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I continue answering questions provided by Rie Sheridan Rose in today’s episode where we focus on the best social media platform for artists, musicians, and writers and then we delve into why you should try Patreon. Rie Sheridan Rose wrote: “I am doing a platform building challenge, and today’s task is to interview an expert. […]
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I’ve said it before. I’m not very good at social media. Part of the problem is that it just overwhelms me. So I’m trying to put all of my social media outlets into semi-neat boxes online so that I can actually try and better manage them. Here’s where I list and define them so far: […]
I packed early this year. Two days early, in fact. It felt good having nearly everything ready for my Celtic Invasion of Donegal and the Giant’s Causeway. Over the next two days, I grabbed and made lists of various items I “forgot”. Mind you, I still forgot my iPad. But I feel good about […]
It’s the week of St.Patrick’s Day! The St.Patrick’s Day Internet Music Festival kicks off this week, as do a bunch of events and concerts. The spontaneity of Irish Music versus the constrained fun of Scottish music, leading to Kenzie headbanging. Lastly, the complexities of Patreon, Self Promotion, and Social Networking. To subscribe, go to iTunes, […]
Yes. I still hate Twitter. But over the last month, I finally found an awesome use for it… talking to people. I heard everyone mention chatting on Twitter, but it’s such a useless medium for any real communication. However, if you want to reach someone fast, they’re usually on Twitter. They frequently respond. Or if […]
I must be getting old. Now I’m either a lot wiser or more fearful of change. Maybe both. When I first started promoting the Brobdingnagian Bards online in 1999, I was overzealous. I signed up to every newsgroup or mailing list that was related to our music. I spammed them constantly. I didn’t know spamming […]
Greetings Gunn Runners! That’s right! You voted. The winner of the fan club name is… Gunn Runners. Gunn Runners overwhelmingly won 48% of the votes. That easily beat out the other names. Join other Gunn Runners on my fan club page at marcgunn.net. Celtfather Turned Full-Time Daddy There’s nothing like when I open my daughter’s […]
Last night, I logged onto my Twitter account. I don’t feel like I have near enough time to spend chatting on Twitter. I usually can only focus on one social media site at a time. I picked Facebook for that. That said, I had fun and thought it might be kinda cool to pick an […]
