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| Good business procedures for all musicians Articles on running your business. Topics include business basics, building your website, selling on the Internet, databases, taxes, and more. |
This is important information about working out of your home, business name and address,
choosing your business structure, telephone, business stationery, email addresses.
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choosing your business structure, telephone, business stationery, email addresses.
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Beware, lots of sharks are out there! Just as thousands of marketing wizards are pitching
countless schemes for selling your products, thousands of website designers/optimizers are on
the web ready to help you part with your hard-earned dollars. They all guarantee instant
success if you follow their advice or use their services. Some of what they offer may work for
you; much of it won’t. In truth, no surefire methods exist to optimize your website and guarantee
astounding, instant success. But, knowing a variety of basic principles will at least get you on
the playing field. First, you do not need a fancy website to have a successful website. In fact...
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countless schemes for selling your products, thousands of website designers/optimizers are on
the web ready to help you part with your hard-earned dollars. They all guarantee instant
success if you follow their advice or use their services. Some of what they offer may work for
you; much of it won’t. In truth, no surefire methods exist to optimize your website and guarantee
astounding, instant success. But, knowing a variety of basic principles will at least get you on
the playing field. First, you do not need a fancy website to have a successful website. In fact...
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Many of you will be selling CDs. Some will sell books, DVDs, sheet music, or software. You might
be selling CD-related merchandise such as T-shirts. Or you might develop some other physical
product to sell.
Most of your sales as an entrepreneurial guitarist will be over the Internet. Brick-and-mortar
stores are certainly not out of the question for some products, but using the Internet is generally
the most profitable.
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be selling CD-related merchandise such as T-shirts. Or you might develop some other physical
product to sell.
Most of your sales as an entrepreneurial guitarist will be over the Internet. Brick-and-mortar
stores are certainly not out of the question for some products, but using the Internet is generally
the most profitable.
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As an entrepreneurial guitarist, you will most likely be self-employed. The self-employed are
hit hard by taxes. We pay an additional 15% self-employment tax above the usual federal
and state tax. There will be no withholding on your income so you may need to make
quarterly tax payments. It can all be a killer. Be aggressive in attempting to reduce your tax
burden, but don’t cheat. As I have stated elsewhere, don’t mess with the IRS. They will pursue
you and crush you. They are very serious about...
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hit hard by taxes. We pay an additional 15% self-employment tax above the usual federal
and state tax. There will be no withholding on your income so you may need to make
quarterly tax payments. It can all be a killer. Be aggressive in attempting to reduce your tax
burden, but don’t cheat. As I have stated elsewhere, don’t mess with the IRS. They will pursue
you and crush you. They are very serious about...
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How will you keep track of all your business expenses, sales, and dozens of other things? You
will use a database. In their simplest form, databases organize items and information into lists.
They are searchable, so you can find absolutely anything in your lists. A database is essential
for organizing information important to the development of your career. The database program
I use and strongly recommend is...
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will use a database. In their simplest form, databases organize items and information into lists.
They are searchable, so you can find absolutely anything in your lists. A database is essential
for organizing information important to the development of your career. The database program
I use and strongly recommend is...
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Business basics
Your website
Selling stuff on the Internet
Databases
Your taxes
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