Made By The Lake

Since this blog is about "making things" and then selling them (which has to do with one's creativity) and with songwriting and artwork being "intellectual property" requiring skill and talent, I wanted to address "contests" in this article. I won't go into as much detail here, but I invite you to read more at my other blog: http://terryscottsings.blogspot.com . With songwriting as with any other creative product, my feeling is that one must not "give it away" free (unless one volunteers to do so, on their own, for personal and well thought out reasons). When one gives away their talents like this, they continue the cycle of the "poor artist" syndrome for everyone. When people do not pay for something, it then has little or no value. For hundreds (maybe thousands) of years, artists, songwriters, crafters of any form, have been taken advantage of in the way of "contests" and similar things. Imagine a group of p...

Here’s a song that was “Made by the Lake ” about a place “by the Lake ” that comes alive every winter: Beautiful Bentleyville!   Songwriter Ter Scott offers readers the “behind the scenes” story of the how and why of the Bentleyville song at www.terscott.com/bentleyville along with helps and all kinds of materials to assist aspiring songwriters. “I’ve been writing music for years” says Scott. “There is always music and words playing inside me that just have to get out”. The Bentleyville song is dedicated to my grandkids: Grace, Mercy, Justice and Nia who love to visit the “magical shore where Zenith’s city’s all aglow” with their Grandpa “T”.   Scott plans to conduct songwriting classes in the future somewhere in the Twin Ports area.

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Regardless of what you sell or whether your business is large or small, you must follow these four "Ps" to market. I’ve been fortunate to have taught marketing at the university level, offer marketing advice to small and large companies, and continue now doing so in my books, blogs, speaking events and private consultations. Being that I’ve done this for so long, it’s easy to think that everyone knows what I know so I have to remind myself to always start with the basics; here are the basics: Know your customer, know your product and service and use the four Ps to promote your product and service to that customer via in a way that they want to be marketed. There’s a whole lot more to this and it can be a daunting task but when you stick to these basics, with all of your marketing efforts, you will be more successful. Create a marketing plan around these four Ps. READ MORE: As with anything “People don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan”. Have a marketing plan, how...

Do you have something that you've "Made by the Lake"? Are you a writer, blogger, artist, speaker, musician, craftsperson, or other? As long as you live within 100 miles of the edge of this great Lake Superior, let us know and we'll get you some exposure in this blog. We do however want to promote "family friendly" businesses and events. I recently published my new Kindle Book: Winter Boy. It would be "awesome" if you would please go to Amazon and do a search: Ter Scott Winter Boy in the seach box and find my latest Kindle book, "look inside" to read a bit of it (FREE) and place your review? Even if you don't like winter, boys, Christ ... mas, toys, (sorry, it rhymed with boys), snow, and miracles. Please do a quick "reveiw" so it can get a high ranking "out the door". http://winterboyscreenplay.blogspot.com/2013/11/winter-boy-by-ter-scott-is-now-kindle.html Make it a great day! Ter

If you have business; you love what you do; especially if is something that you "made". This is the whole idea behind this blog. To assist people who own businesses where they create things (tangible or intangible; for instance I am a public speaker, and others create other services) and then market them. But what about cash flow and funding for your business; especially when you are starting the first few years? Could another $500 to $1000 coming in consistently each month help you with the bills? Here's help. It's a legitimate business that you can do along side anything that you are doing now because it offers training that any one can use. If I could put $500 to $1000 in your bank account within 30 days, would you invest $25 to make this happen? Listen to the Millionaires. This is real. Join us in business and get great educational products that will improve you, and your business. You will make money too, that you can fund your own life and/or dona...