Get more gigs using Twitter Search

Last night I was reading through my blog feeds and found an interesting post.  It covers information that allows us to work smarter and not harder.  Don't we all want that?  We love working the crowd while on stage, but finding promoters to give us that chance can be a challenge.  What's a musician to do?

Well, it's quite simple, and as easy as typing a few key words into www.search.twitter.com.  To see the full post go here.

Hope you enjoy this simplified method for finding more gigs.

Do you have any super simple ideas to find more gigs?  Sometimes it's as plain as the nose on our face (or as easy as typing a couple of simple words).  Let me know how this works for you.

Work Wednesday: Social Media

Last night I attended a social media seminar called the Destructo Tour.  Amber Osborne, aka Miss Destructo, as well  as the other panelists, gave great tips for businesses that use social media.  Here's a breakdown of what I gathered:

• Telling stories and creating an emotional connection captures readers
• Find the heart and soul of the company and share with readers
• Find what we're passionate about and we'll discover content to share with audience
• Be fun, open, authentic, and transparent
• Do less, do it better (blog content)
• Twitter speaks a different language than Facebook.  Don't connect the two accounts.
• Don't be a "pitch", share interesting content, focus on conversations and building relationships

There are some things we're doing right, and other things we're not.  This was an interesting opportunity to connect with experienced people as well as people learning, like me.  I gleaned information not only from the panelists, but the attendees as well.

What type of content do you prefer to see on a band's blog, Facebook or Twitter page?