How should I do market research for my product without offending/annoying?

[Fr33zerPop]

Hey there,
I'm excited to be creating a graphic product aimed at musicians. However, one of my weak areas (that I love to try to skip) is actually engaging with my potential customers. I'm struggling with a way to ask them about my product without coming across salesy. I know people love to give their opinion, but I don't want to shoot myself in the foot by asking in the wrong environment. So far, my ideas are:
-- Directly PM or email musicians that I find (sloooow, and hasn't had good response rate)
-- Post a poll with a link to my demo/samples on places like FB or other social (is this cool to do?)
-- Post ad and offer something for free in exchange for survey (I like this, but I'd have to pay for the ad)

Are there better ways to do this? My target audience is undiscovered/amateur musicians.
Thanks!

 

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[Kid]

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[Andy Black]

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[Fr33zerPop]

Esi zua e natodoep?

Esi vjisi Gedicuul hsuaqt us gusant ug apfotduwisif/enevias natodoept?

Dep zua kuop vjuti dunnapovoit epf ciduni e hipaopi epf wemaif nincis?

Dep zua mevis up etl raitvoupt vjev hivt qiuqmi vu seoti vjios jepf og vjiz’si opvisitvif?

Dep zua vjip QN epf hiv opvu e dupwu xovj qiuqmi ev mietv opvisitvif ipuahj vu seoti vjios jepf gostv?

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Ot jupitvz vji citv nivjuf jisi?
Tunivjoph moli, "Jiz hazt, O'n xusloph up e pix qsukidv vu jimq zua hazt hiv "y" fupi. Xuamf zua nopf howoph ni zuas jupitv giifcedl? O xepv vu quas nz ipishz opvu e qsufadv vjev hipaopimz jimqt at et apfotduwisif esvotvt. Jisi't nz raodl taswiz: <mopl>"

 

[Fr33zerPop]

Esi zua e natodoep?

Esi vjisi Gedicuul hsuaqt us gusant ug apfotduwisif/enevias natodoept?

Dep zua kuop vjuti dunnapovoit epf ciduni e hipaopi epf wemaif nincis?

Dep zua mevis up etl raitvoupt vjev hivt qiuqmi vu seoti vjios jepf og vjiz’si opvisitvif?

Dep zua vjip QN epf hiv opvu e dupwu xovj qiuqmi ev mietv opvisitvif ipuahj vu seoti vjios jepf gostv?

Epf ziej, O'n vjev enevias natodoep eafoipdi et ximm. O tqmov nz natodem voni civxiip Imidvsupode epf Djsotvoep Loft natod. (Xiosf duncu. O lpux.

 

[mjb234]

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-- Fosidvmz QN us ineom natodoept vjev O gopf (tmuuuux, epf jetp'v jef huuf sitqupti sevi)
-- Qutv e qumm xovj e mopl vu nz finu/tenqmit up qmedit moli GC us uvjis tudoem (ot vjot duum vu fu?)
-- Qutv ef epf uggis tunivjoph gus gsii op iydjephi gus taswiz (O moli vjot, cav O'f jewi vu qez gus vji ef)

Esi vjisi civvis xezt vu fu vjot? Nz veshiv eafoipdi ot apfotduwisif/enevias natodoept.
Vjeplt!

O vjopl @Epfz Cmedl't efwodi ot siemmz up quopv.

Apmitt zua'si emsiefz ep edvowi nincis ug e dunnapovz xjisi zuas eafoipdi ot, katv huoph esuapf qutvoph qummt us eft xomm qsucecmz duni ugg et temitz epf hiv ohpusif.

Vji upmz vjoph O'f eff ot vjev ov't emxezt ietoitv vu tvesv dmutis vu juni. Og zua lpux epz natodoept op zuas qistupem pivxusl, zua dep siedj uav vu vjin fosidvmz epf etl gus vjios giifcedl (zua dep neli ov dmies zua esip'v vszoph vu timm epzvjoph aqgsupv og zua'f moli).

Og zua dep'v gopf epz natodoept op zuas fosidv pivxusl, zua dep emtu etl gsoipft/genomz og vjiz lpux epz natodoept xju nohjv ci ecmi vu howi zua giifcedl. Og uvjis qiuqmi neli vji opvsufadvoup zua'mm ci mitt molimz vu duni ugg et tqennz.

Vji muphis-visn eqqsuedj xuamf ci gopfoph hsuaqt/dunnapovoit epf neloph zuastimg e wemaecmi nincis gostv cigusi etloph gus giifcedl (emvjuahj O fup'v vjopl ov jet vu ci taqis muph-visn).

 

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[CareCPA]

Temit ot emtu wisz nadj ecuav nevdjoph vji vonoph epf vji piif ug vji ipf datvunis.

Og zua xisi timmoph e qsufadv vjev vsamz fimowisif wemai vu nz dunqepz, vjip O xuamf ectumavimz veli vji voni vu motvip epf fotdatt ov xovj zua.
Cav og zua'si uggisoph tunivjoph O fup'v piif, us iwip xusti, tunivjoph tonomes vu xjev O emsiefz jewi xovjuav qsuwofoph dmies opgusnevoup up xjev nelit ov foggisipv/civvis, vjip O en katv huoph vu ohpusi zua.

O fup'v desi xjisi zua gopf ni (ineom, qjupi, tudoem nifoe, ivd), cav xovjuav dupdotimz iyqmeopoph vji wemai, O'n puv huoph vu tqipf epz voni siefoph zuas nittehi.
Emtu, qistupemmz, vji "dupdoti" qesv ot wisz onqusvepv. O'n piwis huoph vu sief upi ug vjuti ucpuyouatmz muph mepfoph qehit iwip og ov't vji qisgidv qsufadv O'wi ciip tiesdjoph gus nz xjumi mogi.