Can you really increase visits to your website by blogging? The answer is a definite, yes. Yesterday, I wrote a blog about getting a free app on my ipod. I had 71 visits to my website on one day. Compare…
Jan 16 2013
Jan 15 2013
Free apps
Apps are great. I have an ipod 4th generation and I think it is great. I went to a local coffee shop for a cup of mocha a couple days ago. They had a guitar sitting their for customers to…
Jan 14 2013
Blog! Blog! Blog!
The more content that you can have on your website is better. That is the reason that I started the blog. I have noticed getting more hits as I provide more content. I started out writing about songwriting. I talked…
Jan 13 2013
Songwriting tips
You got to write what you know. I believe that for a song to work it has to be something that you know about. The song needs to ring true to who you are. It would be difficult for someone…
Jan 11 2013
42nd Annual Walnut Valley Festival
Have you ever been to the Walnut Valley Festival? It is a bluegrass festival that is located about 30 miles from Wichita, Kansas. It is mostly bluegrass and folk music. Personally, I like folk better than bluegrass. I have entered…
Jan 10 2013
Nashville songwriting association international (NSAI)
Nashville Songwriting Association International of NSAI is a great website and organization for songwriters. I have been a member for two years. This is a great place to get evaluations and feedback on your songs. The evaluations are done by…
Jan 9 2013
The craft of lyric writing
Do you want to write better songs? Duh! Of course. Every songwriter wants to write the next big hit. I would suggest buying and reading the book, "The craft of Lyric Writing" by Sheila Davis. This book is no longer…
Jan 8 2013
Creating your own website
I am not an expert on creating websites. I am also not an expert at golf but I have done both. There are so many options. I wanted a site where I could have my music on it and have…
Jan 7 2013
Nashville publishing companies accepting songs
I decided that I wanted to start sending my songs to music publishers in 2013. I write country music and folk songs. I decided my best bet was to go with a Nashville songwriting publisher. I went to a website…
Jan 4 2013
Today's songwriting tip
We all need motivation to write songs or to do anything. When I first started writing songs my motivation was to fill time at my gigs. I started playing at the coffee shop and I needed to fill three hours…
Jan 2 2013
Songwriting tip of the day
I wrote a song and sent it in to have it evaluated. There was a problem with the song. It wasn't the music or the melody that were at fault. The song lacked purpose. I learned some good advice. A…
Jan 1 2013
Shelter in the Storm
This is the title to a song that I wrote. Today I sent it to Nashville Songwriting Association International (NSAI) to have it evaluated. I also made a video of it on Socialcam and posted it on Facebook and Utube…