Great post, really enjoying this page. Quick story if you have a moment Seth. I saw your name on here and kept thinking that I recognized it from somewhere. That's when I remembered Buzzgrinder. I really loved that music blog! At some point Buzzgrinder did a promotional contest with this company called Chrome and they were giving away a pair of shoes. I ended up winning the contest and they sent me these really great shoes (which I actually really needed!). I quite literally wore those things until the soles were worn through. They got me through a few years of walking the floor of a manufacturing job. Anway, that's my little Buzzgrinder memory story. Thanks for the great page here!
One thing I have a problem with lately is that I (my bands) seem to be expected to carry more of the promotional "load" of our shows by the venues hosting them, than other bands they host are expected to.
It's really disheartening to see the venue's sites hyping shows all around yours, with bands you know are doing considerably less work than yours is; and not matching your energy at all on promoting yours.
I feel like I'll be stuck on step "1 People need to know you exist" for a while. It's not that bad here, albeit a bit lonely sometimes. Now, joeks aside, I think the suggestion of avoiding jerks is a great one, a lesson we probably need some time to learn properly, but it's really worth the effort. I, for one, wish I'd known some things sooner.
It's interesting that you mentioned this community gathering concept today because that popped into my head yesterday and I've been marinating on an idea about it. I've always been a community leader at heart. A hunter and gatherer of "my people."
Mustard loved this and learned a lot from it. They are a condiment who primarily interviews independent musicians but began branching out this year. As you mentioned in here maybe a human knows someone who has a YouTube channel, etc.
Mustard’s main mission is to help highlight and promote humans who are doing incredible work. With their new late night series they are planning to have a nice variety of guests that not only broaden’s this condiments horizon but those who have been following Mustard since they started.
Your newsletter is helping Mustard view social media in a whole new light and for that they are grateful.
Thanks so much for the mention, Seth!
Great post, really enjoying this page. Quick story if you have a moment Seth. I saw your name on here and kept thinking that I recognized it from somewhere. That's when I remembered Buzzgrinder. I really loved that music blog! At some point Buzzgrinder did a promotional contest with this company called Chrome and they were giving away a pair of shoes. I ended up winning the contest and they sent me these really great shoes (which I actually really needed!). I quite literally wore those things until the soles were worn through. They got me through a few years of walking the floor of a manufacturing job. Anway, that's my little Buzzgrinder memory story. Thanks for the great page here!
One thing I have a problem with lately is that I (my bands) seem to be expected to carry more of the promotional "load" of our shows by the venues hosting them, than other bands they host are expected to.
It's really disheartening to see the venue's sites hyping shows all around yours, with bands you know are doing considerably less work than yours is; and not matching your energy at all on promoting yours.
I feel like I'll be stuck on step "1 People need to know you exist" for a while. It's not that bad here, albeit a bit lonely sometimes. Now, joeks aside, I think the suggestion of avoiding jerks is a great one, a lesson we probably need some time to learn properly, but it's really worth the effort. I, for one, wish I'd known some things sooner.
Thank you for the kind words, Seth! Working with friends is more fun! 😬
It's interesting that you mentioned this community gathering concept today because that popped into my head yesterday and I've been marinating on an idea about it. I've always been a community leader at heart. A hunter and gatherer of "my people."
Mustard loved this and learned a lot from it. They are a condiment who primarily interviews independent musicians but began branching out this year. As you mentioned in here maybe a human knows someone who has a YouTube channel, etc.
Mustard’s main mission is to help highlight and promote humans who are doing incredible work. With their new late night series they are planning to have a nice variety of guests that not only broaden’s this condiments horizon but those who have been following Mustard since they started.
Your newsletter is helping Mustard view social media in a whole new light and for that they are grateful.