House concerts are a wonderful way to support the arts, entertain your friends, and create memories for a lifetime. We are incredibly grateful for our network of house concert presenters, a group of people who nurture successful and developing music artists.

If you’ve recently listed your information at concertsinyourhome.com, this is for you. Here are ten things I recommend you do, in order of importance:

1. Please verify your listing to make sure everything is correct.

Select your state, and scroll down by city until you see your series. The city should link to a map, the name of your series links to your website (if you have one), and the green, yellow, or red light should link to your booking information. Email anytime if you have questions or would like to make changes.

2. Send us your schedule if you have some upcoming shows. You can list up to 6 shows at a time with our quick form.

3. Browse the artists who support this website. We’ve added a fun video channel, and an easy search form to find artists that appeal to you.

4. Visit our online store for house concert gear. Fun shirts, mugs, gear to help you spread the word about house concerts.

5. Please link to us from your website. We have some nice banners - just copy and paste!

6. Bookmark or subscribe to this blog. Use the RSS feed, or check back periodically.

7. Stay in touch. We love to hear ideas and suggestions. This site exists to serve you, and to help you get the most out your house concert experiences. You can always email me through the contact page on the site.

8. Rave! Tell us about your favorite artists, your fabulous recent concert, the new trick you learned to raise interest in your next show. Share anything that can help other house concert hosts to continue and grow their series.

9. Periodically review your listing (see #1 above,) especially if you feel you are getting too many or too few emails from artists. Maybe it’s time to change the green light to a yellow light, or to be more specific about the experience level or style of artists you prefer. Help us thin your inbox if it’s getting out of hand.

10. Join the house concert discussion group on yahoo. It’s a great source of information from active house concert presenters.