My 38-Year Music Marketing & Publishing Timeline | What a Long Strange Trip
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"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.
Send me a message here to let me know you’re interested in becoming a founding member of the Impact Formula Lab https://BobBakerInspiration.com/lab
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Send me a text message 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. Send me a message here to let me know you’re interested in becoming a founding member of the Impact Formula Lab https://BobBakerInspiration.com/lab Support the show