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Sell Beats Online - Give The People What They Want
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Rodney Eddy
Aug 6, 2009, 4:08:05 AM8/6/09
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The most important factor in making big money from making beats is one
you might not like. Actually it's one that took me some time to adjust
to. That factor is making beats that the ARTIST WANT.
I'm not saying don't make beats you enjoy making, but to make big
money with them online you need to make beats artist want. I've always
had my own style, but I had to adapt other styles in order to make
money.
You have to remember you are running a business. Do businesses sell
what the owner wants or what the customer wants?
Break out of that mindset (If you're in it) that you are making beats
for "you". If that's the case you don't have to worry about ever
making money with them.
I use to frown upon other producers when I would see them making beats
saying "Lil Jon type beat", or "Dr. Dre type beat". I always thought
it was better to be original if I wanted to make it in the game. That
is true, but not if I wanted to make lots of cake selling beats
online.
The secret is making simple beats that are hot "right now". I remember
when Lil Jon held the airwaves hostage. Every body wanted a beat by
lil Jon. So what the smart producers did was swallow their pride and
make a bunch of Lil Jon knockoffs. We made a killing.
See most net producers were talking down to us. Saying things like "Oh
you need to be original", and "You're not going to make it in the game
copying other producers".
If they only knew we were laughing all the way to the bank. While they
were "Shopping" their original beats praying for a placement, we were
making thousands per week just leasing these beats. The best part is
these beats took 10 minutes to make at most.
I'd just take an 808 kick, 808 clap, whistle, and a trance synth then
make a quick banger. Honestly the beats weren't that good in my
opinion, but they had bounce. Most of all the up and coming rappers
wanted them.
Don't get me wrong I leased some of my original beats over and over
and make some good money, but the majority of the money came from the
knock offs.
What you need to do is turn on your radio, switch your channel to BET,
and find out what is hot right now. Find out the type of beats that
are popular right now.
If you hate commercial music and think its "Stupid", that's your
personal opinion. The cold hard truth is you won't make much money
that way. There just isn't a market for those types of beats. You just
have to deal with it if you want to sell beats online.
you might not like. Actually it's one that took me some time to adjust
to. That factor is making beats that the ARTIST WANT.
I'm not saying don't make beats you enjoy making, but to make big
money with them online you need to make beats artist want. I've always
had my own style, but I had to adapt other styles in order to make
money.
You have to remember you are running a business. Do businesses sell
what the owner wants or what the customer wants?
Break out of that mindset (If you're in it) that you are making beats
for "you". If that's the case you don't have to worry about ever
making money with them.
I use to frown upon other producers when I would see them making beats
saying "Lil Jon type beat", or "Dr. Dre type beat". I always thought
it was better to be original if I wanted to make it in the game. That
is true, but not if I wanted to make lots of cake selling beats
online.
The secret is making simple beats that are hot "right now". I remember
when Lil Jon held the airwaves hostage. Every body wanted a beat by
lil Jon. So what the smart producers did was swallow their pride and
make a bunch of Lil Jon knockoffs. We made a killing.
See most net producers were talking down to us. Saying things like "Oh
you need to be original", and "You're not going to make it in the game
copying other producers".
If they only knew we were laughing all the way to the bank. While they
were "Shopping" their original beats praying for a placement, we were
making thousands per week just leasing these beats. The best part is
these beats took 10 minutes to make at most.
I'd just take an 808 kick, 808 clap, whistle, and a trance synth then
make a quick banger. Honestly the beats weren't that good in my
opinion, but they had bounce. Most of all the up and coming rappers
wanted them.
Don't get me wrong I leased some of my original beats over and over
and make some good money, but the majority of the money came from the
knock offs.
What you need to do is turn on your radio, switch your channel to BET,
and find out what is hot right now. Find out the type of beats that
are popular right now.
If you hate commercial music and think its "Stupid", that's your
personal opinion. The cold hard truth is you won't make much money
that way. There just isn't a market for those types of beats. You just
have to deal with it if you want to sell beats online.
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