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How to promote your patronage platform, boost your monthly music revenue Patronage remains one of the best ways for artists to generate consistent and significant revenue from their fans. Here we look at how to most effectively promote your patronage platform through the creation of exclusive content. Guest post by The key to promoting your patronage page — and generating recurring subscription fees each month — hinges on producing exclusive content for your fans … and following these proven techniques. In this article, we’ll share techniques to help you promote your patronage page,...

8 steps to earning money through Patreon A lack of touring and an over-saturation of live streaming shows has left many musicians seeking news ways of earning money via their chosen craft. Enter Patreon! Here, we break down what you need in order to actually make money of the content creator subscription service. Guest post by Rather than depend on live events or streaming, why not create consistent monthly income through patronage? To get started and maximize the amount of money you can make, follow these critical steps. As we discussed in “Subscription revenue and patronage can build you...

Tax write-offs musicians should take advantage of It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Tax season, of course, and for working musicians, this means an opportunity to write off any music-related expenses you might have incurred over the fiscal year, and keep a bit more of that hard-earned money. Guest post by It’s tax season, and if you’re a working musician, don’t forget to write off all of your music-related expenses so you can lower your taxes and keep more of the money you earned. The minute you set out to make money with music, you’ve crossed the line from a music

10 Common Marketing Mistakes Made By Independent Artists Here, Tony van Veen breaks down the ten mistakes he sees independent artists make again and again that repeatedly cause them to underachieve in their music careers. Guest post by In these videos, I break down the 10 things I see independent artists do — or fail to do — that leads to underachieving in their music careers. Here are the top 10 marketing mistakes independent musicians make. Do you remember back in the day when David Letterman would do his top 10 lists? No? I know… I’m old. They were funny. Do an online search and y...

Word Of Mouth Marketing: What It Is, How To Cultivate It Industry consultant Bobby Borg sits down to chat with Freddy Nager, former label exec, professor, and owner of Atomic Tango about the elusive but ever-sought after word-of-mouth marketing, and what bands and artists can do to cultivate it. Guest post by Musician, author, educator, and music industry consultant Bobby Borg talks to Freddy Nager, a former label executive, professor at USC, and owner of Atomic Tango to talk about word-of-mouth marketing and how to leverage it to boost your music career. Excerpted from the video, “How to ...