I know the title of this article might seem a bit odd, but bear with me, and I will explain everything. In this article, you will learn the number one way to grow your fan base and build a successful music career Darklands, a Classic RPG - I'll talk about Darklands, a Classic RPG in a moment. April is an excellent month to reflect on how the year is going and whether we have achieved all or some of the goals we set for ourselves (Read - Overcoming Procrastination). It's also a time to assess the overall positive or negative trend of… , starting right now.
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Now, all I do is imitate what these successful individuals do to make so much money and then apply it to my music.
So, here are the top two things musicians can learn about marketing from old-school internet marketers:
- Free Traffic is Best
As a music marketing expert, you should be aiming for a free traffic model in your business. The reason for this is that most indie artists are on a limited budget, and if you spend money daily on advertising An Artist Portrait (Part One) - This is a fantastic article written exclusively for my Weblog by Frank V. Cahoj. Please feel free to comment here or send him emails. He'll be happy of this. An Artist Portrait (Part One) My name is Frank Cahoj and I have been an artist since I was born. I can say this in confidence without… , you could likely go bankrupt.
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- What if your band is not good?
I understand that many bands and musicians fail to make any progress in their careers because they don’t believe strongly in their own music and think there’s no way they could ever make it in the music industry compared to other artists like Lady Gaga and such.
However, if your band isn’t great, that’s okay; just admit it, because I have a secret sauce you can add to your music that could put you far ahead of other musicians if you apply it daily.
The method goes like this:
The best way to become great at music is to spend 30 minutes each day writing new material. I go into the bathroom with my iPhone and record ideas without editing anything out. I just sing and play whatever comes to mind Self-realization and meditation (yoga for the mind) - Peter Cajander allowed us to publish this part from his book Fragments of Reality. It talks about life from a personal perspective covering areas ranging from self-realization, meditation, stress, happiness, death, and everyday living. Peter is a writer, philosophical thinker, entrepreneur, strategy consultant, business executive, and author to name a few titles. He has been… and set my iPhone timer to half an hour, so I don’t have to keep checking my watch.
By doing this, I have more songs than I know what to do with, and after a month, I can genuinely see that the quality of my music is much better than when I started.
It might sound cliché, but I believe every great singer or guitarist began as not-so-great, and because they practiced every day, they were able to raise the standard of their work to the desired level.
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