Bob Baker's The Buzz Factor
Music marketing tips and self-promotion ideas for independent songwriters, musicians and bands.
If You Could Ask Me One Question
About Guerrilla Music Marketing, Publicity, Internet Promotion, Sales,
or Music Career Planning ...
What Would It Be?
I'm collecting questions now, and I will answer the best ones during a special FREE teleclass soon.
To submit yours, fill out the form below.
To download the MP3 audio recordings of previous Ask Bob teleclasses, see details further down this page.
Directions: Type in your question below (be as specific as possible) and enter your First Name and Primary Email, then click the Submit button.
A couple of days before the teleclass I'll send you the call-in number and access code, as well as a list of the questions I plan to answer that night.
NOTE: If you don't have a specific question, you can still listen in and learn. Simply type "no question today" in the box and complete your registration.
These live calls are FREE. You are simply registering to submit your question and get reminder emails about when they are and how to access them. I'll also send you email notices about upcoming "Ask Bob Baker" calls and other music biz teleclasses.
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Purchase Previous Ask Bob Music Marketing Classes
While there's currently no cost to access the live calls, I do ask for a nominal $10 fee to get the MP3 audio download of each teleclass. Your purchase also comes with a PDF worksheet that includes a list of web sites mentioned during the call and space to take notes as you listen to the audio recording.
Questions addressed and discussed during the January 2009 Ask Bob Baker Teleclass:
- Why should a band give away its music and set up profiles on every music site and blog? Giving away music builds an audience ... but how will I ever make a living?
- How do you stop from burning out and keep believing you have something to offer?
- How can I sell more of my World Music singles on iTunes and make more money with my music?
- What are the 3 simplest and most successful ways you have seen developing artists raise sufficient funds to record a new album?
- What's the most creative way you've seen a musician use Twitter?
- How do I promote Sisqo and Dru Hill (of "Thong Song" fame) now that they are not on a major record label? What's the best way to reconnect with their fans?
- In the last two months my band has received glowing press, interviews, and reviews in some of our region's biggest media outlets. But we've received almost zero response from the public. What gives?
- How soon should you start creating a buzz about your upcoming CD?
- What's the best way for an artist to re-brand themselves and perform another style of music, when all their previous history is on the Web?
- When it comes to Internet marketing, should the artist go to the fan or should the artist provide a place for the fan to come to the artist?
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Ask Bob Teleclass - January 2009(90-minute MP3 audio file and 4-page PDF worksheets)
$10 U.S.
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Questions addressed and discussed during the November 2008 Ask Bob Baker Teleclass:
- There are so many music web sites and social networking sites to log into and update every day, it's bewildering. What are the best ways to automate the process?
- If I have a free album for download, what is the best way to ensure the most possible downloads? And how can I set up my web site so people have to enter their email address in exchange for the link?
- There are so many ways to promote yourself. How do you stay focused?
- What is the best way to get your original music noticed in a small market that does not support original music?
- What are some great strategies to use at live shows to pull in more web site views and/or merchandise sales?
- How do I get people who have never heard of my band to want to sign up for our mailing list?
- What is the best way to approach a venue owner to get gigs?
- How can you apply your marketing tips to cover bands as well as original artists?
- Do you think bands need an "official" web site these days? And what are the pros and cons of just having a MySpace page?
- How can you tap into the popularity of other similar sounding acts?
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Ask Bob Teleclass - November 2008(71-minute MP3 audio file and 4-page PDF worksheets)
$10 U.S.
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Bob's Books
Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook:
201 Self-Promotion Ideas for Song-
writers, Musicians and Bands on a Budget
MySpace Music Marketing:
How to Promote & Sell Your Music on the World's Biggest Networking Web Site