Soup of the Day

Will I hit the deadline?

Mar
14th

I’m trying desparately to get everything together to launch my music on online. I’ve been reading voraciously: Leagal issues, marketing strategy, character definition, viral marketing, Performance Rights Organizations, Tumblr, Twitter, Last.fm, MySpace, Facebook, OpenSocial, YouTube, Revver, Stikam, Blip.tv, Snocap, PumpAudio, Slide, Taxi, Just Plain Folk, Val’s Art Diary, Jonathan Coulton… It’s enough to drive most people insane!

How does one make a career from music using only the internet? It’s like any other internet business:

1. Provide something of value to everyone with which you you interact
2. Enable your fans/customers to communicate their passion about you
3. Build a monetization model from proven strategies
4. Open lines of communication and listen to suggestions
5. Stay on top of things and post consistently
6. Continually look for more distribution avenues
7. Wind it up and get out of the way…!

Okay. So it’s no an exhaustive list. But that’s the basic plan. I’ve watched it work over and over again and now it’s my turn. From this I’ll be able to support my missions activities without begging and still get to share my love of music with the world. Well, that’s my dream anyway… Stay tuned for more.