Some Good and Useful Links Passed on by Derek

Hi Spunky - You know I don't bother you unless there's something that I think could help your career. These links, below, are worth your time. I've tried to sort them in order of importance to you, but you can be the judge of that. :-) I'm really curious to hear your thoughts on them, so please post a reply in the comment-box below any that excite you. If you have a question, though, email me back here at derek@sivers.org **** Want to meet 10 companies that might help you get into the European market? Last week, I went to the PopKomm Music Conference in Berlin, Germany - and brought my video camera around the exhibit hall, asking companies questions from a musician's point of view. The edited videos are posted here for you: http://sivers.org/popkomm Since I posted an overwhelming list of books last week, here is a much more useful short list of top recommendations, with short descriptions and categories: http://sivers.org/book-picks This has become one of the most popular things I've ever written : 6 things I wish I knew the day I started Berklee. A transcript of my talk I gave to incoming first-year students at Berklee College of Music. http://sivers.org/berklee What's the future of the music business? Nobody knows the future. So what should you do? http://sivers.org/no-oracle If you were able to free up even a few more hours of time per week, it could make a huge difference in your music. Read my interview with the author of the #1 bestselling book, The 4-Hour Workweek, sharing his tips on how to have more free time to work on your music: http://sivers.org/tim-ferriss (long, but easy to print) What's your grand pursuit? http://sivers.org/grand-pursuit Like baby ducks think the first big creature they see is their mother, people do the same thing with prices. So how do you set a new standard? http://sivers.org/uncomparable Have you noticed how a small action can change your self-identity? http://sivers.org/small-actions-changing-identity Are there things you assume you have to pay for, that might instead be willing to pay you? http://sivers.org/reversible Should I put my music on lots of websites, or just a few? http://sivers.org/be-there FOR FUTURE HELPFUL NEWS AND UPDATES, you can subscribe to my blog/news, here : http://feeds.sivers.org/sivers/bPwd - or just bookmark http://sivers.org/blog Enjoy! -- Derek Sivers derek@sivers.org http://sivers.org

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