Welcome · Monetize Your Music

Jon Gilman

Jul 17 (edited) • 📣 General discussion

Welcome

This community isn't just a course you read.

It's a room full of independent artists learning how to turn their music into a real, sustainable career.

We're not here to just rack up streams and hope for the best.

We're here to build the strategy, the systems, and the business model that actually make a music career work long term.

Your first task is simple, and it takes 90 seconds.

Task 1: Drop Your Intro Post

I want you to do one thing: say hi.

This isn't a formality. Real things happen in this room when people show up:

* You find out someone else is three steps ahead of you on the exact problem you're stuck on

* You get feedback on your music, your offer, or your release strategy from people who get it

* You stop feeling like you're figuring this out alone in a room by yourself

* You connect with artists who become collaborators, not just contacts

* You become someone others learn from, which sharpens everything you know

But none of that happens for the lurkers. The members who treat this community like Netflix never get the benefit of being IN it.

So before you touch a module, introduce yourself.

👉 CLICK HERE TO POST YOUR INTRO IN "SAY HI" 👋 → https://www.skool.com/music-careers-messy-middle

Copy & Paste This Template

Post title:

👋 I'm [Your Name] — in the next 30 days I want to [Big Simple Goal]

Post body:

👋 Name:

I'm [your name] from [city / country].

💼 What I do:

I currently [your genre / your project / who you make music for / what stage you're at].

🎯 What I want from this community:

The #1 way I want strategy and systems to change how I run my music career is [your goal].

❓ One question for the group:

[Ask one specific question about monetization, growth, releases, fanbase, or anything you're stuck on right now].

🤝 How I can help:

One thing I'm great at that I can help others with is [your zone of genius, whether that's production, songwriting, social, performance, or something else entirely].

Why This Template (and Not the Generic One)

Because "hey everyone, excited to be here" helps nobody. Not you, and not the artist who needed to meet you.

When you share where you actually are, what you're actually struggling with, and what you're genuinely good at, this room can work for you. People respond to specificity. Vague gets ignored.

This community runs on reciprocity, not extraction. The more you put in, the more you get back. That starts with your intro.

The Members Who Win Here

The members who make the most progress in this room have ALL done the same things in their first week:

1. Posted their intro within 24 hours (you're doing that now ✅)

2. Commented on 3 other intros (do this right after you post)

3. Asked their first real question in the community (don't lurk)

One More Thing

The fastest way to get the most out of this room is to be seen. Post. Comment. Ask. Share wins. Share questions. Share when you're stuck.

This isn't a lurker community. It's a builder community.

Welcome in. Let's build. 🚀

— Jon

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