Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com

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MySpace Music Marketing : How to Promote & Sell Your Music on the World's Biggest Networking Web Site

Sections include: How to Set Up a Killer MySpace Profile Using MySpace to Turbo-Charge Your Indie Music Career Artist Survey of 30 Successful Indie Musicians Bonus Section: 49 More Places to Network, Attract Fans, Post MP3s and Videos, Create Podcasts, and More
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Indie Music Marketing Insiders Club
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How to Use Video to Promote Your Music Online
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Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com

Music marketing tips and self-promotion ideas for indie songwriters, musicians and bands

Empowering do-it-yourself artists since 1995

Welcome! This page is all about helping you get exposure, connect with fans, sell CDs, and make more money with your music.

While you're here, be sure to ...

Get your free copy of Indie Music Marketing Secrets Subscribe to Bob's Free Marketing Tips Ezine Read Bob's Music Promotion Blog Listen to the Artist Empowerment Radio Podcast Order some of Bob's Books, CDs and Reports Check out the Free Music Success Articles Visit Bob on YouTube and Flickr
Artist Empowerment Radio gives musicians, artists, writers and other creative people the self-promotion ideas and inspiration they need to succeed. The mission of the show is to awaken within artists the optimism and attitude that so often eludes them. Give it a listen on my podcast page and help spread the word about these empowering ideas.
Get more tips and ideas at: TheBuzzFactor.com MusicPromotionBlog.com PromoteYourCreativity.com MusicMarketingBooks.com
To your success!
-Bob

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Member Since: 12/3/2005
Band Website: bob-baker.com
Band Members: Bob Baker is a writer, indie musician and former music magazine editor who is dedicated to showing musicians of all kinds how to get exposure, connect with fans, sell more CDs, and increase their incomes through their artistic passions.

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Bob's Books

Guerrilla Music Marketing Power Course : The most amazing collection of proven indie music success tactics ever assembled!

Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook : 201 Self-Promotion Ideas for Songwriters, Musicians and Bands on a Budget

Guerrilla Music Marketing, Encore Edition 201 More Self-Promotion Ideas, Tips & Tactics for Do-It- Yourself Artists

Unleash the Artist Within Four Weeks to Transforming Your Creative Talents into More Recognition and Profit

Branding Yourself Online How to Use the Internet to Become a Celebrity or Expert in Your Field

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Audio & CD-ROM

Music Marketing Crash Course 1,001 Ways to Promote Yourself, Make Money and Live Your Dreams

What Every Musician Should Know About Self-Promotion The 29 Key Principles of Independent Music Marketing

Special Reports

Killer Music Press Kits
50 Internet Promo Tips
Online Music PR Hot List
Double Your Music Sales
E-zine Music Marketing

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Bob Baker/Gilli Moon Workshop in LA, Nov 12

Bob Baker and Gilli Moon present ... "How to Build a Successful Career in Music (and the Arts)" Monday, Nov 12 Los Angeles, CA 7:00 to 10:00 PM At The Brewery Art Complex 600 Moulton Ave, Unit ...
Posted by Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:59:00 PST

7 Secrets to Low-Cost Music Promotion, Chicago, Oct 21

Bob Baker presents"7 Secrets to Low-Cost Music Promotion" Sunday, Oct 21 Chicago, IL 1:00 to 3:30 PM Seating is very limited for this workshop.Order now to reserve your spot! "I attended Bob's '...
Posted by Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:35:00 PST

Nashville and Asheville workshops Sept 6 & 10

"Two inspiring workshops in two great cities in one fabulous week!" Register now for the Sept 6 class in Nashville, TN,or the Sept. 10 workshop in Asheville, NC. Free offer applies to advance onl...
Posted by Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:56:00 PST

Free Aug 20 Teleclass: How to Build an Indie Music Career

On Monday, August 20, join me and my guest, Christine Kane, as we deliver a teleclass called "The Empowered Artist: How to Build a Music Career On Your Own Terms."Christine is the living epitome of a ...
Posted by Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:18:00 PST

June 2 NYC Music PR Workshop, 2nd Session Added

Every seat for the June 2 "Indie Music Publicity Bootcamp" I'll be doing with publicist Ariel Hyatt sold out in just a few days. So we decided to add a second session later the same day, from 3 to 7 P...
Posted by Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com on Thu, 24 May 2007 08:10:00 PST

Book Publishing Success Secrets

If you read this blog, you obviously have a song inside you. Or you have a need to share what you have to say through music. But a growing number of people also want to express themselves through a bo...
Posted by Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com on Sun, 20 May 2007 07:03:00 PST

The Secret Music Life of Kat

Would you like to be more productive with all the things on your music career to-do list? Then check out The Organized Musician post over at The Secret Music Life of Kat blog.She writes ...As an indep...
Posted by Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:55:00 PST

How Musician X Sold 500,000 CDs

This past Tuesday night I held a teleclass with Musician X. Who is he? Well, this smart instrumentalist has sold nearly 500,000 copies of his self-released CDs -- without a record label, distribution ...
Posted by Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:58:00 PST

Free Music Downloads: The Smart Way

A couple days ago I expressed my frustration over the Best Buy/Rhapsody "free holiday music downloads" promotion. (You can read my rant here.)Now let's shift gears and examine why I was intrigued by t...
Posted by Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:55:00 PST

Knocking Music Fans Off the Fence

When it comes to generating music income from your web site, you must start thinking of the fans who visit your site as falling into one of three categories:1. People who will buy from you no matter w...
Posted by Bob Baker's TheBuzzFactor.com on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:10:00 PST