This announcement comes from Last.fm today: This is a big day for DIY artists as it marks the first time that musicians not affiliated with a label or royalty collection agency can collect revenue direct from a free streaming music platform. We're … [Read more...]
For Those Of You Interested In Making Money With Your Music
I'm running a little poll to help me better serve you. If you could take just a moment to answer the following question, I'd greatly appreciate it. If you were just beginning as a musician and wanted to make a living with your music, which of the … [Read more...]
Fail In Search Of Something Bigger
Seth Godin, as usual, nails it. The object isn't to be perfect. The goal isn't to hold back until you've created something beyond reproach. I believe the opposite is true. Our birthright is to fail and to fail often, but to fail in search of … [Read more...]
1,000 True Fans And The Long Tail
Kevin Kelly writes that the long tail is a blessing for aggregators (Amazon, Netflix) and consumers. But not so for creators. The solution is to find 1,000 True Fans. A creator, such as an artist, musician, photographer, craftsperson, performer, … [Read more...]
Seth Godin Draws Some Lessons From The Sinking Music Industry
Seth Godin dishes 15 tips to musicians on the cusp between old and new media. The new thing is never as good as the old thing, at least right now Past performance is no guarantee of future success Copy protection in a digital age is a pipe … [Read more...]
Make Money Easily Leave Your Prospect’s Hands
People travel through many states of mind throughout any given day. We may feel tired when we wake up, refreshed after a shower, energized after our morning coffee, and bored during a company meeting. Most people go through life letting the … [Read more...]
How To Make People Do What THEY Want
A lot of what I'll be revealing to you is about the psychology that motivates people to do things. If you're in business, one of your primary objectives is to motivate people to see the value in your services and... ...give you their money. To … [Read more...]
An Introduction To Hypnotic Influence
Have you ever learned or come across something so valuable that you wanted to share it with everyone? And have you ever received less than an enthusiastic response when you tried to share it with someone? Maybe you were puzzled that they just didn't … [Read more...]
Pubsub Implosion
From Pubsub Implosion: Blog search engine PubSub had massive layoffs today after last minute merger discussions with knownow fell apart. It looks like a shutdown is imminent. This really sucks. I've used pubsub for a long time now. I even … [Read more...]
The Long Tail
From Anything but business as usual: Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, coined "[tag]The Long Tail[/tag]": A [tag]theory[/tag] based on "the world of abundance" where instead of being obsessed with the head of the tail--the 20 … [Read more...]