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Pretty URLs for artists - finally.
Posted by admin on 26 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Tips for Artists
The good news:
http://concertsinyourhome.com/artists/full.html?uid=ddrewnelson
is now
http://concertsinyourhome.com/artist/drewnelson.html
see the difference? It looks better without the “uid?=” code in there,
and
http://concertsinyourhome.com/artists/full.html?uid=jallwoodandsto
is now
http://concertsinyourhome.com/artist/allwoodandstones.html
The bad news is, you may need to adjust your links if you’ve linked to your profile from other sites.
One of the challenges of starting a website on a shoe-string budget is that as things grow, you keep building on top of of a platform that has some weak spots. It’s taken a while, but we’ve made a seemingly little adjustment that should yield exponentially better results.
We’ll be making some more tweaks in the next few weeks, so pardon our dust and stay tuned.
Your fan,
Fran Snyder
PS - this kind of stuff makes my day. Keep the stories coming in - help other artists learn from your success. We can study your profile, your song choice, your video, and maybe even ask you how you email folks. You’ll share, right?
I’ve wanted to let you know….Emily has only been a member about a month, but has had an amazing response from CIYH hosts – really over-the-top! We’re very happy – CIYH is certainly working well for Emily!
I can’t afford to rejoin.
Posted by admin on 22 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Tips for Artists
Thank you so much for your email, Fran!
Oh wow. I guess I understand that my membership has been expired for a while (6 months.) I didn’t actually use the membership while I had it, so I thought I would wait until I could actually use it. And I didn’t realize that the one-time-fee for the upgrade expired if your membership did. I just can’t afford another $48.
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I wonder if things would be different if she actually used her membership while she had it. This artist has booked 100 gigs on sonicbids and she’s broke.
Maybe I can learn from this too. What would make the site easier for artists to use?
Financial Guarantees: What artists should know before contacting our hosts.
Posted by admin on 10 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Tips for Artists
CIYH insists that our members (artists) understand the general kindness of house concert hosts, and that these hosts not be bullied or pressured into guarantees that make them uncomfortable. Doing so will forfeit your rights as a CIYH member.
Things you should know about house concert guarantees:
We encourage guarantees, especially with new hosts, but we will not make a host feel that they are necessary or “the only appropriate way” to host a house concert.
If a guarantee is necessary for YOU to do a particular show, it is completely acceptable to ask. But artists should not try to make a host feel wrong, bad, or guilty if a guarantee makes them uncomfortable. Acknowledge that you aren’t a good fit, thank them and move on.
Also be aware that hosts can explicitly state in their profile how they feel about guarantees. They can choose “Yes, No, or Maybe” and you should be aware of that BEFORE you pitch yourself for their series.
Every host is different, every artist has different needs, and those needs can vary from tour to tour and show to show. Be honest about your needs, and be respectful if those needs cannot be met.
Here is how we describe guarantees to new hosts who sign up.
