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Mansi talks about generosity and ignoring metrics

Mansi talks about generosity and ignoring metrics

Episode 11 · · 56:45

Find Mansi here: https://notes.mansimakes.com/

Laura Kidd talks selling albums, email list best practices, Patreon and more

Laura Kidd talks selling albums, email list best practices, Patreon and more

Episode 10 · · 01:13:02

Get on Laura’s email list here: https://penfriend.rocks/helloGet Laura’s music on Bandcamp!

Quitting Spotify, making an album and more with Olivia Rafferty

Quitting Spotify, making an album and more with Olivia Rafferty

Episode 9 · · 36:56

Subscribe to Olivia's newsletter here: https://oliviarafferty.substack.com/And check out her new album here: https://oliviarafferty.bandcamp.com/album/typical-forever

 Exploring Michigan Music and community with Chuck Marshall

Exploring Michigan Music and community with Chuck Marshall

Episode 8 · · 31:38

This episode is from a Substack Live we did on March 10th, 2025, where we discussed Chuck Marshall's nonprofit, GIG: The Art of Michigan Music, which he started to showcase and suppo...

Getting "Artfully Cacophonous" with Sean Reid: Collecting, Signaling, and Childlike Wonder

Getting "Artfully Cacophonous" with Sean Reid: Collecting, Signaling, and Childlike Wonder

Episode 7 · · 58:40

Sean R Reid was a guest on one of our recent Escape Pod Zoom calls, and he dropped the phrase “artfully cacophonous,” which led to some good laughs!He talked about all the toys and o...

Owning your data, losing access to social media accounts, email lists, and more with Michael Gilbride

Owning your data, losing access to social media accounts, email lists, and more with Michael Gilbride

Episode 6 · · 58:57

Spoke to Michael Gilbride of Mad Records on Substack Live yesterday (Wed, Mar 5, 2025) and we covered a lot of ground here. Buckle up.Directly reaching your audience with an email li...

Ditching algorithms and seeking connection with Alex Dobrenko

Ditching algorithms and seeking connection with Alex Dobrenko

Episode 5 · · 01:20:46

We covered a lot on this nearly hour and a half chat, including, but certainly not limited to:Owning your work and backing it up.Why waiting to be "discovered" is a flawed.How email ...

Marketing, good energy, small business sustainability and more with Sarah Faith Gottesdiener

Marketing, good energy, small business sustainability and more with Sarah Faith Gottesdiener

Episode 4 · · 56:20

Sarah Faith Gottesdiener and I talked about building a sustainable business with an email list, rather than relying heavily on social media.Sustainable can mean a lot of things, but ...

Talking offline community building with Joi Katskee

Talking offline community building with Joi Katskee

Episode 3 · · 32:37

Social media companies want you sitting on your couch consuming as many ads as possible. It feels like a leisurely activity, but really you’re working very hard to increase sharehold...

Colin Czerwinski sold most of his photo books at book fairs

Colin Czerwinski sold most of his photo books at book fairs

Episode 2 · · 14:19

Colin Czerwinski spent his own money making his first photo book and sold most of them by being in the right room.Being in the right room is an elusive destination for many creative ...

Cody Cook-Parrott says “marketing is a creative practice”

Cody Cook-Parrott says “marketing is a creative practice”

Episode 1 · · 25:35

Hey! I spoke with Cody Cook-Parrott about NEWSLETTERS, so this video is packed with some ideas that you could use for your own projects:Segments!Using lead magnets!Creative bothering...