The Profitable Musician Newsletter

🏈Steal my MVPs (Most Valuable Posts)

PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER February 4, 2026 Hey there, Profitable Musician! In honor of the upcoming Super Bowl, I am about to lean hard into some very cheesy football references. Normally, I would not do this. I love football and I'm usually seriously invested. But my team, the 49ers, are not in the Super Bowl this year. And to make it worse, their big rival the Seahawks are. So I am watching with far less enthusiasm and way more side eye than usual. Which means this year is the...

about 6 hours ago • 4 min read

Link🌳 is good...but this is 10x more effective

PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION January 30, 2026 Happy FEM Music Friday! If you’ve got a Linktr.ee set up...honestly, good for you. You’re ahead of so many musicians who still don’t have a central place for people to find their music, mailing list, shows, or offers. But here’s the problem… A linktr.ee is like leading potential fans, venues or students into a dark hallway with 10 different doors and no clear signage. It gives people options, sure. But it doesn’t guide them. It doesn't...

5 days ago • 5 min read

👎being forgettable is worse than being disliked

PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER January 28, 2026 Hey there, Profitable Musician! I want to talk about something that comes up every time we discuss social media, video, or getting in front of an audience in a new way. Being disliked. Not the dramatic kind. Not trolls or hate comments (though those happen too, and they sting). Just the ordinary, uncomfortable reality that when you put yourself out there, some people will not like it. They will not like your voice. Or your stories. Or...

7 days ago • 3 min read

The goal-setting mistake most musicians don't even realize they're making

PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION January 23, 2026 Happy FEM Music Friday! We’re just far enough into January that the shine of “New Year, new you” has started to wear off. And if your calendar is already feeling crowded, or your energy is already stretched thin, you might be wondering: Did I already mess up the goals I had? Here’s the truth: You didn’t. And I'm not suggesting that you start over. It’s more like starting fresh, with more clarity this time. A lot of musicians I work with...

12 days ago • 5 min read

how I finally hit my music 🎯s & how you can do it too

PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER January 21, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! There is one simple shift that made more difference in my music career than any new strategy, platform, or opportunity I chased. It was not about working harder. It was not about having better ideas. And it definitely was not about finding more time... In this issue 🥽How I Finally Hit My Music Goals & You Can Too 📰Need-To-Know Music Industry News & Tips 🎧Why Releasing Music Online Isn’t Enough: Strategies...

14 days ago • 4 min read

you + just one sync placement = 😮

Registration for ‘The Art of the Song Pitch’ ends at midnight tonight Pacific Time. This is your last chance to work with Chris SD to get your music in front of the right people in TV & film (and get all the additional free bonuses Chris is giving away). ‘The Art of the Song Pitch’ will change your music career forever as it has for so many other musicians! And remember, if you join, you’ll also get this bonus package I’ve put together just for you: 🎁 Exclusive Gift (worth $700!): To cover...

19 days ago • 1 min read

the missing ✨ in your “Should I do it?” decisions

PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER January 16, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” I have loved that Rumi quote for years, mostly because it keeps proving itself true in my own life in ways I could never have planned. There was a season not that long ago when a door opened for me that I never saw coming. I was asked if I would consider stepping into the role of worship director at a church. I had been a touring musician. I had...

19 days ago • 4 min read

your "weird" genre is exactly what TV & Film are looking for Right Now

PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER January 7, 2026 Hey there, Profitable Musician! If you have ever thought, “My music is too niche, weird, or outside-the-box to be considered for sync licensing,” I'm gonna lovingly call BS...in fact, the truth is, that type of non-commercial music is a prime candidate for success in music licensing. Here's why sync is such a great direction for indie artists like you with a style that's eclectic, quirky, genre-bending or retro. Music supervisors and...

28 days ago • 5 min read

💗Got Love Songs for our Valentines Series?

Happy FEM Music Friday! Do you have love songs you want to promote for Valentines Day? In the first half of February, we'll be airing our popular "Love Songs for Valentines" Series on the Women of Substance Podcast. Our podcast goes out to over 20,000+ listeners and is distributed on Apple Podcasts, iHeart, TuneIn and more. And we promote it all heavily on Social Media to our over 60,000 followers. It's a short turn-around to get songs reviewed and these show playlists done (once the new year...

about 1 month ago • 1 min read

🎧Most Listened-To Podcast Episodes of 2025

PROFITABLE MUSICIAN WEEKLY NEWSLETTER December 31, 2025 Hey there, Profitable Musician! Happy almost new year. For our final newsletter of the year, I thought I'd highlight our top podcast episodes of the year based on number of listens (so basically voted by what the listeners wanted to learn about). You can click right through to listen from this email, so if you missed these, queue 'em up and enjoy! In this issue 🥽Most Listened-To Podcast Episodes of 2025 💗Got Love Songs For Our Valentines...

about 1 month ago • 1 min read