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Make Your Own Rules

Stories and Hard-Earned Advice from a Creator in the Digital Age

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Make Your Own Rules

By: Andrew Huang
Narrated by: Andrew Huang
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 USA TODAY Bestseller

YouTube sensation Andrew Huang offers practical tips and hard-won advice for creatives seeking financial stability while staying authentic.

How does a musician with acute hearing loss, a refusal to perform live, and no industry connections carve a path to millions of followers and lucrative royalty checks? In Make Your Own Rules, Andrew Huang shares stories from his two decades as a music industry misfit and offers advice on both the artistic and business sides of working as a creator in our digital era.

Beginning with auctioning his songwriting skills on eBay as a teenager, Andrew continuously found new ways to thrive in a music career over the last twenty-plus years. His storied career and hard-won wisdom can help aspiring digital creatives find success as well. Organized by sections on building your creative foundations, growing an audience in the digital age, making money, and staying true to yourself, Make Your Own Rules pairs personal anecdotes with concrete advice applicable to any freelance digital creator. You’ll learn how Andrew became an early adopter of sharing music online—for free!—and how he leveraged social media to grow an organic following and amass millions of song streams and video views. Additional chapters provide insight into his designing an online course and music production tools that have been used by tens of thousands of people, and how he created revenue streams for himself that didn’t exist previously.

With open-minded perseverance, Andrew made up his own rules for life. His unlikely journey will inspire creators to find opportunity, financial stability, and fun in their pursuits. Business Aspects Music Business Inspiring

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It was an amazing read. It helped me to think about my own creative journey and where I need to go, and also what to worry about less.

For those of you who have read it, I’m at the far end of the social bell curve.

Incredibly insightful and worth your time!

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It takes a lot of self reflection and discipline to be this unapologetic about who you are.

Thanks for sending the wisdom elevator down, Andrew. I feel better about myself after listening to your book ❤️

Andrew the wise

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It’s so much better than most books than intend to achieve the same goal.
The formula of sharing experience, then move to what works for the author in learning by from and creating success. So many do this but not with heart and sincerity.
Something about this book being narrated by Andrew (the author always hits home better) that has a touch of magic. A reminder of what’s important in the pursuit for creativity and place in this world full of noise.
What I get from it overall is…
Make music (and creativity) for the joy of, regardless of the outward success. Find contentment in this powerful place. That’s the best success. One that I already value. To hear the journey Andrew went to get here and one that he shares publicly, it’s wonderful.
All the best Andrew.

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Hot Audiobook / insight and humility / highly recommend

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So relatable. Read this book if you have music, entrepreneurship, social media, and modern musicianship in mind. It is a good life story and a brilliant read. Highly recommended!
As stated in the Karl and Dottie scene in the Armageddon movie:
GET THE BOOK, GET THE BOOK, GET THE BOOK!!!!

Authentic, personal, informative and entertaining.

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Fully enjoyed the book! Resonates completely with what music life and exploration is. Beautiful lessons and tips along the way of a great journey. What a G

Realness !

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