Business tools for Independent Musicians

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Promote My Music

Promoting your music to the right audience effectively is important. Click here for resources and tools to help you get your music out there, gain the exposure you need and promote your gigs.

Book a Profitable Tour

Touring can be incredible for independent musicians. It helps you enlarge your fanbase, see the rest of the world, and make a lot of money. However, some artists just starting out have no idea how to turn a profit when touring. If that's you, check out these helpful resources that will show you tips and tricks when it comes to planning a profitable tour.

Make My Music Profitable

Your music business will not do well if you don't operate your finances properly. Click here for resources to help you get control of your finances and start turning a profit with your music.

Sharpen My Business Skills

Let's face it, we don't all have the business mindset when it comes to music. We like to play our instruments, put on a show and go home. However, there's an entire world of knowledge that you can take advantage of when it comes to making your music business a success. Click here to see where you might be able to sharpen your entrepreneurial engines.

Grow My Mailing List

A mailing list is the #1 tool you have to sell your music, build your team, and establish a support base. You can not afford to neglect this one tool. Here are resources on how to grow your mailing list.

Book Gigs

Play out and play out often! The one thing you need as a performing artist is gigs! Gigs can help you gain fans and make money! If you're looking for help booking gigs, you've come to the right place! Check out these articles and free resources which give you everything you need to know about booking gigs.

 

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Free Live Streaming Platforms For Musicians & Singers To Get Paid

By Melvin Wong | September 30, 2020

For today’s post, we welcome Melvin Wong Founder of LiveKrowd, an online platform to book streaming musicians. For more information about Melvin, see his bio […]

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10 Ways to Get Fans to Tune In To Your Live Streams

By Clarence Charron | September 23, 2020

For today’s #guestpost we welcome Clarence Charron, of Pop of Colour Brand Management. For more information about Clarence, see bio below. At this point in […]

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10+ Ways to Promote Your New Release on Social Media

By Anitra Jay | September 15, 2020

Before we get started, download the Music Release Checklist here. It has all the things you need to do to market and promote your new […]

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5 Crucial Tips to Be a Successful Session Musician

By Mella Barnes | September 9, 2020

For today’s post, we welcome Mella Barnes to The Crafty Musician Community! Mella is a full-time session musician who lives in Nashville. For more information […]

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Artist Spotlight – Kendre Streeter on using your musical talents to uplift and inspire others

By Rob Schultz | September 2, 2020

Since making his childhood love of music into a career, Kendre’ has evolved into an accomplished singer/songwriter/producer. Adopting the motto “Music Is Life,” Kendre’ channels […]

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Singer/Songwriter Career Guide: 5 Things To Do First

By Anitra Jay | August 26, 2020

My workdays as a full-time singer/songwriter consist of booking gigs, maintaining social media platforms, creating and distributing my music throughout various forms of media, conversing […]

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Enroll in the Artist Development Master Course Today!

Take this course and learn how to...

• Attract your true fans organically
• Create a community of supporters around your music
• A practical branding approach that feels natural
• How to make yourself stand out

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Super Tips

You do great work and provide super tips to help musicians. Your new Newsletter Content Guide is brilliant! Lots of inspiration! -Astra Lead Guitar

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Content is Exceptional

I just want you to know your content is exceptional. Life gets in the way of me posting as often as I'd like. I just wanted to say THANK YOU.  -Mahoganee Amiger

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What You're Doing is Wonderful

I enjoyed following your 5 day challenge.  It was indeed helpful! Especially the spreadsheet and the links. It was a good for me to put some much needed order to a lot of the things I'd already been doing (in a much less ordered fashion).
Also, I wanted to say that what you are doing is wonderful and very generous in spirit.  I admire your energy and willingness to share it.  I look forward to receiving more emails and blog updates from you. -Eric Brombacher
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