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<title>Proudly exclude some people </title>







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Proudly say what you're NOT:  “If you like Celine Dion, you'll hate us.” ...and people who hate Celine Dion will love you, or at least give you a chance.
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You can't please everyone in this world.  Recklessly exclude people.
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Almost like you're the doorman at an exclusive club that plays only your music.  Maybe you wouldn't let in anyone wearing a suit.  Maybe you wouldn't let in anyone without a suit!
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But <strong>know who you are, and have the confidence that somewhere out there, there's a little niche of people that would like your kind of music.</strong> They may only be 1% of the population.  But 1% of the world is 65 million people!
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Loudly leave out 99% of the world.  When someone in your target 1% hears you excluding the part of the population they already feel alienated from, they'll be drawn to you.
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Write down a list of artists who you don't like, and whose fans probably wouldn't like you.  Use that.
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