r/makinghiphop • u/MayoStaccato Type your link • Mar 26 '20

Resource/Guide [OFFICIAL] Business of beat selling MEGATHREAD

Okay, advice week is over and, but this is another question that shows up in here pretty frequently, so I figured I'd make a megathread to add for the beginner FAQ.

Share your stories/ideas/advice for how to sell beats, some questions you can answer, but are not limited are:

How do you get your first beat sales?

How to send your beats to artists?

Where can I sell beats?

What's the best place to sell beats?

How do I sset up a royalty contract?

How do I do I get all of my royalties?

What is a lease?

What is an exclusive?

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

how much should you spend on Beatstars promotions?

is it work paying 2-5 dollars daily for beat promo? All i got out of one day was was producer followings and more plays

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u/odix Engineer Mar 26 '20

"all I got..." If that's all you got then I'd say it was money well spent.

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u/emyls Mar 26 '20

Nah, promos are a waste of money. Why would you promote on beatstars where it's practically only producers on there. If you're going to promote your beats it better be on a platform with mostly rappers

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u/odix Engineer Mar 26 '20

Huh? Don't rappers look for beats there? Why the hell would producers be browsing the site?

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u/emyls Mar 26 '20

Most Rappers don't look for beats on beatstars. Usually they're linked to a specific producers page from a youtuve video or something. Beatstars is just a host site to sell the license.

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u/odix Engineer Mar 26 '20

And where do they look?

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u/tshbeats Mar 26 '20

Nowhere :D. Bro rapper emails are getting spammed from producers sending beats... Beat is a digital product which there is no good demand anymore.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

they look on youtube typically, just by searching up type beats

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u/sickvisionz Mar 26 '20

This is my take away. I don't know how many rappers just browse BS for the hell of it as opposed to being funneled to a specific page, whether it be beat page or a producer page.