Customer Reviews
Not worth it! 
2008-09-25
This book is ONLY good if you have never heard of myspace and if you are brand new to it. Half the book is actually advice from other artists about how to maximize your myspace. Not bad, but did the author really have to rely on other people to provide most of his content?
I bought the book and I finished it in less than a day. The font is big since there isn't much information in this book. If you really want to learn, do a simple web search. Otherwise, spend your money elsewhere.
Great For Beginners 
2007-08-07
I bought this book looking for a complete resource to marketing with myspace for bands and music videos. It's really directed towards a more beginner user to myspace. The book has some good notes and guidelines here and there, but nothing extraordinary. There is a lot of redundancy in the survey section too. I'd recommend the book to musicians who are new to myspace and marketing. Overall, not a bad read, just not enough juicy info as hyped.
An o.k. read 2007-05-03
This was an o.k. read but not really what I was looking for. I did go elsewhere but this definitely wasn't a complete waste of time. I did learn a couple of things from this book.
How to get ripped off 
2007-04-18
'How to get the most from your MySpace promotion' reads the promiss on the backcover of the book. But this promiss is certainley NOT true at all. Bob Baker wrote only 48 pages of the book himself, which text is a summary of the results of a questionaire done by Bob through MySpace. The other 70 pages or so are written by '30 indie music people' (how about giving them a credit on the cover of the book, Bob?). These are the raw, full length responses from the 30 artists, managers and promotors who responded to Baker's MySpace Music Marketing Tips survey. Therefore, the following 4 boring questions are repeated 30 times:
- General thoughts on MySpace as a promotion tool;
- Top MySpace marketing tips;
- Biggest MySpace drawbacks;
- Additional MySpace thoughts.
You do not need to buy the book, because here are the results:
- yes, MySpace can be a promotional tool for a band, besides other promotional tools;
- blog, blog, blog (be active);
- there are over 2 million artists you are competing with;
- MySpace is super time-intesive and the site is very very slow.
That's it. I certainley do not understand the halleluja-words on the backcover of the book.
Know What You're Getting 2007-04-05
Is this book useful? Somewhat. Is it worth the price? Doubtful. Could it have been a WHOLE lot better? Absolutely.
What a great subject for a book. I was immediately drawn in by the title. Just what I was looking for; an entire book on how to get the most out of your MySpace music page. If only that's what was actually inside. This book does tell you how to get MORE out of your page, but in no way does it tell you how to get the MOST out of your page. Missing is any information about how to customize your page, how the entire MySpace process works, illustrations of good and bad pages, etc. What you do get is some pretty basic music marketing advice - mostly rehashed from the author's other books - but placed within the context of the MySpace domain. What you also get are snippets and quotes from other musicians and artists who have used and been successful in the MySpace music world. But, as you can imagine whenever you interview many, many, many different sources on a very narrow topic, you end up getting the same advice over and over and over again.
In summary, I would say that this book reads more like a web newsletter than a useful, well organized, well thought-out book on how to use MySpace music. Maybe that's all it was meant to be. But to me, it could have, and should have, been so much more. I read it in an hour, got about as much out of it as I would a good web forum, and put it on my shelf where I'm certain it will sit untouched until it is thoroughly obsolete.
I had higher hopes.
MySpace Music Marketing: book review 
2007-03-30
It's no secret. Bands are attracting industry attention and gaining thousands of new fans on MySpace.com. As an artist, you need to be there. The only problem is, most musicians misuse the many free features that MySpace offers. Don't waste this online opportunity. Use this new book to squeeze the most out of your MySpace music marketing!
Steve Singer 2007-03-22
In the homestretch of finishing my first music CD, I had been looking for some solid advise for contructing an effective site on MySpace. Along these lines, Bob Baker's book "My Space Music Marketing," exceeded my expectations in a very clear & concise way. First, he does a great job of demystifying what the whole concept is about, and offers excellent step-by-step tips for building an effective space. But, the book also includes a wealth of the finer creative points of managing your space, building your network, and ramping up your sales. I highlighted numerous passages throughout the book, which will a be terrific guide when I begin setting up my page, and will save me a lot of time in the process.
A deceptively simple read, but very imaginative and helpful.
For beginners... 2007-03-13
If you're starting from zero this is the guide. A couple of nuggets but otherwise, a boring read.
Make your MySpace site work harder for you! 
2007-02-10
I bought this great book by Bob Baker when I first began setting up our MySpace site, and I'm so glad I did! Not only is "MySpace Music Marketing" concise and to the point, it's easy to read and to understand and it provides invaluble information to make the most out of your MySpace site.
The book focuses on using MySpace to promote your band and music, expand your fan base etc. And I can see the value of the fantastic information and advice in the book for bands and artists.
As a non-performing songwriter, I still found this book to be a great tool because even though I don't need thousands of fans on my Friends list, I do want a select, intimate group of music professionals who I can focus on developing real working relationships with. I used the information in the book to begin acheiving this and I'm really pleased with the results.
Using the effective advice in the book has MORE THAN DOUBLED the traffic to our official website in the six weeks since I set up the site using Bob's book. That's exciting stuff!
I highly recommend Bob Baker's "MySpace Music Marketing" to anyone with a MySpace site, and especially to bands, artists and songwriters who want to promote their work in an effective and explosive way! Its a must read.
Lisa Butler
Imaginotion Songs
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A great guide for bands and artists to create a buzz on myspace 2007-02-08
I am a guitarist, songwriter and now a myspace artist. I bought this book before I even had a myspace page. And I'm glad I did so. This book has lots of tips that would probably have taken me a long time to figure out on my own. It is a detailed step-by-step guide to exactly what a band or artist needs to do from the very beginning with their myspace page. One thing you have to remember is that marketing, including myspace music marketing, is not an exact science. But this book guides you on how to target and connect with the people on myspace who are most likely to become your fans and spread the word about your music.
Just do a search on my name and visit my myspace page if you want to see how I've used the advice and suggestions in this book to create my own buzz on myspace.
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