Selling Beats- 3 Things To Avoid

They call me by Kyle (or so you think)... The truth is that I've written under over 5 pen names by now, but I digress. I've written this article in order to help producers around the world start to truly understand beat selling and how it applies to you if you're trying to sell beats online. Learning how is the big mountain to climb, but as soon as you do you will be making money in no time. Anyway the first thing I want to tell you is... Don't believe everything you hear. What I'm about to tell you is some REAL info, but just because this is true doesn't mean most of the musicians online are being honest. Musicians are known for being cocky and exaggerating, so don't get caught in the hype.

1. Bad Content. A lot of producers build their websites on Soundclick or MySpace, post their beats up and just hope for sales to fly in. Honestly this isn't going to happen no matter how how many visitors come to your site if your content is not correct. This is easily avoidable, all you have to do is make it easy for your potential clients to buy. Set up a Buy Now button using Pay Pal's free Merchant Tools and write out exactly what each license (leasing and exclusive) is all about. If it's not only easy to understand, but easy to BUY, then you will be making money in no time.

2. Not making beats people want. I spend about 10-15 minutes making the beats I post on my website and I always make money from the new beats I post. I used to second guess myself and it was unclear whether or not a beat would sell, but now I know the easy, honest truth... The types of beats that sell online are easy to make and they all fit under the categories of Sampled Beats, Club Beats and R&B Beats... Hardcore beats, too. Out of all the types of beats I've tried selling, those fly off the shelves the fastest. This is very important for you to understand because most producers make weird "original" beats and they wonder why they never see sales.

3. Don't make the mistake of gathering information from the wrong sources. I can't tell you how many producers online think they've learned it all when in fact they've simply been hearing the wrong info from the wrong people. If somebody says your beats are hot, it shouldn't mean anything unless they are rappers or producers who sell beats (not just any producer, feel me). Musicians are usually quick to fake their stats, so don't let them convince you they're making money unless you see real proof.

If this information was helpful, raise your hand! Bad joke... Anyway, I hope you learned a lot because these few tips really helped tip the scale for me as a producer.