Tag Archives: making money

Find the Venues That Have a Clue

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Erick Wilson

Someone I know posted an article, they read, on Facebook and when I read it, I nearly fell out of my seat. Someone had finally crafted the words to my beliefs so well that I had to share and comment. Below is my thoughts on an article written by Dave Goldberg as it was found on Scribd. Continue reading →

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Variety is the Spice of Life

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Erick Wilson

I’ve seen bands with 1 t-shirt design on their merch table and bands with 14 different t-shirt designs on their merch table. I’ll give you 1 guess as to who sells more merch? Continue reading →

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How Much Should I Charge for a Show?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Erick Wilson

The break-even analysis is a simple formula for figuring out at which point you will be making as much as you spend. This can vary by gig so you can figure it out per gig, but I like to try to do it for each year and then refine it as the months go by just to be sure we’re on target for making our music career profitable. Continue reading →

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