Why Your Band Can’t Survive on Bandcamp

Bandcamp is a great way to start with a website. It’s a hub where you can put your music up for free, list your social media handles, put up a small bio, sell your merchandise, and promote your music.

But it’s not good enough if you want to take the next step in your music career.

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Melissa Brumm
How to Make a Band Logo using Canva

Most band websites have an essential design element: a logo. This doesn’t have to be anything fancy. It can just be your name, but some of us struggle with knowing what our logo should look like and how exactly to go about doing it.

That’s why I created an easy way to create your own logo in under 10 minutes using Canva.com!

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Melissa Brumm
Finding Joy When Hope is Waning

The thing I like best about music is that it brings people together. We are the ones to bring the joy to people who need it. But sometimes we can’t give joy, and we need to some joy and hope to be given back to us.

I want to know how are you doing?

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Melissa Brumm
Live Streaming Options for Musicians

There is no lack of options for live streaming your concerts these days. I’m just going to go over a couple that I recommend and know about. There are a ton more that you can research and I have a couple links that can help narrow down your decision.

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Melissa Brumm
Working on your website? Make sure you have these things first.

During this time that we’re all staying home and keeping healthy, it’s a good time to reconnect and re-evaluate. If you put up a band website quickly in the past, now’s the time to go back and check it over.

To help you along the way, I’ve created a FREE checklist for creating the most effective band website for you that’s full of good stuff to keep in mind while you’re building your website. Check it out.

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Melissa Brumm
What to do as a musician in March 2020?

Your livelihood depends on events, performing, meeting people and making sales and ultimately gaining more loyal fans.

But for now, we’re going to be stuck for a while.

So here are some tips on what you can do while you’re waiting to be able to perform again.

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Melissa Brumm
Send a Killer Gig Inquiry Email

So you’re writing some venues to plan a couple shows or a whole tour. But what do you say in each email?

If you want to send out an email that gives all the information venue bookers want to know in one fell swoop, my email template will show you how.

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Melissa Brumm
How to eat better while on the road

If you’re anything like me, when you’re away from home, anything goes! You eat out for every meal, go off your diet, eat junk food on long travel days in the car. But travel can put a huge strain on your body: to sleep in a new bed every night or even in the back of the van. The best thing you can do is stay in control of what you consume and stay healthy.

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Melissa Brumm