A Contact Page That Works for an Independent Music Site
Practical guidance for independent music sites on contact routes, submissions, corrections, accessible forms, privacy, testing, and upkeep.
How to Organize a Music Blog Archive
A practical guide to organizing a music blog archive: audit posts, define categories and tags, improve browsing pages, and check old entries without guessing at missing details.
How to Evaluate Pitches for an Experimental Music Site
A practical editorial approach to assessing music pitches: scope, listening and reporting evidence, conflicts of interest, archive overlap and clear replies.
When an Explainer Needs an Example
How to choose, place and check examples in music explainers without overloading the reader or making unsupported claims.
Checking Sources for Experimental Music Writing
A practical guide to checking release dates, sleeve credits, artist accounts and other sources when writing about experimental music.
A Working Style Guide for Independent Music Contributors
How to build a concise style guide for experimental music writing, covering credits, source checks, listening descriptions, context, and draft handoffs.
Finding and Fixing Broken Links in a Music Archive
How to find broken links in a music archive, check what failed, choose accurate replacements and keep a record of each repair.
Editing Music Writing for Mobile Screens
How to make independent music writing easier to read on a phone without losing precise descriptions, critical judgment or useful detail.
Writing Alt Text for an Independent Music Site
How to write useful image alt text for music reviews and archives, from cassette labels and performance photos to release artwork, diagrams, and linked images.
Website Accessibility for Independent Music Sites
A practical guide to testing music reviews, track lists, embedded players, images, and forms for accessibility.