People who pay, pay attention.
Rick Barker leaves it all on the table – what the biggest thing holding musicians back is, why he doesn’t work for free, and why he stopped making it about the money & started making it about expectations & results.
I don’t base my success or my clients’ success on whether they got a record deal or whether they had a number one song. When I see someone say, ‘I made three grand this month,’ that excites me!
Key Highlights
- Why Rick doesn’t consider himself an “expert” on social media
- Why he’d like the “weak musicians” to get out of the way
- What he believes is so powerful about social media
- What his sole focus is in 2020
- Why he chooses to help independent musicians
- What he believes is musicians’ biggest struggle
- His favorite part of working in the music industry
- What Rick’s 2020 looks like & what he’s most proud of right now
- What his biggest struggle has been as a music-preneur
- The lesson he’d go back and tell his younger self
- The super power he’d like to have
- 3 musicians Rick would invite to dinner
- His actionable for YOU this week: Connect with him on Social Media!
Links/Rocksources
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- Sign up for Rick’s Social Media Training here!
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