Reducing the Clutter.

After a short, summer hiatus, The Dreaded Indie is back and ready to get everyone on track. I have spent the last few weeks watching people discuss various forms and reasons for getting organized and slimming down. People were trying to fit into their bikinis. They were trying to clean up their houses. They were trying to organize their offices. The whole premise was to get mentally and physically in shape for what is to come.

So, how does this apply to the indie artist? It just so happens that I ran across an article that gives this concept perspective. Writer Dave Cool gives some extremely great advice to artists in his article, Keep It Clean: 10 Ways to Unclutter Your Band Website. I had to chuckle when I read tip number 4, “Have 1 music player”. I was one of those artists that had music EVERYWHERE. Quite honestly, I can see how that strategy failed to deliver concrete results and the auto-start concept is just downright annoying.

Dave Cool makes a lot of valid suggestions that are well worth the time to review and implement. The concept of keeping it simple goes a long way. Further, a simple, clean website that showcases your talent can go a long way to getting your seen and heard.