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Have you ever heard someone say that they liked your song better than anything they are hearing other places like the radio or television? Felt good, didn’t it? Do you think your song can become a hit song turning you into a famour songwriter? This is a question you should always ask yourself so that you can think about your songs in a different light and give yourself new ideas in creating more hit songs.

Sure, you create great songs that can stand up to anything on the radio, but do you know how to get there? There’s a lot more to the business of song writing — you need to know the music business as well.

This business is a very competitive one where no one likes to share secrets. No one wants you to know how to write a hit song, record it and get it released to radio because that means that their song isn’t getting it — yours is instead.

Here’s the problem. There are literally thousands of new songs being created and written every day and there is only so many places for these songs to go whether it is an artist’s album, etc.

You are already in direct competition with the singer/songwriters who write and record their own music. There are also more experienced songwriters who have already proven themselves to the labels — these guys and girls will get a lot of the action because they have paid their dues and know the people they need to know.

It can get frustrating since you know that you are a great songwriter and have written some amazing songs that you believe should be heard by the masses. The trouble is getting the first song out there and getting your foot in the door.

The key to getting over this hump is to just keep writing songs and keep persisting by networking with other music business people and constantly learning about the music industry. The music industry is nothing more than a business like anything else. You still have office politics where it isn’t always what you know or what you can do — it’s who you know.

If you are pitching a song to an A&R rep, make sure it is as perfect as you can get it. If the rep finds only one thing wrong with it he will toss it. Have other people listen to it and critique your work. Take the critism away with you and make the song better.

One other thing to remember when trying to land a publishing deal is that you should never give up…NEVER. Keep persisting and one day it will pay off if you are good at what you do. Giving up is exactly what the labels expect you to do if they keep rejecting you. Showing them that you will not stop writing songs and submitting them will show them that you are serious about songwriting.

One great benefit to not giving up is that you will also be practicing and honing your songwriting skills to make yourself an even better writer. Don’t think of rejection as rejection — think of it as practice.