Like the Internet itself, eBay has dramatically changed the way that individuals conduct business. Musicians, in particular, have a lot to gain from learning the ins and outs of eBay's brand of personal e-commerce. EM's Guide to eBay offers advice and strategies for buying and selling your gear online and making the experience as successful, satisfying, and trouble-free as possible.

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Learn how to set up a basic bookkeeping system to keep track of your music-related finances. A good financial system will help you learn which of your musical endeavors are making money and which aren’t. Some tax details for music-related businesses are also discussed, including Schedule C income and expense categories and codes.

Do you know how to license your music properly? Did you ever want to use audio that you sampled from somebody else's album or from some other musical work on one of your recordings? Would you know what to do if someone asked to use your original music in a film or commercial, or to stream on a Web site? Electronic Musician looks at music licensing basics.

If you make even a little bit of money off your music, including your personal studio, you could be saving big money on your income taxes. By turning your music-related business into a sole-proprietorship, you can take several write-offs and deductions that can keep your money in your pocket and out of the IRS’s.