This is the one you were waiting for, right? I made the most mistakes in my album release when it comes to marketing. Even if you think you have all of your publicity set up via social media or whatever, don’t assume that you’re done until you’re done. If you don’t take anything else from […]
Common rhetoric about how to succeed on social media/networking includes something about “engagement”. As an example, I had a recent chat with John Lusher on Twitter about an article that included a headline and statements about engaging in order to increase your Twitter connections. Here’s the chat (Click on the time/date in John’s tweet to
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This is the last in my series on #DTNT (Do This, Not That) on #SM (social media/networking) … at least for now. The first in the series is “mean or nice” and you can click-through the rest of the series from there. I hope you’ll add to the conversation by posting your comments, questions, and
Here’s the next in my series on “Do This, Not That” for social networking. Be sure to check out the other posts in this series and add your voice by commenting at the end of this post. This is a good time to read (or re-read) the story of “The Velveteen Rabbit.” It’s an interesting
This is another in my “Do This, Not That” series for social media practices — especially for musicians, but really for everyone. Check out the whole series including “mean or nice” and “support your friends“. Be sure to read the comments on those previous posts, too. You’re invited to add your thoughts on this subject
This is the second in a series of “Do This, Not That” posts regarding social media with special attention to musicians. Click here to read the first post on this subject. “Support your friends.” It seems like that should go without saying. Unfortunately, this is not always the case on social networking. Generosity and Reciprocity Do this…
This is the first in a series of posts: “Do this, not that” (#DTNT) for musicians (at least) on social media (#SM) or social networking. To my disappointment, I’ve found that too many musicians don’t use what I thought was common sense and common decency. But even if you’re doing well on social networking and
So, you’re an indie musician and you have gigs you want your fans to know about. Do you want to update your event calendar in nine different places? I don’t think so! I’ve had a look at two options for your gig calendar that I think have some decent features and would really like to
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I have nothing bad to say about passion. It’s cool. Or I really should say hot. Coupled with stuff like muse, inspiration, talent and so on, passion offers massive motivation when it’s in flow. I so (too?) often rely on what I’d loosely call talent and my passion for music to get me through gigs and other creative projects
OK: you got some local gigs and you are really loving playing out. Now what? Time to rest and enjoy the moments of success? Um, no. Once you have a local gig or two, it’s time to decide where you’re headed next. Do you want to get more local gigs? Do you want to tour?
