As a musician you may be keeping active on social media and streaming to build your fanbase. But in this age of busy online chatter, a musician needs a website to create an actual online presence that shows you’re professional, and serious about your career in music.

Your website is your online home. Social and streaming are where fans discover you. Your website is where they commit. It’s the one place you control—your story, your design, your data, and your sales.

This checklist clarifies the things you…