Recommended Tools

Books & Newsletters

No B.S. Magnetic Marketing Letter

Generally, we don’t recommend getting drugs sent directly to your doorstep. But we suppose, if it’s marketing crack, we can make an exception. Get monthly newsletters from marketing legend Dan Kennedy and powerhouse Russell Brunson

DotCom Secrets

A digital marketing essential. Discover what it means to set yourself up as an expert, attract an audience, and monetize your audience using powerful sales funnels.

Traffic Secrets

So, you’ve set up your social media profiles. You built a website. You have merchandise and sales funnels? Now what? Traffic Secrets shows you all the ways to mastering and generating masses of traffic from every platform out there.

Courses & Memberships

Musical U

Looking to develop your inner skills as a musician? Wish you were a more confident improviser? Want to be more expressive on your instrument? Musical U is a community dedicated to helping you develop as a musician, with training, support, and accountability.

Directories

The Indie Bible

The Indie Bible is the ultimate directory for artists. Find venues, radio stations, record labels, and other opportunities for your music career now.

Music Distribution

Ditto Music

Ditto Music is a music distributor with incredible reach. They’re also the creators of Record Label in a Box, a product that will help you set up your independent record label quickly and easily. They even offer additional support to customers.

For Music Instructors

BlinkLesson

The better Zoom. Whether it’s booking lessons with your students, invoicing, or offering more interactive, engaging lessons, if you’re not using BlinkLesson, you aren’t serving your students at the level you could be. Discover what BlinkLesson can do for you.

For Managers

Artist Growth

We’ve never come across a better collaboration tool for managers. With Artist Growth, you can easily manage your entire roster’s marketing, touring, funding, data, artist relations, and more.

eCommerce & Hosting Solutions

Sellfy

If you’re sick and tired of trying to build a website, and just want to start selling your music online now, you’ll love Sellfy. They offer support for digital products, subscriptions, print on demand, and you can even embed your store on your website.

10XPro

You can be an amateur or you can be a pro. 10XPro is the best solution for building funnels, fan clubs, memberships, courses, and more. 10XPro is easy to use, offers excellent support, and creates a better experience for your customers overall.

SiteGround

If you’re looking to get your WordPress site set up, there’s nothing quite like SiteGround. Their hosting is fast, they offer amazing support, and their dashboard is easy to use.

Cloudways

SiteGround is the perfect web host for beginners. But if you’re looking for advanced, ultra-fast hosting, you’ll love Cloudways. This is another excellent place to host your WordPress site.

WordPress

Elegant Themes

If you want to get the most out of WordPress, you’ve got to wrap it in beautiful clothing. Elegant Themes makes it easy with their visually stunning WordPress themes. The Divi Theme is highly recommended, as it makes customizing your WordPress site easy. It’s what we use at Music Entrepreneur HQ.

Email Marketing

ConvertKit

Ditch the ‘chimp and get with the Kit. ConvertKit is an email service provider / email marketing tool that’s been designed with creatives in mind. This is our top choice for musicians.

Leadpages

If you’re looking to grow your email list, Leadpages is a must-have. From one-click popups to high-converting landing pages, getting set up with the right tools to connect with more fans is just a click away.

Freelancers & Hired Help

Fiverr

Looking for affordable freelancers who can get boring, mundane, and difficult work done fast? Whether you want to create an album cover, lyric videos, logos, or otherwise, chances are you can find the right fit on Fiverr.

99designs

If you need a high-quality, professional design done, and want to be able to choose your favorite from a multitude of options, you’ve got to check out 99designs for your next project.

Scheduling

Dotcal

More than ever, meetings are happening online. The only problem? All the back and forth can get tiresome, and finding a good time for your meeting can be problematic. Dotcal makes the process of booking a meeting painless.

Content Creation & Distribution

Designrr

What if you could take all your content (including videos) and jam it all into a single, beautifully designed eBook? Well, that’s exactly what Designrr is for, and they even make it easy for you to customize the look and feel of your eBooks. Expand your opportunities with Designrr.

Repurpose

Reach a larger audience with your multimedia content using Repurpose, a tool that allows you to syndicate your content to a variety of popular networks, and even create audio and video clips to cater to the demands of different social networks.