Do's and Don'ts for Balancing Your Time as a Vocalist

10/28/19 • 39 min

The Holistic Voice: Navigating Your Life as a Vocalist

Today we sit down to talk about correlating careers, time management, and figure out how to balance multiple careers without losing your mind.
The Holistic Voice Podcast is a free resource created by vocalists, for vocalists. We believe a successful singer needs more than just a great voice. Artistic development, mental and physical health, business skills, and career opportunities all contribute to a singer’s potential. If you are looking for resources and education on how to navigate life as a vocalist, this podcast is for you.

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Making your Personal Website

In this episode, we explore some best practices for making your own website.
Here are some of the DIY websites we talked about:
www.wix.com
w ww.squarespace.com
www.wordpress.org
Steps to making your own website:

Look up similar sites to what you do, make a note of what you like and do not like. Try to be specific on this, rather than just "liking the vibe." How is that vibe being created? Is it color? Font choice? White space? Full section images?
Have the content ready BEFORE making your site. (text and pictures)
Make a "wireframe." Plan out what pages you want, general idea of what the website structure will be.
Decide whether you want to build it yourself, or hire a developer to help.
DIY websites like wix and squarespace also handle web hosting and domain purchase. You can do that all in house, or if you are building a website with wordpress or working with a developer, you will likely need to purchase web hosting and a domain. The domain is your website name (www.reallycoolartist.com) and hosting keeps your website running live for other users to access. I like www.bluehost.com personally for hosting and domain purchases.
Make the site! It can be a headache, but there are a lot of tools available to make it happen yourself.
Look into SEO (search engine optimization) best practices in order to increase organic web traffic to your site.

If you want a developer, Jordan is taking clients! Message him at [email protected]

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Entrepreneurship and the Singing Career: with Craig Phillips of New York Polyphony

Craig Phillips, a two-time GRAMMY nominee and founding member of the male quartet New York Polyphony, joins us to discuss building a career as a professional ensemble singer. Along with his work with New York Polyphony, Craig Phillips also maintains a successful career as an operatic and concert soloist. Oh, and serves on the faculty at the University of Oregon. You know, in his spare time.
We are still stunned with how much Craig is able to balance at once and still seem like the calmest human being on the planet. This episode is for those singers that want to define their focus and see how they can run more efficiently as a business.
Our Website:
www.theholisticvoice.net
Learn More about Craig Phillips:
http://www.craig-phillips.com

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