This post loosely accompanies Gab & Jam, episode 237 10 ways to nurture your fans (video: https://bit.ly/237nurturefansvid and podcast: https://bit.ly/237nurturefanspod ) As D.I.Y. Rock Stars, folks who have decided that we’re “their folks” are some of our most valuable assets. This episode piggybacks on our 3 Summer Music Promo Tips (https://bit.ly/232summerpromoblog ) with some additional ways to nurture those folks who’ve already shown interest in you and your music. This

This blog post loosely accompanies Gab & Jam, episode 236. How to give better interviews (for D.I.Y. Rock Stars) (video: https://bit.ly/236betterinterviewsvid and podcast: https://bit.ly/236betterinterviewspod ) As D.I.Y. Rock Stars, we may need to give an interview or two from time to time. I ran across this episode that shared some ways to do that better. We incorporated the essence of their tips along with some of what we have figured out. 236. How to give better inter

Roughly Gab & Jam episode 215. Learn how to be the HERO of your own story (video: https://bit.ly/215beyourherovid and podcast: https://bit.ly/215beyourheropod ) “You are the hero/villain of your own story.” —Blooming Prejippie (2022 Motto) This one our favorite ideas around here, so when I turned into this Creative Pep Talk episode (ep. 346 3 Steps for How to Start 2022 Back in Your Creative Sweet Spot ) we KNEW it was going to be speaking our language. So, we’re going to

This post is loosely Gab & Jam 234. Should you buy ads for your music? (video: https://bit.ly/234adsformusicvid and podcast: https://bit.ly/234adsformusicpod ) We KNOW that this is a contentious topic, but give us a minute to explain why we are emphatic about it.... #ads #music #fanfinder #diyrockstar #prejippie #bloomingprejippie Why ads? While this idea was piqued my interest from the Creative Juice podcast episode 221, but it really builds on what we’ve heard from some

This post loosely accompanies Gab & Jam, 235. How NOT to let the news discourage you (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) (video: https://bit.ly/235healthymindsetvid and podcast: https://bit.ly/235healthymindsetpod ) A familiar topic.... Not that we haven’t talked about this one before—see our https://bit.ly/blogmas2021blog , but this particular post was inspired by Ruth Soukup (of the Do It Scared podcast ) email newsletter. Her big idea is that, with all the bad news that’s going on

This post loosely accompanies Gab & Jam, episode 233. 5 Ways to tell if a song is a hit blog (video: https://bit.ly/233isasongahitvid and podcast: https://bit.ly/233isasongahitpod ) You KNOW that we like to explore those age-old questions that face D.I.Y. Rock Stars, so this one is no different. Today’s topic answers the question, “How can I tell if my song is a hit?” Over the years, these are the 5 ways that we’ve identified. Gab & Jam, episode 233. 5 Ways to tell if a son

This post loosely accompanies Gab & Jam, 10k YouTube Subs: How’d we get here? (video: https://bit.ly/23010ksubsvid and podcast: https://bit.ly/23010ksubspod ) This is how it all started…. So, when we started, a friend of ours had a YouTube channel and had 10k subscribers–but he had started in 2011–but STILL, we looked at the videos that he made and the engagement that he had and chose that as our goal. We were thinking that it MUST be attainable to grow by pretty much just

Loosely, follows Gab & Jam 228 (video: https://bit.ly/228writebettervid and podcast: https://bit.ly/228writebetterpod) This post was Inspired by Smart Passive Income 431: Is Writing Still a Viable Content Platform? Medium, Copywriting Tips, and More, with Dr. Benjamin Hardy #writebetter #tips #diyrockstar #prejippie #bloomingprejippie There are so many things to get right when you’re writing that it’s important to narrow down a few techniques to keep you buoyant. These are so

Date Night at Royal Blood concert (April 19, 2022) 🥰🩸 #datenight #royalblood @royalblood #rockconcert #prejippie #bloomingprejippie Cleopatrick. Cleopatrick. Opening act. Canadian. Grunge, two-person band; brooding, driving sound. Kinda dig it. Nirvana meets Panic at the Disco meets something bluesier. 👍🏽 Drummer is part rhythm and part hype-man and guitar player handles the transitions—by doing this guitar feedback loop—so that there’s no dead air as they sip water and s

Loosely accompanies Gab & Jam 226. Basic legal documents for the D.I.Y. Rock Star (video: https://bit.ly/226legalvid and podcast: https://bit.ly/226legalpod ) Once you start understanding that being a D.I.Y. Rock Star means having some business savvy, you will appreciate this episode. If you’re not there yet, bookmark this episode to come back to. In this episode, we share some legal documents to consider having as a D.I.Y. Rock Star. *This is a non-sponsored post and ple