My first year of being a self employed musician

How to pay your bills until your start up makes money

Money is on my mind!  My start up S.H.A.K.E Works isn't profitable...YET.  In the meantime, bills for day to day life need to be paid.  This is how I'm doing it.  It may give you some ideas on what you could do if you're thinking of starting your own company.

How I speak is impacting my business

The majority of support I get from my business (engagement and income) is from outside the UK. This trend, along with the content I’m creating and music online communities I’m involved in, is making me think about how clear my speaking is to make myself understood. After reflecting on this, I realise I’ve got some work to do! Here’s why…

Making Pop music with kids is BETTER than Rap

As I continue to freelance alongside building my start up company S.H.A.K.E Works, I’ve just started delivering a project to 8 -11 year olds to help them make their own songs ready to perform at Halloween this year! I’ve enjoyed it more than other community music projects I’ve previously done. Here’s why…

Why I’m struggling with creating a landing page

After looking at the analytics for my website as well as learning a few things from books I’m learning from at the moment, I decided I need to update my landing page…but it’s veeeeeeery hard. Here’s what I’m doing.

My first year of being a self employed musician

I’ve survived my first year of being freelance! As expected, many ups and downs, trying to make sense of it all. Here’s me attempting to summarise some key things I’ve learnt so far