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Oct 5
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My 38-Year Music Marketing & Publishing ...

BOB BAKER
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I help heart-centered people like you turn their wisdom and expertise into impact and income. Visit this page to let me know you're interested https://BobBakerInspiration.com/contact

"Bob gave me a wealth of ideas on how to connect with more people and build my business." -Anastasia Reuss

My 38-year entrepreneurial story

1987 - Published a local print music magazine in St. Louis, MO

1993 - My first book was published

1994 - Got an AOL account and started marketing by email

1996 - Self-published “Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook” in a three-ring binder

1999 - Learned HTML and created my first web pages

2001 - Sold PDF downloads of my books from my website

2004 - Published my first blog post

2004 - My book “Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook” appeared in the movie “School of Rock,” starring Jack Black

2005 - Published my first podcast

2006 - Uploaded my first video to YouTube

2007 - Created an online course for Berklee College of Music called “Music Marketing 101”

2007 - Joined Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter

2016 - Uploaded my first affirmation video to YouTube (when my channel had 3,600 subscribers)

2020 - Reached 100,000 YouTube subscribers and received the silver plaque

2023 - My Affirmation Meditation podcast reached 5 million downloads 

2024 - Reached 400,000 YouTube subscribers

2024 - Became a Hay House Teacher (my affirmations are in the EmpowerYou audio app)

2025 - Published my 18th book, “Unstoppable”

What a journey it’s been!

Get your free copy "The IMPACT Formula: 6 Steps to Grow an Audience, Make an Impact, and Leave a Legacy" at https://BobBakerInspiration.com/impact

Check out all of my books, ebooks, and audiobooks on my Amazon Author page => https://amzn.to/2wJfXij - Titles include The Empowered Artist, The Passion Principles, The Improv Comedy Musician (with Laura Hall from “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”), Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook, The Five-Minute Music Marketer, The 9 Irrefutable Laws of Music Marketing, and many more.

Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, Medium, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube. And follow Bob Baker’s Inspiration Project on Spotify.

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