bulk_logic

Likely somewhere between $200 and $400 on a year or two contract

I don't know how many they would print (if that even matters) or what kind of profit they are looking to make.

Most bands are just looking to cover their touring expenses, studio time and maybe gear, hardly any really make a true profit. Most bands would just liketo be able to keep

I've been published in local, regional, national, and international publications, but only for my industrial photography. Companies want pretty pictures for their websites and newsletters and they have no idea what something like that costs and will gladly overpay.

They're definitely not overpaying. The more money involved, the higher the price of advertisement tends to get. These industrial businesses are moving hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars a month.

Chances are you're actually underselling yourself.

Views and likes don't mean anything without an organic following. You have to interact with other people just as much as they have to interact with you. Even if you happen to have one viral post, it doesn't mean any other post is going to work off of that traction or build a community.

You're forgetting the "social" part of social media.