by D Grant Smith | Jun 20, 2016 | Blog, Growth Farming
There are so many areas in our world that we blame our culture on. The perpetual violence in the US, especially in places where children or minorities are the victims, leads to division among our own people. When we look deeper into the causes of these problems, a...
by D Grant Smith | May 31, 2016 | Blog, Community Building, Growth Farming
Previously I talked about the cattle herding going on in the digital space of online marketing. The cattle drive is an analogy of following trends that internet marketing (so-called) experts are purposing on everyone who spends their energy online trying to grow their...
by D Grant Smith | May 25, 2016 | Blog, DIY Artist Route Podcast, Indie Music Resources
In the digital age, we’re not limited to location for who we can learn from or be aided by. One of my favorite people doing great things for musicians is Andrew Apanov. Based out of Poland, Andrew’s platform Dotted Music is a great resource for all things...
by D Grant Smith | May 17, 2016 | Blog
Derek Webb is a big proponent of data. His site, Noisetrade.com, is built around the premise that data is the most valuable thing that a musician can have, more than money and more than a fan number on social media. That’s why he built a platform where artists...
by D Grant Smith | May 10, 2016 | Blog
Networking and relationship building are both big values and core principles that I live by in everything I do. It turns out that Derek Webb shares those values and principles. It’s what he’s used for all of his music career, going back to his days playing...
by D Grant Smith | May 2, 2016 | Blog, Growth Farming
In the business world, everything you do needs to produce an ROI (Return On Investment). The same is true with creative business endeavors like music and artistry. One big thing that creates the most return is investing in relationship growth. We all have goals for...
