Starter library Reference Manual

ChatGPT

Draft or tighten project copy, event descriptions, captions, outlines, and calls to action.

Best for: Writing help and turning rough notes into usable copy Open resource

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Canva

Make simple promo graphics, flyers, menus, and social posts.

Best for: Canva is the handoff when someone needs a usable visual asset quickly. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Clique – claim or list the studio / artist

Claim or list an artist, studio, or creative profile in Clique.

Best for: Use Clique when someone should be findable inside the Kismet ecosystem. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Clique – claim or list the studio / artist

Claim or list an artist, studio, or creative profile in Clique.

Best for: Use Clique when someone should be findable inside the Kismet ecosystem. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Clique – claim or list the studio / artist

Claim or list an artist, studio, or creative profile in Clique.

Best for: Use Clique when someone should be findable inside the Kismet ecosystem. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Clique – venue / booking board

Use Clique for venue, booking, and opportunity visibility.

Best for: Use Clique when the need is local booking signal or opportunity matching. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Clique – venue / booking board

Use Clique for venue, booking, and opportunity visibility.

Best for: Use Clique when the need is local booking signal or opportunity matching. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Clique – venue / booking board

Use Clique for venue, booking, and opportunity visibility.

Best for: Use Clique when the need is local booking signal or opportunity matching. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Delaware One Stop / Division of Corporations

Register or manage a Delaware business entity.

Best for: Use Delaware One Stop for official Delaware entity steps. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Eventbrite

Create a public event page and ticket/RSVP flow.

Best for: Eventbrite fits when someone needs an event page, RSVP, or ticket link. Open resource

Kismet Resource Template

Feedback, Reviews & Permissions Kit

A practical kit for requesting useful feedback, collecting honest reviews or testimonials, and recording permission to reuse words, images, audio, video, artwork, and event media.

Best for: Members requesting useful critique, collecting honest public proof, or documenting consent and media-use boundaries without treating a general template as legal advice Open resource

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Google Business Profile

Create or manage a public Google business listing.

Best for: Use this when someone needs to be findable on Google Maps/Search. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Google Calendar – Shows & Social

Keep shows, launches, posts, and deadlines visible.

Best for: Use calendar when the issue is rhythm, reminders, or not dropping the next step. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Google Drive – Promo kit folder

Store/share press photos, logos, bios, menus, files, and assets.

Best for: Use Drive when the next step needs organized files someone else can access. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Google Keep – idea shelf

Capture loose ideas before they disappear.

Best for: Use Keep when someone needs a low-friction place to park ideas. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Google Keep – idea shelf

Capture loose ideas before they disappear.

Best for: Use Keep when someone needs a low-friction place to park ideas. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Google Keep – idea shelf

Capture loose ideas before they disappear.

Best for: Use Keep when someone needs a low-friction place to park ideas. Open resource

Kismet Resource Workbook

Growth & Visibility Planner

Visibility, Community News Desk, partnerships, repeat updates, events, and audience growth.

Open resource

Kismet Resource

IRS EIN (free)

Get a free EIN directly from the IRS.

Best for: Use the IRS site directly. Do not pay a third party for a basic EIN. Open resource

Kismet Resource Workbook

Kismet Profile Setup Guide

Profile basics, public links, photos, and first setup steps that help KOAsm help the member.

Open resource

Kismet Resource Reference Manual

KOA Tools & Resources Living Manual

A living, free-first tool finder and comparison manual for choosing software and services without treating changing vendor information as fact.

Best for: Comparing practical tools while keeping current vendor information separate from curated guidance Open resource

Kismet Resource

Maryland Business Express / SDAT

Register or check a Maryland business entity.

Best for: Start here for Maryland entity setup and state business filings. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Maryland sales & use tax

Register for or understand Maryland sales and use tax.

Best for: Use this when someone selling in Maryland needs official sales tax direction. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Maryland sales & use tax

Register for or understand Maryland sales and use tax.

Best for: Use this when someone selling in Maryland needs official sales tax direction. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Maryland sales & use tax

Register for or understand Maryland sales and use tax.

Best for: Use this when someone selling in Maryland needs official sales tax direction. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Maryland SBDC Eastern Region

Get no-cost small-business advising in Eastern Maryland.

