My clients, my wife, and my friends are all sick of me talking about the distinction between urgency and importance. Seth Godin has some great insight into why it’s so very important to understand the two — especially when paying…
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Marc Cohn Shooting – First Hand
Shane Fontayne provides a first hand account of the attempted carjacking that almost took Marc Cohn’s life. Long time spinme.com readers know the rant I’m about to go on here…
How to Wow an Audience – Every Time
“Live up to your potential instead of imitating someone else’s.” –Martha Burgess , Founder, Theatre Techniques for Business People [ via Fast Company ]
Six Steps to Powerful Print Ads for Musicians
Print advertising tends to be one of the most passive and least effective ways to reach your perfect audience. However, you sometimes find yourself on the receiving end of some barter ad space, or you simply want to support a…
Poor Man’s Copyright
Snopes chimes in on the status of “poor man’s copyright,” the practice of mailing materials to oneself to assert a date of creation in case you ever find yourself in dispute over ownership of a song or any other creative…
Ask me about careers in music management — for FREE!
Tomorrow morning (Tue., 8/9) at 9am ET, join me on a FREE conference call on the topic of careers in music management. It’s a preview of the kinds of calls that our members get to participate in every week, and…
The difference between “gross” and “net.” For real, this time.
Turns out, one of the biggest search phrases that land folks on this site is “what is the difference between gross and net,” which I answered flippantly before. For the benefit of newbies, here’s a quick primer in record label…
How to Boost CD & Merch Sales
Bob Baker runs down some of the most effective ways to pump up a flagging merch table.
Your Success Team
spinme.com members can now enjoy a 40 minute video presentation about identifying key roles on your success team…
The J-Curve
If you look at your music career the way a venture capital manager would look at an investment, you should expect to see a “J-Curve.” As you invest time and money into your project, you’ll see profit dip for a…
Indulge your passion, job or not.
I’m not used to seeing articles like this at the normally staid Bankrate,com, but here are some interesting tips on following your creative passion.
Ten Top Traits of Successful Musicians
David Hooper has collected two sets of five traits (here and here) that distinguish successful musicians from the rest of the pack. The list may look odd, but the definitions aren’t always what you think: Hustle Character Risk Taking Time…