Some interesting thoughts on print advertising from a fellow indie musician. I myself haven’t done any print advertising, so I’m curious to see how this works out. My guess is, if you’re looking to advertise, it make sense to target your niche audience, just as Cameron has done by placing an ad in a jazz magazine.
Here’s hoping that it leads to lots of sales!
I recently read a great post at innerrhythm about social media and how it worked out for a classical pianist. I suggest checking this out if you’re a newbie in the social media world and need a few ideas.
Can a musician work 4 hours a week and make a living? I would doubt it, but reading this post makes one think…
Is the Long Tail good for musicians?
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So, you probably all know by now that Derek Sivers decided to sell CD Baby to Disc Makers. It seemed that many indie artists were a bit alarmed by this, but if you read about it on Derek’s blog, you’ll see that he hardly has been at CD Baby since ‘02. So, there obviously was - and still is - a great team there to help all of us indies out.
So, no worries - CD Baby should continue to thrive under the direction of Tony Van Veen and Disc Makers. Derek is moving on to other things, you can check them out here.
How long should music copyright be?
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If you’re on Pandora, or are thinking about it, you should watch these series of interviews by Sarah Lacy with co-founder Tim Westergen…
