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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Musicians, This is the Best Free Trick To Get More Subscribers

By Anitra Jay | April 10, 2018

Your artist website is your online artist hub. It hosts all of your newest information regarding shows, videos, photos, promo materials, reviews, blog posts, and […]

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Artist Feature: Todd and Jingyu – Boy/Girl Pop/Rock Duo

By Anitra Jay | March 29, 2018

Save We love independent artists and we love to feature them here on TheCraftyMusician.com! Today we’re featuring Todd and Jingyu, a boy/girl singer-songwriting team based […]

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Advice I Would Give My Younger Artist Self

By Anitra Jay | March 8, 2018

Save As an independent artist, your career in music is one where you take others alongside you and sometimes, many times, you walk alone. You […]

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5 Ways to Increase Newsletter Click Through Rates for Musicians

By Anitra Jay | March 7, 2018

Seeing subscriber activity on your email marketing efforts is truly rewarding. If I’m being honest, I like to watch campaign reports from Mailchimp as soon […]

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20 Newsletter Content Ideas for Musicians

By Anitra Jay | February 25, 2018

Providing a constant stream of content in newsletters to your music fans is not very easy. In the past I’ve allowed months to go by […]

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5 Things You Can Do Now to Advance Your Music Career (in the New Year)

By Anitra Jay | February 19, 2018

It’s already February this year and before we know it, the year will be almost over. That’s just how fast time flies by. With each […]

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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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