StanleySteamer
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Hey guys so I know this topic has been talked about in the past but its a new year and I live in Atlanta and I know alot of guys who work at studios so I'm always down there on the weekends and stuff networking and showing off beats. Basically I used to sample and after moving to Atlanta I switched to straight composition so now that I have gotten alot better with music theory and orchestrating beats from scratch I am almost at my 50 beat goal to reopen my website and setup shop. However, when I was sampling before I used to promote alot through facebook, facebook ads, google ads, google plus, twitter, instagram, etc. Where there was people I was there promoting. I always got great response and people asking for the beats but they never wanted to pay for the mp3 or wav. Even when I go downtown and go to studios I know guys who are signed to TI's label and Jeezy's label that I have given beats too and when they work they open up folders filled with beats that producers send them. And these aren't amateur tracks either, these are legitimately produced tracks by creditable producers who have worked with other artists and the beats are hot!
So with all this being said my real question is in todays age of 2017, is it even worth it to try and lease beats anymore? With my website I have it setup where you can select your license and depending on what you buy the price varies(same as everyone elses I'll bet as well) and my selections are MP3, Wav, Track Outs, Unlimited Rights, and Exclusive. However my Exclusive isn't set on a price and is always set on make an offer. I am thinking once I reopen my site with a brand new style and wave of beats and start promoting online and networking downtown, I was thinking I should just leave the exclusive rights to the track with the make an offer price as the only option for all of my beats. Then I could sift through prices and offers and negotiations and sell my beats based on what I feel like they are worth and vice versa to the customer. However just because I havent been successful with leasing mp3 and wavs and stuff doesnt mean others havent found great success. I don't want to miss out on any money or sales but I feel like maybe having all those options instead of just one option where you can make an offer has limited my sales in terms of marketing to artists. Let me know what you guys think I'm hoping within the next 2 weeks to hit my 50 beat mark and then reupload all the beats and track outs to my site and start trying to turn this thing into a full time job/living. Would greatly appreciate the feedback here guys!
So with all this being said my real question is in todays age of 2017, is it even worth it to try and lease beats anymore? With my website I have it setup where you can select your license and depending on what you buy the price varies(same as everyone elses I'll bet as well) and my selections are MP3, Wav, Track Outs, Unlimited Rights, and Exclusive. However my Exclusive isn't set on a price and is always set on make an offer. I am thinking once I reopen my site with a brand new style and wave of beats and start promoting online and networking downtown, I was thinking I should just leave the exclusive rights to the track with the make an offer price as the only option for all of my beats. Then I could sift through prices and offers and negotiations and sell my beats based on what I feel like they are worth and vice versa to the customer. However just because I havent been successful with leasing mp3 and wavs and stuff doesnt mean others havent found great success. I don't want to miss out on any money or sales but I feel like maybe having all those options instead of just one option where you can make an offer has limited my sales in terms of marketing to artists. Let me know what you guys think I'm hoping within the next 2 weeks to hit my 50 beat mark and then reupload all the beats and track outs to my site and start trying to turn this thing into a full time job/living. Would greatly appreciate the feedback here guys!
