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The time is here to sprint towards a bigger and better Steem. We are about to make a ton of noise about the existence of Steemit and how it can help musicians everywhere earn more money.

Can you help? We’re paying $100 per person who works for our Alpha Project, a miniature version of the full book (adapted from [Chapter 5](https://steemit.com/music/@heymattsokol/musician-s-guide-to-steemit-chapter-five-from-good-to-great-or-from-100-to-1-000-followers-on-steemit)) to be created, released, and marketed just like the real book will be. It’s a smallform test run to work out the kinks before we hit the ground running on the final, full-featured book itself.

We have now raised more than $1,000 USD from our first three fundraising posts - which puts us on well on our path towards the total fundraising goal, and gives us enough money to get started on this first leg of the project.

<h2>The Alpha Version of The Musician’s Guide</h2>

The full musician’s guide will contain about six chapters, plus an intro, one or two appendixes, it’s gonna be big. 

The alpha version will be our first “iteration” on the concept, to learn and explore. It will be an adapted version of [“Chapter 5: From Good to Great, or, How to Go From 100 to 1,000 Followers on Steem”](https://steemit.com/music/@heymattsokol/musician-s-guide-to-steemit-chapter-five-from-good-to-great-or-from-100-to-1-000-followers-on-steemit).

We will turn this chapter into a fully professional mini-eBook: Cover art, lots of internal graphics and visualizations, professionally written + edited text, pro layout, even professional marketing and advertising. 

Along the way we will continue to turn heads and gain momentum. More and more musicians on Steem, as well as dolphins/whales who care for the long-term of this platform, will see what we are doing and join in.

Thus by the end of this first project, we will truly have the wind at our backs, ready to soar upwards and onwards to create the full book.

Are you in?

<h3>Now Hiring - 48 Hour Application Window - Submit Job Applications NOW!</h3>

Here are the six job listings:

[(1) Job One: Cover Artist](https://steemit.com/steemgigs/@heymattsokol/steem-gig-need-cover-artist-to-create-original-cover-art-for-mini-ebook-pays-usd100)
[(2) Job Two: Internal Graphics Artist](https://steemit.com/steemgigs/@heymattsokol/steem-gig-hiring-graphic-designer-to-create-10-simple-images-for-ebook)
[(3) Job Three: Editor](https://steemit.com/steemgigs/@heymattsokol/steem-gig-hiring-editor-for-short-ebook-project-5-000-words)
(4) Job Four: Book Layout Designer (TBD - I'm in talks with someone about this)
[(5) Job Five: Community Liaison](https://steemit.com/steemgigs/@heymattsokol/steem-gig-hiring-community-liaison-for-short-term-steemit-marketing-project-pays-usd100-per-week)
[(6) Job Six: Growth Hacker / Marketer](https://steemit.com/steemgigs/@heymattsokol/steem-gig-hiring-growth-hacker-for-exciting-one-weekend-steem-marketing-project-paid-ad-budget-pays-usd100)

You can apply to multiple jobs if you want. In theory the same person can do two or more jobs if they are able to handle the workload in a timely manner.

I am super duper extra excited to see these job applications roll in. Who wants to work with me?! Lol, hopefully some of you do.

More importantly this is going to be a fun and satisfying project. You will be helping to build Steem from the ground up, creating a beautiful and useful ebook that is both a work of art and a pragmatic guide for anybody who needs it.

Your bank account meanwhile will enjoy the steady flow of steem income :-).

<h3>That’s It For Today</h3>

I am going to keep this one short and simple. You know what to do - apply for the jobs!! Or if you have a friend who might be interested, please tag them in the comments and tell them about this opportunity.

If all goes well, production on this Alpha Version Musician’s Guide will start in 6 days on Monday. Your help is appreciated as we work towards that goal.

Cheers,

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