The Artemist Podcast: Recent Episodes
Eyvindur Karlsson
Icelandic singer-songwriter Eyvindur Karlsson is on a journey to unearth every aspect of having a creative career and making money from art, and he wants you to come along. If you want to make more money and enjoy more success as a creative person, no matter what your field, this is the podcast for you. Every week we delve into mindset, business tips and marketing tricks for artists of any discipline to make the most of their career. Exciting experts come on and share their wisdom, and we dive deep into every aspect of the professional artist's journey.
Social media is obviously crucial for any entrepreneur, but especially for artists and creatives. It's a struggle for many of us, however, and it has definitely been hard for me.
So for this episode I got K. T. Strange, a self published author who is a total social media rockstar, to help me out, and all of you in the process.
Spoiler alert: I have already begun to use a few of the tips mentioned in this episode, and I'm seeing great results. This episode is super useful, and you will get a lot of value out of this.
You'll find the show notes at https://artism.fm/ap9
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We all have our struggles, and different things holding us back. Today's episode is all about how you can turn those adversities into advantages. My guest on this episode is Dan Zerin, a professional comedian who turned his experience with Tourette's Syndrome into a blockbuster comedy show that has been running weekly for over a year now, to packed crowds.
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You can find the show notes here: https://artism.fm/ap8
Travelers are searching for experiences, and that's exactly what art is. So no matter how small the tourism industry is in your neck of the woods, you can almost definitely leverage it. Most people are not actively searching for art, music and all that stuff in their day to day lives. But you know where they are doing that? On their travels. So make the most of it!
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In this episode I cover a few great tricks that I have used or seen used to good effect. I also put together a little cheat sheet you can use to make your way into your local tourism scene.
These tricks are proven, and they are really valuable. If you live anywhere near an area that has any sort of tourism industry, I highly encourage you to take action on this. It will do wonders.
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Click here to download the Tourism Cheat Sheet!
Social media is important, but it can be tricky to base your career entirely on organic engagement. Platforms come and go (MySpace, anyone? Justin, you out there?), and it's hard to come up with a reliable strategy to make social media work consistently for you.
That's why we're focusing on Facebook ads on this episode. My guest on this episode is John Oszajca, who is the leading authority on Facebook ads for artists. He is my go to guy when it comes to anything related to advertising. I've taken a couple of his courses and I followed his advice and it has made a huge difference for my career. And today he's going to share some excellent, actionable advice for how to use Facebook ads to make more money as an artist and to really grow your career.
And we are giving away a copy of John's course, Music Ads Workshop 3.0! Click here to enter!
You'll find the show notes for this episode at https://artism.fm/ap6
As an artist, it's easy to get sidetracked, lose motivation and get overwhelmed with marketing, social media, the creative process itself and all the other things that go into being a professional artist. And all of this can be very draining and overwhelming. It's so easy to lose sight of your goals and your track towards those goals.
On this episode I talk about accountability partnerships. This is something that has helped my career immensely. My guest today is my accountability partner, Mariana Tirsa. We have a great conversation about how we got together, and how we have helped each other reach our goals over the last year.
Be sure to check out the show notes, where you can get a free Accountability Partnership Worksheet to help you find your perfect accountability partner: https://artism.fm/ap5
It might sound a bit flowery, and possibly a bit counter-intuitive, but you can really grow your career by helping others. There are a lot of business strategies out there, a lot of marketing strategies, social media advertising, email marketing, all that stuff, that can really help you to grow your business and your career as an artist. But today we're going to talk about something different. We're going to talk about how helping others and being generous with your time and your advice can really help you to skyrocket your creative career. My guest today is Walid Azami. He's a renowned photographer who has worked with the likes of Madonna, Ricky Martin, Mariah Caray, and Jennifer Lopez among others. And he's going to share how his philosophy of helping people out, being there for others has really helped his career and his happiness in life, and how it can really help you as well. So you should definitely not miss this episode - it's amazing.
You'll find the show notes for this episode at https://artism.fm/ap4
If you want to learn how to make a full time living as a performing artist, whether you are a musician, comedian, have a one person show or whatever, you are going to find a lot of great actionable ideas in my chat with Icelandic singer-songwriter Svavar Knútur. Svavar is a good friend of mine who has made a full time living as a touring musician for over a decade, while supporting his family and generally being a happy and wonderful person. He shares some of the things he has learned in this great chat.
You can find the show notes for this episode here: https://artism.fm/ap2
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If you are an artist of any kind and you want to make money doing what you love, this is the podcast for you. In this show we will go over mindset, business tips, marketing tricks and money making opportunities for writers, musicians, photographers, painters, comedians, or whatever else you may be into.
You can turn your art into gold, and we're going to discover how to do that together.
You can find the show notes for this episode here: https://artism.fm/ap1
You should subscribe to this show, because otherwise you might miss something, and you don't want that kind of disappointment in your life.
Is creativity the opposite of mental health? Do artists need to suffer to be creative? Is depression making you a better songwriter or artist in general? Spoiler alert: It’s not.
In this episode I get a little serious and a little personal, and talk about my struggles with depression and anxiety, and how dangerous and damaging the myth of the suffering artist can be. I give you my advice on how to be happy AND creative.
You'll find the show notes here: https://artism.fm/ap3
If you are struggling with mental issues, please know that you’re not alone. Seek help, and get better. You’re worth it.
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