Comments on: How Much Money Do You Make With Your Music? Why? http://independentrockstar.com/134/money-music/ Marketing, business and self improvement tips for musicians. Principles, strategies and tools to help independent artists achieve clarity and success. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:14:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: NBK RECORDS REY http://independentrockstar.com/134/money-music/comment-page-1/#comment-53 NBK RECORDS REY Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:27:37 +0000 http://independentrockstar.com/?p=134#comment-53 thanks for the insight :) thanks for the insight :)

]]> By: NBK RECORDS REY http://independentrockstar.com/134/money-music/comment-page-1/#comment-52 NBK RECORDS REY Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:24:37 +0000 http://independentrockstar.com/?p=134#comment-52 great stuff. i been making a lot a lot of money with my music. and expect to get better results from what I just saw/learned. Graciasx! NBKRecords REY great stuff. i been making a lot a lot of money with my music. and expect to get better results from what I just saw/learned.

Graciasx!

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]]> By: JLB http://independentrockstar.com/134/money-music/comment-page-1/#comment-48 JLB Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:27:01 +0000 http://independentrockstar.com/?p=134#comment-48 So true! I am not in the music industry however I find myself thinking back to your blog frequently. Oh, and a custom web site for Christmas is a fabulous idea! Love it~ So true! I am not in the music industry however I find myself thinking back to your blog frequently.

Oh, and a custom web site for Christmas is a fabulous idea! Love it~

]]> By: Scott James http://independentrockstar.com/134/money-music/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Scott James Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:06:33 +0000 http://independentrockstar.com/?p=134#comment-47 Hey Todd, Thanks for the feedback. Here's an excerpt from a newsletter I sent out a few months ago that addresses your question: "Ask at least 5 true fans what they like about you and/or your band. Why do they go to your shows? Why do they buy your music? Be open minded and dig for insights. Don't get caught up in the words they use - look for the emotion. Some people might not readily admit the real reasons they spend money on your band. Do a little big of digging and notice what they get excited about Approach this with openness and curiosity. Don't just look for validation on what you already think you know. Do they show up because they know all their friends will be there and they want to go to the after party? Do they buy your music because it gets them pumped up when they're at the gym? Do they go to your shows because you have the best drummer in town and they want to hear him play? Do the girls think your bass player is hot? When you learn this information you can make conscious choices about what to do with it. The quickest path to success is to give the people more of what they want. Of course you might not like what you find when you start digging. If you want to make things better then you have to be brave enough to accept that. You may find that a lot of people support you out of obligation, or that it's got nothing to do with your music or whatever it is that you value. If that's the case then you might want to re-consider your approach. The key is to learn more about what's really going on so that you can make smart decisions based on what really matters. So your homework is this: Talk to at least 5 fans and find out why they spend money on you or your band. When you think you've gained a new level of insight, decide what you're going to do about it. Brainstorm 3 things that you're going to do based on what you learned." Hey Todd,

Thanks for the feedback. Here’s an excerpt from a newsletter I sent out a few months ago that addresses your question:

“Ask at least 5 true fans what they like about you and/or your band. Why do they go to your shows? Why do they buy your music? Be open minded and dig for insights. Don’t get caught up in the words they use – look for the emotion. Some people might not readily admit the real reasons they spend money on your band. Do a little big of digging and notice what they get excited about Approach this with openness and curiosity. Don’t just look for validation on what you already think you know.

Do they show up because they know all their friends will be there and they want to go to the after party? Do they buy your music because it gets them pumped up when they’re at the gym? Do they go to your shows because you have the best drummer in town and they want to hear him play? Do the girls think your bass player is hot?

When you learn this information you can make conscious choices about what to do with it. The quickest path to success is to give the people more of what they want.

Of course you might not like what you find when you start digging. If you want to make things better then you have to be brave enough to accept that. You may find that a lot of people support you out of obligation, or that it’s got nothing to do with your music or whatever it is that you value. If that’s the case then you might want to re-consider your approach. The key is to learn more about what’s really going on so that you can make smart decisions based on what really matters.

So your homework is this: Talk to at least 5 fans and find out why they spend money on you or your band. When you think you’ve gained a new level of insight, decide what you’re going to do about it. Brainstorm 3 things that you’re going to do based on what you learned.”

]]> By: Todd Low http://independentrockstar.com/134/money-music/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Todd Low Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:54:26 +0000 http://independentrockstar.com/?p=134#comment-46 Great article! Now for the tricky part...determining what's considered "valuable" to your potential fans. Any ideas? I play drums in called Radagun. We are a Jacksonville, Florida based rock band trying to live out our dream! Great article!

Now for the tricky part…determining what’s considered “valuable” to your potential fans. Any ideas?

I play drums in called Radagun. We are a Jacksonville, Florida based rock band trying to live out our dream!

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