Selling Music Online, Effective?

The world of hip-hop has changed with the vast growth of technology. Producers are using social networking and sites like Rocbattle.com and many more to sell their beats. With the demand for online exposure rising, the companies offering their services look to profit. Artists and producers seek an outlet to make a profit and are sometimes willing to pay anything to sell their music. When comparing websites that offered these services, I found one element to be missing in all of them except one website.

It's a simple question that applies to all most every sight in the world and that question is, how do I sell my product effectively when there are so many on one site that offer the same type of product. The website traptunes seems to have the solution. When a producer joins the website they are permitted to upload their mp3s to be sold on their profiles and in the genres of beats. Their rules are simple and only require producers to upload at least 5 beats per month.

Trap Tunes offers a solution to promote artists or producer's beats or YouTube videos via email to all the members of the site when you subscribe to the site. The price starts at only five dollars for a month of exposure and thirty dollars for the year. They also offer an option to buy a domain name for producers to direct to their profile to so their beats can be advertised on any social network.

The website also has a network that allows artists and producers a chance to communicate with each other and increase their contacts. This is vital for anyone trying to increase exposure to their products. There are many self employed entrepreneurs who fail to continue working for their selves due to lack of resources.

Artists and producers are often creating their music at a cost instead of making a profit. The fantasy of making a success out of what they love often clouds their judgement of who they trust while doing so. Sometimes experience is a better teacher, so when in doubt, i recommend avoiding high priced companies who promise results.

In conclusion, there are many ways to sell music online but not all of them offer exposure for an individual artist or producer so they don't get lost among many others who are in pursuit of completing the same goal.

Industry Artist and CEO of Stash Millionz ENT
Stash Millionz

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Booking A Tour Means Music Promotion and Selling Songs

You have signed up with a reliable music distribution agency, have been selling songs online, and have gotten a supportive fan base. Want to go on tour? Perform live gigs in clubs, bars, and if possible, concert arenas? If it's a yes to all, start booking for your tour.

Here's how to book your tour (and in the end, do music promotion and sell songs):

1. Assign a tour manager.
With meticulous planning, you need yourself, someone else, or one of your band members to solely focus on managing tour dates. Someone qualified for this job must be systematic, organized, and with great interpersonal skills.

2. Decide on a date range.
You need to plan at least four-to-six months for a tour. Booking a tour requires months of contacting, follow-ups, and problem solving. Venues have different booking requirements, some just one month, others six months at a time. As you do oculars or checking out of venues, you have to continue to network with the local press, promote the concert, and continue to market an artist/band's music. Take advantage of this opportunity for music promotion.

3. Choose your tour route.
You have to look at a tour logistically. You can't book tour dates on venues that are too far apart from each other. Consider the hours of driving, the days-off you will take, and the payment scheme of venues. Big cities usually require a 'pay to play' option or they cannot pay you a pittance. Smaller towns are willing to offer the big bucks and are easier to land bookings.

4. Contact venues.
Now that you have checked out venues, know the contact persons, called music promoters, who you will have to talk to. Send an email, a private message to their Facebook or MySpace, call them on the phone, or fill out their standard contact form. Personalize your message and sell your stuff-buttom line is to undertake music promotion efforts that could lead to selling songs. Remember that on going on tour, you're doing your own music promotion, but promoters want the bottom line: profit. They don't care about good music or artists, they want to sell tickets. You can visit free, searchable database sites such as byofl.org or onlinegigs.com.

5. Follow up with venues.
Ask for confirmation from venues to make sure you have a place to play. Send them posters or details to showcase on their websites. Never forget to follow up before you go on tour.

6. Always have a backup plan.
If a venue doesn't push through, get creative. Contact locals, radio stations, churches, newspapers, or companies that may need an artist/band at any of their events - private party, in-store gigs, radio interview - anything will have to do.

For top-notch music distribution that could also help you get a headstart in music promotion, choose a digital music distribution partner that has a reach of over 750 retailers and mobile partners across 100 countries.

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Selling Music: How Musicians Can Make Money Online

The popularity of the Internet has given rise to a new generation of independent professionals making money online, and musicians aren't an exception. If you are looking at selling music, this article explains three of the many ways musicians can make money online.

Make tracks, sell for royalties

The first and most obvious way of making money online with music is by making tracks that can later be sold. The Internet makes it easy to self-publish and create a following without the backing of a music label. If you want to go this route follow on the footsteps of online music celebrities and publish your video on YouTube, create a Facebook page and embrace social media promotion to get fans via viral marketing. Services such as Spotify or iTunes allow independent artists to sell their music and can be a great source of exposure, though admittedly the royalties won't come close to those enjoyed by high profile artists and you may need to pay around $10 upfront to get your tracks online.

Provide music services, such as soundtrack for advertisement

More and more people need custom made music tracks as background for online video ads, company presentations or even things such as wedding photography. It's worth looking into entering partnerships with media or advertising agencies or other independent professionals such as photographers or film makers. Another area to look into is soundtracks for independent short films: While the money may not be great the exposure can be surprisingly good, and it's the kind of creative project many musicians love.

YouTube videos and advertisement or subscriptions

Another way of making money online with your music is by monetizing your music videos, on platforms such as YouTube. Some covers of popular songs played with extraordinary skill or in a particular quirky way have millions of pageviews, and can be monetized at the click of a button. Another way for musicians to make money online is by creating educative videos and either monetizing them through advertising or by selling a subscription. More and more people are turning to the Internet to learn how to do things, and quality educative material can be a great source of regular income.

The Internet is not only good for selling your music, but it is also a great place to share or buy beats to create your musical masterpiece. Musicians who choose to go online will find that becoming familiar with online music distribution tools it's a worthy investment of their time and can become very profitable.

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