1. How To Sell Beats Online by M.G. Kidd
Join one or several web-based companies that will serve as a middle man between you and
artists wanting to buy your beats. Use your favorite search engine and type in “beats online”
and hundreds of these companies will pop up. Many of these companies have a free membership
option but recommend a higher grade of membership by paying a fee for more exposure of your
beats and better chances for sales. The advantage of joining these companies is the high traffic of
potential buyers. Just as a person who needs sports equipment will go to a sporting goods store,
an independent artist who needs beats will go to a website that sells beats. Be sure to read all the
fine print of doing business with these companies to ensure you are ok with their legalities,
ownership, and payment stipulations for your work.
Create your own website showcasing and selling only your beats. You may feel your work
can get lost in the sea of producers on beat-selling websites. This is a great and recommended
option or addition to that. Your own website can give you, as a producer and company, an
identity and personality. This is important if you have high aspirations for a career in music
production. It’s never too early to begin establishing your brand. As with finding a beat-selling
website, your search engine can find you a number of different web templates and hosts for your
website. For this option, you will be running your own web-based business so you’ll need a tax
ID. You should also set up a PayPal account and use this as your primary payment option for
your customers for secure, worry-free transactions. An advantage to this option is having more
control over legalities and stipulations for how your work can be used by your customers.
Expose your work for free using MySpace . It’s not just for socializing. Contrary to the belief
that Twitter and Facebook have outdated the pioneer networking site, MySpace still remains
number one for all things music. Sign up as a musician and use their very easy to navigate
templates to format and decorate your page, and upload samples of your music. Make your own
rules as to how you’ll sell your beats to interested artists. An advantage to this option is the
ability to be proactive in finding independent artists to introduce yourself and your beats to
through friend requests. MySpace is a great mixing pot for connecting artists with producers and
bands.
Tips:
Copyright all work before uploading online. Never upload an entire beat–only a sample. Always
record an identifier of your production name or company that repeats on samples to prevent
savvy thieves from using your work without your consent.
By: M.G. Kidd
Break Studios Contributing Writer
www.HexLoops.com
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