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Instagram reach tip applies to small creators, too!

Ryan Welton, May 10, 2022December 9, 2023

A friend and former colleague sent me a DM on Instagram to tell me that…

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My New Year’s Resolutions For 2021

Ryan Welton, January 4, 2021December 9, 2023

Resolutions. Do you make them? I’m 50 now, and so I think of resolutions more…

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The secret to small-channel YouTube growth? More about ‘subscriber’ than ‘creator’

Ryan Welton, November 6, 2018December 9, 2023

Combing through my October reports on YouTube, and one thing is clear: I did something…

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YouTube songwriter discovery (Oct. 28): Emily Schultz, Andy Tunstall, Bill Fonner + more!

Ryan Welton, October 28, 2018

Life as a YouTube creator has at least two parts: the creation and the participation….

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Ready to get a new keyboard, considering a Korg Kronos

Ryan Welton, July 27, 2018December 9, 2023

It’s been nearly two decades since I’ve bought a new keyboard. Seriously. I think I…

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Best new contemporary jazz sound comes from sax player Justin Young

Ryan Welton, January 20, 2018

This is a totally self-serving post. But if you enjoy contemporary jazz or smooth jazz…

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This YouTuber kills it with a Casio on ‘Cheat Codes’

Ryan Welton, December 20, 2017January 4, 2018

My dad used to tell me you’re only as good as the piano you’re playing…

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Yacht Rock Original: “Everybody’s Girl”

Ryan Welton, October 21, 2017January 4, 2018

I’ve loved all-things yacht rock before the genre even had a name. Christopher Cross, Toto,…

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Ticket To Fly: #TBT ‘Smooth Jazz’ tune I had completely forgotten (video)

Ryan Welton, October 6, 2017January 4, 2018

But it was a comment from a YouTuber named Hector that caught my attention tonight. He wrote on one song of mine that he was responsible for at least 50 of the 362 views of an original tune I posted called “Ticket To Fly.”

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