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# There is more than one way to make a living as a musician
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/there-is-more-than-one-way-to-make-a-living-as-a-musician/
- Published: 2023-12-15T14:56:58.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-15T14:57:02.000Z
- Description: Today’s Hypebot Flashback Friday resurfaces one of our most popular posts of the year: “8 different ways to make money with music.” These strategies can help whether trying to earn. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/12/there-is-more-than-one-way-to-make-a-living-as-a-musician.ht
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Live & Ticketing, DIY musicians, music, Music Business, music industry, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

Today’s **Hypebot Flashback Friday** resurfaces one of our most popular posts of the year: “8 different ways to make money with music.” These strategies can help whether trying to earn a living as a regional musician or pursuing a goal of global superstardom.

![Guitarist practicing in a cozy room with a brick wall background, showcasing music therapy, songwriting, and acoustic guitar skills for musicians.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/spcdn-shortpixel-ai/spio/ret_img-q_cdnize/sp-ao-shortpixel-ai/client/to_webp-q_lossy-ret_img-w_250/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/moneywithsongwriting_social-e1690481625898.jpg)

*by *[Bobby Borg](https://blog.discmakers.com/author/bobby-borg/?ref=hypebot.com)* from the [Disc Makers Blog](http://bobby%20borg/)*

As you launch a music career trying to “make it” writing, recording, and performing original material, you’ll probably find it difficult to make a whole lot of money right out of the gate. But you’ve got to pay the bills, right?

That’s why you need alternative methods for making money. Here are eight side hustles, alternative gigs, and ancillary money-making ideas that put your skills as a musician to work.

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