This is the second post in a series that I promised to deliver on the rewards and benefits of blogging. Sorry that it took so long to write this follow up. The first post was titled, 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Blogging. Check it out to get a basic idea of what this series will focus on if you haven’t already.

In this article, I’m going to introduce to you an effective strategy to reach a new audience and set up a solid foundation for you to make your presence on the internet profitable for you. In my almost 3 years of blogging, it’s I strategy that I have rarely seen used. It’s one that has help me add an additional stream of income as a producer, and by using advertising on this blog. I’ll later explain how this works for me.

It’s becoming harder to generate any livable income from music sales alone. And it’s harder to find an audience in this saturated genre of hip hop. I experience this as a producer as well. Some say that all you have to do is have incredible music and all the rest Read the rest of this entry »

I’m going to start a series of posts here that will focus on the benefits and power of blogging. It will even have it’s own category (Hip Hop Blog). I’ll be sharing how, after almost 3 years of running this blog, How I’ve been able to generate income and benefit from it while also being a music producer. A lot of what I’ll be sharing in these posts will be helpful to you no matter what the nature of your business is. Whether you’re an artist, a beatmaker, or a run a clothing line, starting a blog can be one of the best Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re an independent hip hop artist, why do continue to do this? I’m referring to music of course. Is it because you love what you do, or is it the fame and potential riches that drive you? Is it a little bit of both? Would you do it if there was no money to be made in this game?

These are rhetorical questions of course and I’m not just asking you these questions, I ask myself these questions to keep my artistic focus in tact, because if you’re human, you are susceptible to distractions. Read the rest of this entry »