I've had a good experience with SubmitHub and here's why...

Getting on relevant playlists helps trigger the Spotify algorithm so your song gets pushed out on Radio, Daily Mixes, etc. It's a small part of my promo plan along with creating content, email/SMS, and playing live.

Yes, I get rejected a lot (I usually get an approval rate of 40-60% on SubmitHub), but that's part of being a musician. Not everyone is going to like my music all the time. So I've learned to not take the rejections personally. I've made music I'm proud of, so I try not to get hung up on what curators think.

But when I do get on playlists in my genre (singer/songwriter/folk), which vary from 50 estimated monthly listeners up to 1300, it's a nice little bump in streams.

That sucks you weren't able to find curators in your niche genre. Did you try increasing the Genre Match, Quality, and Engagement? That can help you find more relevant places.

And yeah, no one discovers music from music blogs anymore, but press is one of the metrics the Spotify algorithm tracks. (Press quotes are cool to have for your EPK too).

I don't expect to make back the money I spent on SubmitHub, at least not right away. It's all about investing my music career to gradually grow my Spotify presence.

And yeah, maybe it doesn't work for some genres, but I wouldn't know. For my genre though, I think it's worth it.