Somebody sent me an email with this title. Didn't open it, but I've got a solution for the "problem." But first, let me tell you a story of a friend of mine who had his own business...
This guy was going along, doing his work, but things apparently kept getting worse and worse for him, so he eventually had to start a job working for somebody else. I asked him about the transition and what caused it. He told me, "9/11 just killed my industry."
Does that sound like a good answer to you?
It's a good excuse, but what really killed off business for this guy was that he was running really lean. Catching the flu and not being able to work for a couple of days would have killed him off.
Plenty of businesses (and bands) are like this, but very few people want to look at themselves and admit it. And even fewer are willing to make changes when they're doing in the wrong direction. Instead, they sink with their ships.
The truth is that 9/11 didn't kill any industries. What happened was that some people didn't have the resources to deal with something like 9/11.
And if you're not able to deal with the issue of rising fuel prices, it's your fault. It has nothing to do with George W. Bush, OPEC, or anything else.
Stop bitching, get creative, and deal with things. You can start by looking at something I wrote last month about why rising fuel prices are an opportunity for indie bands.
Comments? Post them below...
Agreed. You gotta roll with the changes, as Mr. Kevin said. I was on the outer loop last month and drove past one of those big Dodge RAM trucks hauling a trailer full of road cases. Now I see them about every Sunday morning, presumably on the way back from a gig. Apparently it's not stopping these guys.
The entrepreneur in me can't help wonder if maybe there's a "webcam performance" service just dying to be developed, for those bands who want to transition to Internet-only shows... :P
Posted by: Donnie Christianson | July 01, 2008 at 03:13 PM