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Setting (and achieving) your music career goals for 2021

January 5, 2021January 6, 2021 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Get 2021 started right by adjusting your music career goals and plans to make the most of the continued lockdown. Use this list to get the ideas flowing and help you decide where to put your time and energy. Read the post.

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10 posts to help you make more money with your music

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

As 2021 approaches, we’re sharing the Top 10 articles of 2020 that Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan, AKA the “Music Money Guys,” contributed with a focus on making money with your music. Read the post.

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My overnight success was 15 years in the making

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Carter Fox

With an adaptable music release strategy and an eye on results, I was able to get over 700,000 streams for one of my singles and over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Here’s how it happened. Read the post.

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Using niches to grow your fanbase

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

To build or grow your following and help others discover your music, you should target niches. To market this effectively, you need to know your target niche’s culture and the type of entertainment they love. Read the post.

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Merch strategies for your live streams

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

While it may be easier to sell merch when you’re performing live and in person, there are techniques you can use to promote and sell your merch while streaming online. Read the post.

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Maximizing your revenue when streaming: Part II

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

You can still play live shows during this pandemic by live streaming them to your fans. But, to make money from it, you need to build income-making methods into your show so fans can support you. Read the post.

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Don’t fade away during the pandemic

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Tony van Veen

Don’t get stuck in a rut while you’re stuck at home. Do something productive for your music career every day and let your fans hear from you. Here are some ideas to get you started. Read the post.

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Maximizing your revenue when streaming live shows

May 14, 2020May 26, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

As musicians transition from live shows to live streams, they are finding ways to monetize their performances, even if they aren’t “in person.” Some of these revenue options aren’t even available when playing live! Read the post.

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Stay focused on your music career during the shutdown

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Andre Calilhanna

While we’re navigating the current stay-at-home lifestyle — which means a moratorium on most everything that goes along with being an active musician — there are a number of activities you can engage in to help advance your music career. Read the post.

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Focus on making more money from music this year

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Here are 10 posts from the Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan (AKA The Music Money Guys) that will help you make more money with your music in 2020. Read the post.

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How to make money off your social media channels (no matter how many followers you have)

November 13, 2019October 6, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Your social media provides more than a platform to reach your fans with new music, there are many ways to make money — and these income sources can start with your very first follower. Read the post.

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Piggyback on current trends using hashtags

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

When it comes to getting free promotion, one of the most effective techniques is piggybacking. With the help of hashtags, you can join conversations and increase your outreach, introducing you and your music to potential new fans and followers. Read the post.

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How to promote on social media when you have zero followers

August 13, 2019July 7, 2020 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Even if you’re just starting out, you already have what you need to promote on social media and build a following using strategies outlined in this post. Read the post.

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A release strategy to fill your yearly calendar

July 30, 2019August 8, 2019 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

Your best social media strategy is to entertain your fans throughout the year rather than just drop an album and disappear into the studio for 12 months. Create a strategy to make your fans anticipate your every release — music, videos, merch, and more — and attract new fans in the process. Read the post.

free CDs

Give away your CD (and make money doing it!)

July 2, 2019May 4, 2020 Chris Robley

Indie music maverick Chris Robley walks us through the process of building an audience by giving away free CDs — while making money in the process. Read the post.

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