Before we get started, I’ve got a freebie. If you’re interested in planning a tour and don’t know where to start, download our free Tour Planning Checklist. It will give you a list of items you need to do to get your tour off to a great start. Click here to download the free Tour […]
Category: General Business
A Tour Planning Checklist for Touring Artists
Here’s a great way to get your music tour off on the right start to earn a profit!
A Sample Tour Budgeting Spreadsheet: Free Download
If you’re new to touring, one of the many big questions you might have is how to turn a profit? Some tours are investment tours. On some tours, you’re lucky enough to break even, while other tours can earn you lots and lots of money. It all depends on how you plan it, where you go, how […]
How to Get Constructive Feedback on Your Music
As a singer/songwriter, you often create your art in a vacuum. You write music and practice it alone. You spend time tweaking lyrics and adding chord changes to get it polished, then you wonder if it sounds good. A lot of times, no one else is there to critique your music but you. If you […]
Anitra Jay in Fan Base, General Business, Mailing List Tips & Tricks, Promotions, Social Media/YouTube
No Guarantee? How to Make Money at your Show Anyway
So you got an offer at the venue you’ve been hoping to get into, but then you find out what their compensation package is. “Sorry compensation is tips and merchandise. We don’t offer a guarantee.” WHAAAAT! Oh my gosh. You can’t believe it. What do you do? Playing for tips is not the end of […]
Save Time With This Ultimate Social Media Content Calendar
This article is part of a series, Facebook Tips for Independent Artists. Check out my other articles in this series here: 10 Easy Social Media Contest Ideas to Make Your Fans EngageThe Quick & Dirty Way to Boost Facebook LikesHow to Share your Music Page with a Like Button3 Powerful Features to Use on your […]
The Quick and Dirty Way to Boost Facebook Likes
This article is part of a series, Facebook Tips for Independent Artists. Check out these other articles I wrote offering tips on how to win at Facebook: Save Time With This 3-Month Social Media Content Calendar 10 Easy Social Media Contests to Make Your Fans Engage How to Share your Music Page with a Like […]
How to Jumpstart Word of Mouth For Your Music
Someone is having a party and they need live entertainment. They ask around to see if anyone they know has any ideas. One of those people just happens to be your fan and your fan shares you and your music with them. And, bam!! – you got yourself a gig. That’s how quickly it can […]
How I Got My First Winery Gig
Wineries are beautiful and people love going to them especially in the Spring, Summer, and early Fall. What’s great is that wineries love to offer entertainment to their patrons as part of the whole experience. This offers a great opportunity to bands, singer-songwriters, and solo performers to generate income by performing at these wineries. Most shows […]
How to Keep Your Gig Calendar Full – Diversify Your Gigs
In the world of investing, brokers recommend diversifying your portfolio. They advise not to put all your stock in one source so that if that one source fails, you still have other sources making you money. The same idea holds true with your music career as an independent artist. It’s a good idea to diversify […]
5 Easy Side Hustle Ideas for Musicians
Let’s face it, as an independent artist, achieving sufficient, steady and reliable income is a challenge. Music is seasonal, gigs are sporadic, and there’s minimal stability. Even as a full-time musician, there are still periods of low cash flow because performance opportunities tend to ebb and flow. According to ASU Alumni Association, it was estimated back […]