Once you’ve set your goals for social media, you want to figure out how you are going to measure your progress. Think of ways that you can tally up your reach on social media. This will allow you to track from year to year your progress; afterall, you will need to invest time in social […]
3. Define your goals
This is part Three of my series ’65 Social Media Strategies for Performing Artists’ What do you hope to achieve with social media? Who would you like to meet? Without goals, you will be floundering around not really making any impact. You will also have no idea if the time you are spending on it […]
2. Stake your claim
The first thing you want to do is to stake your claim by registering with all the major social media platforms in order to capture your name, or a close to your name as you can get, on the popular sites. Even if you don’t use them all, or don’t want to set them up […]
1. Why you can’t ignore social media
If you look at the history of showbusiness, each new technological advancement has brought about a colossal shift in how the performing arts are both created and consumed, not to mention who benefits economically from that transaction. When film came along it changed stage performing. When radio became widespread it caused a massive shift in […]
Social Media for Performing Artists: A Guide
Social media is ridiculously important to performing artists. I spent the last year studying for an MA in Creative Entrepreneurship through the University of East Anglia. This was a fantastic year filled will learning of how to thrive as a creative business person. My dissertation was entitled: Keep the Conversation Going: 65 Social Media Strategies […]
Last Nonsuch gig
Summer is a coming to an end. Today’s the final gig for Nonsuch at the British Museum. Musical of Musicals is over and I’m almost done my dissertation. I’ll be publishing material from my dissertation soon, so look out for it.
This is great – couldn’t agree more.
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Creative Entrepreneur on the Fly
Part of being a creative entrepreneur is learning to work on the fly. I had a dentist appointment this morning at 10 followed by a coffee meeting at 2.30. There isn’t enough time to go home between these appointments so I am faced with about 3 hours to fill. I could window shop, sit in […]
The Power of Early Mornings
It’s Sunday morning at 8 am. Most of the world is still asleep and I’m buzzing. This is the most creative time for me, when it’s quiet and I can hear myself think. I must use this time more often. When’s your ‘golden time?’
Entrepreneurial Skills – Heads down!
There are periods of time where you’ve got to put your head down and just get on with it. It’s a core entrepreneurial skill and this is one of those times. I’m buying a new house, and there are so many things to do including fixing up the old one, dealing with Estate Agents, liaising […]