Get Your Fans To Buy Your Music Instead
Of Downloading It Ilegally
by Tom Hess
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… is dealing with doubters and haters in the music industry.
Yes, like it or not: the music industry is full of haters who will sabotage your efforts to build a career in music, if you let them.
Just about everyone (myself included) who has ever tried to get into the music business has dealt with their share of doubters and haters.
These music industry haters (and doubters) may consist of your friends, family members and co-workers all trying to convince you to:
“be realistic”…
“have a backup plan”
or just outright give up on your dream of a career in music…
And it can feel very disheartening.
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But here is the good news:
It’s quite easy to deal with doubters and haters in the music industry and be successful at getting into the music business (when you know what to do)…
… and I'm about to show you simple ways to do just that.
Let’s roll:
Tip 1 For Dealing With Doubters And Haters In Your Music Career. Understand *Why* The Music Business Haters Are Skeptical Of You.
There will always be music industry haters, no matter at what stage you are in pursuing your career in music.
And here is a strange thing about these people:
Some of these “music industry doubters and haters” mean well and have good intentions. They may be your family, friends, co-workers or strangers on social media.
Even though they act like typical doubters and haters in the music industry, they may genuinely be happy to see successfully get into the music business and start a music career.
(I’ll show you how to deal with this category of haters below).
Then, there is the second group of actual music industry haters:
These are crazy, sick people who live miserable lives.
Those music business haters DO have bad intentions and would rather see you give up or fail than build a career in music.
The worst part is: this group of music industry haters may *also* be your family, friends, co-workers or strangers on social media.
They’ll laugh at you, try to make fun of you, discourage you, and tell you that you have no chance to build a career in music.
The closer these music business haters are to you, the more it may bother you … IF you let it!
Here is the secret to dealing with this last group of music industry haters as you march on to succeed in the music business:
Often times, everything these music business haters tell you about getting into the music business is projection.
What’s projection?
It's where they say things to you and about you that they know - deep down - to be true about themselves.
They may often project their lack of ambition, laziness and bitterness over their failures in life on you.
They want you to fail in building a career in music to feel better about themselves.
Think of these music industry haters like the “crabs in a bucket” phenomenon.
When crabs are trapped in a bucket, any one of them could easily escape. But the moment any crab tries to crawl towards freedom, the others pull it down.
People (music business haters) will often do the same thing to you as you work on building your career in the music industry.
The good news is, once you realize that most of these music industry haters are simply projecting their failures onto you, it become easily to ignore them and march ahead to get into the music business.
Use the music industry haters’ hatred, doubts and skepticism to fuel your drive to build your career in music.
Tip 2 For Dealing With Doubters And Haters In Your Music Career. Study People Who Have Already Built A Successful Career In Music That You Want
If you want to successfully get into the music business, who better to model than people who have already done it (or are doing it right now)?
Besides learning from the successes of their careers in music– you get to see how *they* deal with their share of haters in the music business when they were starting their music careers.
But back to dealing with music industry haters:
Tip 3 For Dealing With Doubters And Haters In Your Music Career. Only Take Advice From People Who Succeeded At Getting Into The Music Industry And Building A Career In Music
You will sometimes get music industry “advice” from people who *tried* to start a music career but didn’t get to the level of success you want to reach.
Those people may have good intentions, but you should generally ignore their advice when it comes to getting into the music business.
Why? Simple:
Those who failed to get into the music business can only advise you on how to fail to get into the music business just like them… or at best, how to “not” fail.
But what you want is advice on “how to succeed” at starting a music career.
Tip 4 For Dealing With Doubters And Haters In Your Music Career. Don’t Take Rejection Personally As You Build Your Career In Music.
You’ll hear “no” a lot as you attempt to build your career in music (especially at the start). Some doors may close abruptly in your face.
But realize this:
Just because someone says “no” to working with you in the music industry, doesn't make that person part of the “music business haters” club.
It simply means you and them are not a good fit.
It’s ok. Move on and find another way to reach your goals. A (good) music industry mentor can help you navigate your way around such obstacles as you build your career in music.
Tip 5 For Dealing With Doubters And Haters In Your Music Career. Enjoy The Journey.
If you pass the music business fortitude test by rejecting all the music industry haters, the next step is…
…to love your journey as you build your career in music.
One of many ways to do this is to plan your time in advance. Make a daily checklist of things you will do each day to move you closer to your goal of starting a career in music.
As you work on and complete each action item, you’ll feel great about today’s journey and you’ll know you’ve taken the next step forward to get into the music business.
The next simple step you can take to build your career in music is to discover how to get your music industry fans to buy your music instead of downloading it for free. I can help you with this in my free eGuide about how to sell your music. Download it today and discover music promotion secrets most musicians will never know.
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