Imagine Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Tm Cook are all sitting in a room. Suddenly, the door opens and Taylor Swift walks in, carrying a binder full of ideas. The group sits together and starts hashing out business plans. This scenario is not as crazy as you may think. It turns out "T-Swift" is a businesswoman we should all take very seriously. In fact, we can even learn some financial advice from her recent actions. Here are nine tips to get you started. TAYLOR SWIFT BUSINESSWOMAN: TALENT ISN'T ENOUGH This isn't the 1960's anymore. Back then, you could get a talented group of musicians together and expect at least some success. That's really not the case today. It's not enough to just be the best in your chosen profession. Hence, to truly stand you, you need to be an expert marketing manager, media strategist, deal maker and …show more content…
Whether it's an endless river of selfies, constant fan engagement or just posting something every day of the week, Swift is all over the internet. However, she knows when to take a break. Before releasing her latest album, Swift disappeared from social media entirely. This generates all sort of mystery and interest into what she's doing. That takes guts. TAYLOR SWIFT BUSINESSWOMAN: STICKING IT TO SPOTIFY Many musicians love Spotify just for the exposure but Swift broke up with the famous music streaming service as she didn't feel it paid well enough. Once again, that shows she has some serious guts and ultimately it helped musicians get paid more. TAYLOR SWIFT BUSINESSWOMAN: SHE IS HER OWN PAPARAZZI Oh Tay Tay, you are so smart. On a trip to Maui, Swift knew the paparazzi would be all over her bikini pics. They make a hefty penny by selling those to the tabloids. But being the crafty businesswoman that she, Swift uploadeda bikini shot on Instagram for the whole world to see. TAYLOR SWIFT BUSINESSWOMAN: PORN