Music for Profit

The concept that makes this book a unique and valuable addition to a musician’s bookshelf can be summed up in a single word: “Service.” Unlike so many other business development books that teach marketing and sales, this one is geared specifically toward small businesses interested in providing service to customers. And service to your fans is one of the most important principles that MusicForProfit.com keeps trying to hammer home. (See community of raving fans, and  taking care of your customers, and Rule #3 of the 4 business principles to follow)

I have read through it once, and now I’m going to go back for a deeper read a second time. In the meantime I’ve been recommending this book to pretty much everyone who is currently focused on developing an in-person relationship with paying clients.

Two Action Items (one free, one almost free):

• Sign up at ThinkBigRevolution.com and notice how Port profits from this rabid community of fans without trying to sell them anything.
• Get the book at Amazon: Book Yourself Solid: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle Even If You Hate Marketing and Selling

Tags: booking, Business, service

Let’s get straight to the point. You are on this page because you need to know how to copyright a song in the USA. (Contact me if you need help with copyright outside of the USA.)

If the song is still “locked in the vault” in your head, and just an idea that hasn’t been written down or recorded on your answering machine, then make sure you capture it first. Right now. Do it.

Did you capture that intangible brain spark in some tangible form you could show me or your mom? Good. Congratulations. You’ve just earned yourself a copyright for your song.

Rather than spend time writing out why you should pat yourself on the back and call it copyright, I’d like to share with you a sweet little video about the way copyright works. The presentation was created for teachers and students, however I think it’s simple enough for an uneducated musician to grasp.

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