Indie Music Marketing & Promotion Tips

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This lens is filled with music marketing tips and self-promotion ideas for independent songwriters, musicians and bands. It's all about helping you get exposure, connect with fans, sell music, and make more money with your talents in this ever-changing era of self-empowerment and self-expression.

For more tips and tools, visit these web sites:
TheBuzzFactor.com
MusicPromotionBlog.com
MusicMarketingBooks.com

To your success!  -Bob Baker 

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Bob's Books, Audio CDs, Special Reports, and More 

Over the years I have written and published many music resources in a variety of formats, including these:
Music Marketing Crash Courses
When You're Really Serious About Music Promotion, Get These Special Packages of Bob Baker Books, Reports & Rare Audio Programs
70 Ways to Promote & Sell Your Music on the Internet
Ideas, tips and tricks you should be using to gain wider exposure online
MySpace Music Marketing
How to Promote & Sell Your Music on the World's Biggest Networking Web Site
Killer Music Web Site Design
How to Build & Design a Music Web Site That Attracts Fans, Sells Your Music, and Builds Your Music Career
How to Use Video to Promote Your Music Online
Produce Music Videos on a Shoestring Budget, Become a YouTube Superstar!
Killer Music Press Kits
The 29 Most Important Elements in Creating Sizzling Music Publicity Materials
7 Secrets to Making Real Money with Your Music
Two seasoned music biz pros show you how to triple your music income with these 7 proven principles.
Music Publicity Bootcamp
Ariel Hyatt and Bob Baker present an in-depth home study course filled with insider secrets on how to reach the music media and get the exposure you deserve!
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
Online Music PR Hot List
149 places to submit press releases, get reviewed, uncover PR connections, and promote your music on the Internet
What Every Musician Should Know About Self-Promotion
The 29 Key Principles of Independent Music Marketing
Unleash the Artist Within
Four Weeks to Transforming Your Creative Talents into More Recognition, More Profit and More Fun
Branding Yourself Online
How to Use the Internet to Become a Celebrity or Expert in Your Field

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How to Create a Killer Music Web Site That Attracts Fans Like a Magnet

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Guerrilla Music Marketing Action Planner: Know What to Do, When to Do It, and How

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19 Ways to Pack Your Next Live Music Show With Wall-to-Wall Fans

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17 Ways to Get Your Music Played on Internet Radio Shows and Podcasts

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7 Ways to Triple Your Music Income This Year

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Get More Music Gigs: How to Book More Money-Making Live Shows for Your Band or Solo Act

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Bob's Most Popular Music Success Articles 

Outrageous Music Marketing Ideas
Here are some creative, off-the-wall ways to promote your music.
Marketing Lessons from an 8-Year-Old Girl
What really matters when it comes to creating and promoting your music.
The Power of Personality
You have a choice: be bland and boring, or communicate with pizzazz.
What's Wrong with American Idol?
Bob Baker's updated manifesto on the popular "reality" TV show.
Four Ways to Attract More Music Fans Faster
Confused about how to find fans? Read this and you won't be anymore.
The First Question You Must Answer When Promoting Your Music
Are you committing this grave mistake with your music marketing?
Who Do You Sound Like? (And Why It's Important)
Do you hate to compare yourself to other artists? If so, read this right now.

Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook 

This is my best-selling title. The book that is primarily responsible for me being able to make a living as a self-published author. I'm very fond of this book ... and so are the thousands of people who have benefited from it over the years.

You may have seen it in the major motion picture
"The School of Rock" starring Jack Black ... and in VIBE, Music Connection, Electronic Musician and American Songwriter magazines.

"The most directly applicable, start-tomorrow, creatively inspiring book I've ever seen on promoting your music!" -Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby

Learn more about it at www.TheBuzzFactor.com

Top Indie Music Promotion Resources 

Bob's Free Indie Music Tips Ezine
A potent dose of ideas and inspiration -- delivered three or four times a month.
Artist Empowerment Radio Podcast
Marketing ideas and inspiration for musicians, artists, writers, and more.
Derek Sivers on Marketing Your Music
The founder of CD Baby shares his top promotion tips.
How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet
Learn how to set up a web site, create an online buzz, and sell a lot more CDs.
The Indie Contact Bible
A directory of 9,000 print, radio and Internet sources of exposure for your music.