Lessons Learned In Crowdfunding
Two months ago I launched my first ever crowdfunding campaign. It was, to say the least, an adventure. It was also a big learning experience in both communications, outreach, community building and fundraising. I thought I was pretty good with at least 2 of those 4...
How To Have Music And Business Sales Success
First things first, if you haven’t experienced the brilliance of RSA Shorts, head over to their Youtube page (which also has their full length video speakers, all are excellent). The cartoon presentation of these clips from great speeches is something that needs to be...
Benji Rogers, The DIY Artist Route & You
Episode 8: Benji Rogers by D Grant Smith on Mixcloud If you want real success in the creative industries, music in particular, you've got to aim your audience growth at connecting with a particular type of fan. You want the diehard, passionate superfan who will...
The Power Of A Super Fan For Your Music
When you think of one of your Super Fan, who comes to mind? Are there attributes of this person that you can identify? It's important to recognize one very important characteristic to this person so that you can fully appreciate the impact they have on your music. It...
Community Is The #1 Key To Ongoing Success
When you begin something new, you're always on the lookout for keys to make "the new" work better and grow. That's inherent to the process of creating and building. Once you've been doing something for a while, you amend your processes to be more efficient and operate...
What Happens When Your Dreams Change Shape
I’ve noticed that our dreams aren’t always permanent things. They can change. Dreams changing shape or mutating into new things is good, not something that should make you nervous. I’ve heard people say with alarm, “But I used to want to do this thing with all my...
Is Real Success In Building A Community Or An Empire
Which would you rather build, a community OR an empire? Essentially that’s the distinction you have to determine as you set out to build anything. That can be anything: our own business or enterprise, entrepreneurial platform, nonprofit organization. Yes, even...
The DIY Artist Route & You Episode 6: Liza Wisner
The DIY Artist Route & You series continues with a colleague who I'm becoming better associated and friends with, Liza Wisner. Liza is an amazing and passionate entrepreneur with a heart for helping to build strong communities where education and opportunity are...
Why You Should Be A Mayweather Fan Even If You Don’t Like Boxing
Boxing is a subject I reference a lot because there are many great insights that can be taken from it to apply to life, business, and personal development. You may not be a fan of the sport. That's fine. But key in on these insights and strategies to learn how to...
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