Best for: SBDC is a good human support route when someone needs business guidance, not just a link. Open resource

Kismet Resource

Meta Business Suite / Facebook Page

Manage Facebook and Instagram business presence.

Best for: Use Meta Business Suite when the next move is basic social presence or page management. Open resource

Kismet Resource Companion Volume

Operations Checklist

Account settings, profile upkeep, files, media, roles, and repeatable setup habits.

Open resource

Kismet Resource Companion Volume

Overwhelm Reset Mini-Volume

A short project-reset guide for reducing competing choices, shrinking scope, restarting stalled work, and selecting one realistic next action.

Best for: Members who need to reduce an overloaded or stalled project to one realistic next action without turning project coaching into diagnosis or treatment Open resource

Starter library Reference Manual

Canva Flyer Maker

Start from a flyer template and add the project title, date, place, visual, and call to action.

Best for: Flyers, show cards, and quick promotional graphics Open resource

Starter library Reference Manual

Adobe Express Flyer Maker

Build and download a polished flyer from editable templates.

Best for: Alternate flyer layouts and downloadable graphics Open resource

Kismet Resource Workbook

First Customer Path Audit

A structured audit for walking through an offer like a first-time customer and finding verified friction in discovery, trust, questions, purchase or booking, confirmation, fulfillment, and follow-up.

Best for: Artists, sellers, and service providers with a real offer who need to test what a first customer can actually understand, trust, buy or book, receive, and do next Open resource

Kismet Resource Reference Manual

Funding Routes Manual

A maintained funding-route manual for comparing grants, loans, investment, sponsorship, crowdfunding, and other realistic funding paths without inventing opportunities or eligibility.

Best for: Members who need to identify a realistic funding route and verify current opportunities from official sources before applying Open resource

Kismet Resource Workbook

Artist Growth Path

A capacity-aware route for artists who need clearer proof, materials, opportunities, or next moves.

Open resource

Kismet Resource Companion Volume

Build an EPK: Companion Volume

A short, focused guide for collecting the proof and contact details a booking or feature decision needs.

Open resource

Kismet Resource Companion Volume

Content Production Companion Volume

A focused production guide for moving recordings, video, writing, interviews, and other media from source material to a reviewed, accessible, publishable file.

Best for: Creators organizing, editing, reviewing, verifying, exporting, and publishing a specific piece of content Open resource

Kismet Resource Workbook

DJ Artist Development & Booking Workbook

A working workbook for artist direction, EPK readiness, opportunity research, outreach, gig planning, set preparation, promotion, and follow-up.

Best for: DJs and music artists preparing professional materials, opportunities, outreach, and shows Open resource

Kismet Resource Companion Volume

Finish the Track / Music Project

A music-project companion for defining the finish line, resolving missing work, managing collaboration, reviewing mixes, clearing metadata, and choosing release or archive.

Best for: Artists finishing a song, mix, EP, recorded set, or collaborative audio project without bluffing about rights or delivery requirements Open resource

Kismet Resource Companion Volume

Focused Creator Guides

Six focused teaching guides for finding buyers and vendor events, finishing artwork, planning content, building music collaborations, and promoting a release.

Best for: Creators who need one narrow, teachable route without receiving an oversized general workbook or an invented list of live opportunities Open resource

Kismet Resource Workbook

Community Connections

Collaborators, Wanted asks, Available offers, introductions, and useful conversation rooms.

Open resource

Kismet Resource Workbook

Cross-Promotion & Sponsorship Module

A partnership workbook for identifying the relationship, checking fit, defining the exchange, comparing real value, documenting deliverables and rights, making truthful disclosures, tracking results, and closing the agreement.

Best for: Creators, organizers, businesses, venues, and community projects preparing a specific promotional partnership or sponsorship with clear value, limits, deliverables, approvals, disclosure, and reporting Open resource

Kismet Resource Workbook

Event Promotion Kit

A complete event-promotion workbook for verifying event facts, choosing a campaign size, preparing listings and assets, comparing ticketing routes, coordinating outreach, communicating changes, and recording real results.

Best for: Event organizers who have confirmed enough real event information to build and carry out an accurate promotion and attendee-communication plan Open resource

Kismet Resource Workbook

Events, Markets & Spaces

Shows, markets, venues, pop-ups, rooms, booths, deadlines, and local gathering points.

Open resource