PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER November 19, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! During a recent podcast interview, I talked with a musician who said something surprising that really stuck with me. She told me that everything changed the day she stopped saying she âdoes musicâ and started calling herself a âmusician.â It was surprising because she is a very accomplished artist who has a thriving solo career and is in a worldwide-touring band. Yet, she was still thinking of herself as a...
4 days ago â˘Â 4 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION November 14, 2025 Happy FEM Music Friday! Hereâs a little secret most musicians donât realize about time management: Itâs not really about managing time at all. Itâs about managing decisions. Every day you make hundreds of choices before you even sit down to work on music stuff. What to wear, what to make for breakfast, how to juggle work, family, errands, bills, and somewhere in there, your music. By the time you sit down to write, practice, or...
9 days ago â˘Â 5 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER November 12, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! If your holiday calendar looks anything like mine, it probably makes you both smile and sigh at the same time. Between school concerts, church services, office parties, community events, extra rehearsals, family traditions, and the gigs that suddenly land on every day of the week (not just the weekends), December can feel like a joyful blur. You love it. You want to be present for it. But deep down you...
11 days ago â˘Â 4 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION November 7, 2025 Happy FEM Music Friday! When my daughter was four, I tried to teach her piano. From the very beginning, it was a battle. She had this fierce little streak of perfectionism, and if she couldnât play a song exactly right, she didnât want to play it at all. Getting her to practice was harder than convincing our cat Nutmeg to take a bath. The moment something sounded off, sheâd slam her tiny hands down on the keys and declare that she was...
16 days ago â˘Â 5 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER November 5, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! So many of you tell me that songwriting is your favorite part of this whole music journey. Not that you don't love connecting with your audience through email. Not that performing doesn't light you up. You need all of those pieces to build a sustainable career. But the writing? That's where it starts... In this issue đĽ˝This Turns Hobbyists Into Pro Songwriters đ ď¸The Joy Of Messy Creativity! đ°Need-To-Know...
18 days ago â˘Â 7 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION October 31, 2025 Happy đť Halloween FEM Music Friday! As you hand out candy tonight and admire all the creative costumes, I want to whisper a gentle reminder... Black Friday is only four weeks away. I know it sounds early, but this is actually the perfect time to start thinking about it. You have just enough time to create something simple, meaningful, and ready to share when the holiday buying season begins Hold up! Before I lose you... Cause I can...
23 days ago â˘Â 7 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER October 29, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! What makes a song unforgettable? It's rarely the parts that feel easy or comfortable. The songs that stay with us, the ones that make us pull over to the side of the road or replay a certain passage until we've memorized every nuance, they all share something essential. They understand the power of tension and release... In this issue đĽ˝The DNA of Hit Songs (And Lasting Careers) đ ď¸The 5 Songwriting Tools...
25 days ago â˘Â 6 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION October 24, 2025 Happy FEM Friday! This week I attracted a troll on Threads. You know the type, the one whoâs determined to discredit you because your version of success doesnât look like theirs. He told me I shouldnât be giving advice because I hadnât been âsuccessful.â I couldnât help but smile a little, because what he meant by success was probably fame, followers, or maybe a record deal. My definition (and likely yours too) is very different... In...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 5 min read
PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER October 22, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! This weekend, my daughter and I were in the car when she started telling me about some of the songs on Taylor Swiftâs new album. Iâll be honest, I hadnât been in a rush to listen to it. Not because I donât like Taylorâs music, but because she releases new songs so often that ânew albumâ doesnât exactly feel like breaking news anymore. But as my daughter talked, I noticed a change in my attitude. She told me...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 4 min read