too at QRickit.com. To learn more about using QR Codes to market your band, event or release, and to create your own QR Codes for free, please visit QRickit. QR Codes (a.k.a. QRickits) are becoming more popular around the world! it is a great tool for bands.

Below is a Japanese commercial using QR Codes.
It's in Japanese but you will get the point.

Create a Japanese Web+Mobile Page Free and affordable Japanese web+mobile pages for foreign artists/bands who want to sell and promote their music in Japan.
	FREE VERSION JAPANESE WEB+MOBILE PAGE	FULL VERSION JAPANESE WEB+MOBILE PAGE
Samples	Sample Web #1 \| Sample Mobile #1 Sample Web #2 \| Sample Mobile #2 Sample Web #3 \| Sample Mobile #3 These are live web and mobile pages. They may not display properly if you do not have a Japanese computer or Japanese mobile phone. To simulate how the mobile page looks on a computer resize your web browser to its narrowest width (about 300 px. Wide). Or you can copy the mobile page URL into your mobile phone browser and view it from there. Japanese characters may not display properly when viewed on non-Japanese mobile phones.	Sample Web #1 \| Sample Mobile #1 Sample Web #2 \| Sample Mobile #2 Sample Web #3 \| Sample Mobile #3 These are live web and mobile pages. They may not display properly if you do not have a Japanese computer or Japanese mobile phone. To simulate how the mobile page looks on a computer resize your web browser to its narrowest width (about 300 px. Wide). Or you can copy the mobile page URL into your mobile phone browser and view it from there. Japanese characters may not display properly when viewed on non-Japanese mobile phones.
Setup Fee	NO	$99 (click here for details)
Monthly Fee	NO	NO
Annual Fee	NO	NO
Online Sales	NO	YES, can be included. "ARTIST SHOP" Option. You can sell items (e.g. CD, record, t-shirt, poster) directly from your Japanese web page and in the TopMusic.jp Online Shop. A great DIY solution for distribution of your CD and other merch in Japan!
Access to Japan Music Marketing Members Resources + Japanese PDF Press Sheet	NO	YES, included.
	Click for more details and to create a FREE VERSION Japanese Web+Mobile Page	Click for more details and to create a FULL VERSION Japanese Web+Mobile Page
You only have to fill out a short online application form to set up your Japanese Web+Mobile Page. Quick and easy! You don't need to know any Japanese!