Gotta Give a Shout Out To Vassistant Services

I have to give props to Suzanne Byrd Harris of www.vassistantservices.com. She is the amazing tech savvy woman behind my ability to finally launch my website which coincides with the re-launch of my singing/songwriting and overall entertainment career again.  She is awesome to work with and very patient and easy to understand.  Suzanne really is a good soul.  If you need a website or would also like to start a blog, she is the go to person.  Her prices are reasonable and she gets the job done is a fairly efficient manner.  Check out her Portfolio section to see all of the variety of websites she has helped to build.  Suzanne also offers a “Summer Camp” so that you can learn how to run and manipulate your own site anytime you want without having too much of a computer or website background.  Big ups to Suzanne!

Music Mama – How to Be A Successful Indie Artist and a Mom

There are so many of my friends now, who are singers, songwriters, and musicians who are also mothers of young children. We all talk about continuing to make our livelihood with our passions for music, but how do we juggle the working in the music business without the long days, months, or even years on the road, away from our kids?

Many of us are turning to our local markets for tour dates, and performing on the weekends, taping our shows, then airing the performances via YouTube. We also connect the video to our individual websites. So, our fans that we have developed around the globe can still get a taste of our live performances. Here are some of the steps these Music Mamas are taking to keep their dreams alive and still be great moms.

1. Scheduling productive tasks and Every Day iInclude some “me” time in there mommies.
2. Write your 30-60-90 day, 1-3-5 year goals.
3. Perform at least once a month.
4. Build a website to showcase your music. If you can do it yourself use www.homestead.com or www.vistaprint.com on top of your myspace page.
5. Start a blog about you and your music. Sign up for www.thenicheblogger.com to learn how.
6. Video tape your performances or your recording in the studio and post on YouTube and your website.
7. Sell your music online using www.Tunecore.com and www.CdBaby.com
8. Read and sing to your children almost every night.
9. Include a date night each week with your significant other.
10. Always be your authentic self and don’t overwhelm yourself. You can still take baby steps to reach that milestone.
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