Make It In Music

Back to music... Lots of chat with musicians in the last few days about how Spotify doesn't pay enough. About how they can't make a living because streaming royalties are so low. Well, that's bollocks. Here's why. THREAD⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️ 1/12

We Stopped Helping Each Other. The Internet Made It Worse. manybuckets.substack.com/p/we-stopped-h…

I built an AI system that automates product video creation for entire e-commerce catalogs. (Saves ~$30K per collection shoot and boosts on-site conversion rates by ~20%) Here’s how the automation actually works: → Firecrawl scrapes product images directly from any e-commerce collection page → Google’s Veo 3.1 generates realistic model videos showing fit, movement, and drape → Each video begins and ends on the original product image for perfect looping → Videos are auto-named, organized, and stored in Google Drive → Everything runs in batch—no manual work while it processes The result: fashion brands can showcase every SKU with video, not just hero products—and engagement jumps immediately. Static product photos aren’t enough anymore. Shoppers want to see how clothes move before they buy. If you want the full blueprint, do this: 1️⃣ Like & RT this post 2️⃣ Follow me (so I can DM you) 3️⃣ Comment “FIT” I’ll send you the full n8n workflow, all prompts, and a step-by-step setup video—for free. No more $30K shoots. No more guessing if your product pages convert.

@recap_david Fit

This type of video animation for a gut supplement ad would normally cost $500 from your ad agency. I built it in 20 minutes for $10 with this AI system. Here's exactly how I did it: → Ad scripting in Claude → Image generation of digestion track with Fabric → Image to video animation with Fabric → Talking head UGC avatar with Fabric → Edit all clips together & ad captions with CapCut With this tool + system, I can generate 12 variations of this ad concept in an afternoon and be testing all of them by tomorrow morning. By the end of the week, I can see which is driving highest ROAS, and then iterate on the winners again. In a month, I will have tested hundreds of high quality video concepts across dozens of personas. This is how you scale eComm in 2025 and beyond. Those who don't learn how to do this will fall behind and be outcompeted by competitors who do who can outbid you on facebook. If you want access to all the prompts and the tool I used to build this ad: Like, RT, and comment "FABRIC", and I'll dm it to you. (must be following so I can dm)

@recap_david Fabric

@georgesttock Page

Got a DM from a friend making $82k/month with AI Thought it was cap. Here’s how it works: - Pick a niche people already obsess over (fat loss, gut health, longevity) - Find viral health clips that already perform - Recreate them at scale using AI If you want a business that: - Uses AI - Doesn’t rely on you - Scales without hiring - Works while you sleep Comment “Page” and I’ll send the full breakdown.

@mikefutia Meta

I found a Shopify brand running 900+ AI-generated ads on Meta 🤯 They're publishing 20 new AI UGC creatives every single day. So I pulled their entire Ad Library and broke down exactly how they're doing it. Most DTC brands are grinding to produce 10 creatives a month. This brand is shipping 20 per day. AI-generated testimonials. Unboxings. Demos. Lifestyle content. All without a single creator on payroll. What I found when I dug in: → 900+ ads live in their Meta Ad Library → AI-generated video across every single creative → Dozens of hook variations tested daily → Same product, completely different angles → Clear patterns in where the budget's going I recorded a full breakdown showing: → The AI tools they're using → Exact creative formats getting scale → Hook structures that keep repeating → How they're keeping brand consistency with AI → How to replicate this for your own brand Want the full Loom breakdown? > Comment "META" > Like this post And I'll send it over (must be following so I can DM)

There’s a proven, two-process approach to building an audience on Spotify: 1. Get in good playlists. 2. Run good ads. Combining the two turbocharges the results.

@ChrisBarnes3D Chris - where do you get this per post data? I cannot see this in my FB Bonus performance page and it's driving me mad!

FB performance bonus is the ultimate side hustle. Almost $400 from about an hour's work posting cat memes in the last 7 days. Absolutely wild. 8.5m reach. 235k reactions. 30k shares. 10k comments. How long can this last?

In other words, you'd be an idiot to release a body of work into a vacuum. You need to know that there's an audience waiting on your next release. So focus first on finding that audience, however small it might be.

How do you do that? 2 options: 1. Release single tracks on streaming platforms until you find the stuff that sticks (with your promo efforts in full swing every time). or 2. Give away proven material to grow an email list of people who like what you do

As a DIY musician looking to build a sustainable career, you need to focus on the actions that will have the biggest effect and do them in the right order. You might think that releasing an album that you've spent a year writing and recording is your priority, but you'd be wrong

TIL (and am very chuffed to know)... The best way to get rid of any paywall - Just put the page URL in this... archive.is If this is new to you, you're welcome...

@itsDanny_V @threadreaderapp unroll

In less than 4 years, my wife and I sold over $3,500,000 of baby photo props online. We had no kids at the time and I worked full-time. Here’s how we found riches in the niches 🧵

This listbuilding newsletter is brilliant for all marketers (and that includes musicians!) freedym.com/subscribe?ref=…

@_ryanlee @threadreaderapp unroll

23 sentences about recurring and subscription income based on 23 years of in-the-trenches building. 1. Yearly subscriptions have higher LCV than monthly. 2. You’ll never have 100% retention, so don’t obsess over it.

Well worth reading about the rule flouting Enya who does it her way and doesn't want your opinion!

"Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise"

If you plan on creating a new habit next year or learning a new skill... ....do it every day for at least the minimum time necessary. More importantly, if you mess up and miss a day, don't think it's over. You didn't fail. BUT, don't miss twice!