May 27, 2015

Connecting the dots

Randomness does not get you very far. If you just do what you feel like, when you feel like, you won’t be getting far as a musician, artist or entrepreneur of any kind (and yes if you are an independent…

Quick tip 49 Quick videos

I talked about Perfection v Progress before and how not to get hung up on the meaningless details. One of the most powerful promotional tools you can have, is video. Of course a great quality video is powerful promotional tool,…

Quick tip 45 Twitter DM

Today’s Quick tip is all about using Twitter’s Direct Message (Also known as DM) to promote your music. I’m sure some of you will have a critical view of this, but then again if us musicians stayed away from everything…

1st of March Blog update

It feels bit surreal writing “March” in the tittle… But what a start to the year we have had.  This week I finally finished the recording and mastering of my new album. I decided to delay the launch after all…

Quick tip 35 Twitter

I don’t think it is any secret that I prefer Twitter over Facebook as my preferred social media. Although Facebook has come up with few cool updates lately, twitter is still the king for organic reach. Yesterday Twitter introduced something…

Do Your Best

Back in 2008 Ireland fell into recession. The so-called “Celtic tiger” had its day. Reckless spending from the banks, out of control property market, greed and government inability to react in time had left Ireland vulnerable and exposed. And when…

Quick tip 28 Statistics

Lets face it, statistics are boring, but most of us musicians still stare at them all the time. You think you don’t? When was the last time you checked how many followers you have on Facebook? or how many likes…