Make Cash Aside From Music.

The vast majority of independent musicians know how difficult it is to make a decent wage from their music whether it be from digital downloads, performing live or a combination of both. Many independent musicians work 'regular' jobs which lessens the drive to earn a sustainable wage from their music.


As you may or may not be aware, I am in something of a more unusual position than most independent musicians. In June 2009, I finally got around to retiring from my 23-year career as a State Registered Nurse on mental health grounds. There went my 'stable' income. Additionally, as a seasoned live performer, I refuse to go down that road again due to cynicism towards the music industry and most people involved in it.


What was I to do? The solutions were immediately quite obvious. Firstly I completed and released the album, "Catharsis,"....all fifteen tracks of it. It was my first 'concept' album. This opened the floodgates for me to not only blog the album but to do spread it as far and wide as possible.I also shot two YouTube videos of tracks from the album, 'Dear Artist' and 'Crooked.' The results were astounding. Until the release of my latest album "Redemption," which can be downloaded with the additional bonus to fans of a discount voucher, "Catharsis" had been my highest selling album. Album sales of "Catharsis" continue to rise almost a year after release. 


This was/is all very well but I had another trick or two up my sleeve.



I have enjoyed writing poetry, short stories and so forth for as long as I can recall. I began blogging 'seriously.' Prior to retiring from nursing I had been blogging in a rather random manner; basically whatever sprung to mind when thought of musical weren't at the foremost of my mind. I did a little research as I had seen ads pertaining to earning money by using adsense in an astute and non-obtrusive way in my blogs. To me it seemed (and still does) simply a matter of marginally re-wording what you want to convey without compromising content. Not exactly rocket-science.


Long-story-short....if you have the time and are a writer, give adsense serious consideration. It works.



I was then approached, almost on queue, I received a mountain of emails from disgruntled independent musicians about their dilemmas with regard to being constantly bombarded with 'requests' from numerous distributors encouraging them to upgrade their account to a 'paid account' and all the exposure and so forth will pour in.


I was 'curious' for want of a better word so undertook extensive research and followed up countless emails from these disgruntled members of independent music industry. My curiosity moved into 'annoyance.' This annoyance led me to write a book on the matter, "Online Music Traps." Not only has the book been met with open arms and critical acclaim, it has helped me to pay more than a few bills.


More recently I have joined EzineArticles and have been honoured by being recognised an 'Expert Author.' Although the site is a non-paying site, the traffic and recognition that I am receiving already is as humbling as it is astounding.


This is merely my story. 


Being musical generally lends itself to you having another artistic outlet, be it poetry, photography, art and so forth. Why not harness this gift that you have? You have nothing to lose for a start and the worst that can happen is that you don't make any cash that you've enjoyed doing anyway.


If any single person takes one single piece of my advice, give it a little bit of time and let me know how you get on. I'd love to hear how you get on.


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