Planning a musical career

The most exciting but also most scary bit about being a musician is the immense freedom of how your career can work (or not!!). Most people I know have a portfolio of work, that is a mixture: a balance of performance, function work, teaching, workshops, funded projects... also merchandising sales: publications, cds, digital sales, merchandising itself (if they have a brand), licensing of music for film and tv.... Just figuring out how to make an income from music is extremely difficult and requires you to think creatively itself!

Anyway right now I'm just beginning to think about this. A friend sent me this link which I shall read with interest.

http://www.zoekeating.com/blog/2009/09/deep-thoughts-on-my-music-career.html