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May 12, 2008
How to Create News Hooks and Story Ideas the Music Media Love
Will you be in the Los Angeles, CA, area on Sunday, June 1?
I'm looking for 15 to 20 people who want to work directly with me to kick their music publicity into high gear. If you attend this intimate workshop -- the first I've ever done exactly like this -- I will help you craft a customized plan to reach more editors, music journalists, bloggers and podcasters.
Get all the details on this special page.
Many people don't know this, but for 10 years I published and served as managing editor of a music magazine in the Midwest. During that decade I was on the receiving end of every type of music news pitch you can imagine. Phone calls, emails, letters and live conversations with thousands of people who were seeking exposure in my magazine.
But here's the sad truth ...
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-Bob
P.S. Seats are filling up and time is running out to attend the first Indie Buzz Bootcamp weekend music conference. Experience first-hand access to speakers such as Derek Sivers, Ariel Hyatt, Tom Jackson, yours truly and more. Get all the details here ... quickly!
Check out Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook, the classic guide to indie music promotion. Now revised and updated, with four new chapters on Internet and Web 2.0 music marketing.
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Get all the details on this special page.
Many people don't know this, but for 10 years I published and served as managing editor of a music magazine in the Midwest. During that decade I was on the receiving end of every type of music news pitch you can imagine. Phone calls, emails, letters and live conversations with thousands of people who were seeking exposure in my magazine.
But here's the sad truth ...
Click here to read more.
-Bob
P.S. Seats are filling up and time is running out to attend the first Indie Buzz Bootcamp weekend music conference. Experience first-hand access to speakers such as Derek Sivers, Ariel Hyatt, Tom Jackson, yours truly and more. Get all the details here ... quickly!

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Bob Baker is an author, indie musician and former music magazine editor dedicated to showing musicians of all kinds how to get exposure, connect with fans, sell more CDs, and increase their incomes.
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Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook:
201 Self-Promotion Ideas for Song-
writers, Musicians and Bands on a Budget
55 Ways to Promote & Sell Your Book on the Internet
A easy-to-read overview of online marketing
- Killer Music Press Kits
- 70 Ways to Promote & Sell Your Music on the Internet
- Music Marketing & Publicity Crash Courses
- Indie Music PR Bootcamp
- Killer Music Web Sites
- How to Triple Your Music Income This Year
- Online Music PR Hot List
- How to Make a Living as a Full-Time Musician
- Do-It-Yourself Internet Music PR & Publicity
- How to Use Video to Promote Your Music Online
- How to Publish Your Own Indie Book

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