If you are serious about your musical career and really want to advance, just making music is not enough. Being an independent artist is much more than that. There are a series of factors that you should take into account and, therefore, today I want to talk to you about 5 of them.
1. Avoid traps that stop most artists from succeeding:
- Don’t try to do everything yourself.
- Get out of your comfort zone, don’t let fear paralyze you.
- Stop procrastinating and act.
- Don’t let other people’s opinions distract you.
- It’s not about where you are now, but where you want to be in the future.
2. Get organized for success:
- What is your weekly schedule? When do you usually spend time composing, practicing, learning, creating content and taking breaks?
- Sort all your songs and find out which ones are best for publishing, which ones for collaborations, which ones need revision, etc.
- Take an inventory. What do you have and what do you need? (ideas, current skills, contacts, social networks, etc.).
- Discipline will help you when motivation is lacking.
3. Set your goals:
- Where do you want to be in 6 months – 1 year?
- Set your goals regarding your music, your social networks and your health (mental and physical).
- Think of 1 or 2 main goals in each category (short and/or long term) and then add smaller goals that will help you achieve your main goal.
4. Build a community:
- Use your skills/personality and be yourself.
- Building a community is much more than just posting ads…
- Do the things you already do and just film it.
- Don’t be fooled into thinking that you don’t have time or that you can’t do it.
- Check out my other posts if you need ideas on what to post.
5. Avoid exhaustion and burning out:
- Put your mental health first.
- Surround yourself with people who support you.
- Have an abundant mindset, dream big.
- Perfectionism and overthinking things are the reasons why: we don’t publish, we don’t finish songs, we don’t connect with people.
