Artist Insider Q&A – Independent Quality | April 10, 2008
Sixth show of Artist Insider Q&A, hosted by Greg and Jonathan.
Today we focused on what happened at the CIA Summit, the fact that all independent artist, freelancers, and many others, really are in a business, and some steps to success.
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Questions, Topics & Notes:
- What happened at the CIA Summit?
- What was the biggest realization?
- How do I get rich?
- well I just want to live comfortably
- I can’t seem to break the 50k mark in salary :/
- ~ Tim, Delray Beach, FL
- I have been so busy working as an independent business owner, I have not done my taxes; any suggestions?
- “will it blend? – that is the question“
Will it blend, was brought up because of an interesting article in the Salt Lake Tribune, and a post that landed in Jonathan’s RSS Reader. It’s a simple marketing campaign that is very effective.
Next Q&A will be on April 24th, and Greg will present the basics of copyright and then take questions. Listen to the Q&A4 titled “Video Copyright Producer” where we all have some similar background.
Submit questions when you think of them, then show up at 5:05EST and you can be reminded of your question and ask it live.
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Fifth show of Artist Insider Q&A, hosted by Greg and Jonathan.
The focus is conferences, conventions, summits, and expos, whatever you want to call them, times and places where you can meet people with a specific interest and gain both a larger network and greater knowledge if you want to.
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Questions, Topics & Notes:
- “What’s the best way to introduce yourself and build connections? specifically, how not to come across as creepy :)” ~ Matt in Tennessee
- Should I go to a conference?
- As a freelancer how much of my conference-going expenses are tax deductible? ~ Shaun in California
- “What do you do when you start falling asleep?
- “no, even better when the guy is snoring next to you 😛
- “but actually, dealing with monotone voices is hard”
- ~Tricia in California
- What are the differences between a conference and a convention? Summit? Expo?
- Are there art conferences?
- Should you hand business cards out like candy?
We have easier control over the “Featured Video” on the front page and strongly encourage everyone to watch the one in the post we titled RSS is your Friend. We also have a tip jar for anyone who would like to treat us to something nice, or to encourage us to keep going.
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Third show of Artist Insider Q&A, hosted by Greg and Jonathan
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Questions, Topics & Notes:
- Seneff Law
- Phil Remone – Making Records
- Artist Insider Tip Jar
- Do you get in trouble if you play a clip from a TV show on the air? ~Matthew
- What about using a clip as an example in a podcast? ~Follow-up by Matthew
- What is the best way to protect your publishing rights when entering a first time record deal? ~Laura Clapp
- mentioned interview with Tom Bogan
- I have been creating graphics projects, and some music for right at 10 years. Eventually I want it to be my full time business, I should start a company or just keep doing everything under my name? ~Matt in Virginia
- The E-Myth Revisited
by Michale Gerber (E-Myth.com)
- TWIT 133 in this episode of This Week in Tech, they talk with Jonathan Coulton, an independent musician and about the current music industry. Here are his Listening Suggestions. (direct download)
That does it for this week. We have a few more questions already in the que we will get to next time on March 13th. You can send in your own questions or join the show and participate *Live*. Add ArtistInsider (feed) to your favorite RSS reader to keep up to date on the news, or fill in the form to get our posts emailed to you.
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This was the second Artist Insider Q&A session, hosted by Greg & Jonathan.
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Topics include:
- Podcamp Nashville
- Federal Legislation that could effect you
- Co-Host Search
- Where we have learned
- The E-Myth Manager by M. Gerber
- Interviews that ROCK by Heidi Miller at PNME 2007
- The Future of the Music Business by Steve Gordon
- New Songwriter’s Guide to Music Publishing: Everything You Need to Know to Make the Best Publishing Deals for Your Songs by Randy Poe
At some point Greg also mentioned Encore, a music-oriented online news magazine. This session was a good one, however much of the best was not recorded, either before or after the live show. We hope those who joined us live enjoyed the pre and post show parts.
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