{"id":19245,"date":"2020-03-16T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=19245"},"modified":"2020-03-16T09:29:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T09:29:47","slug":"how-much-money-can-you-make-selling-beats-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-much-money-can-you-make-selling-beats-online\/","title":{"rendered":"How much money can you make selling beats online"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">The last ten years has seen a huge shift in the way people consumer music. This has led to a change in how everyone in the industry generates revenue. Is it possible for an unsigned artist or producer to make money in 2020?<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n<p>As with all creative avenues, you shouldn&#8217;t be making music to make a profit. You should be making music because you love making music. If you&#8217;re not doing it for the love of it, this will be instantly obvious to your audience. If you&#8217;re making good, original content, the audience will come and profit will follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By no means is it easy, but it is possible to make a living from your music online. See this example from Chris Punsalan on how he made a living from producing a high volume of quality content with a loyal audience supporting him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How I made $30,000 from selling beats\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kMjhf5MRTzw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-do-i-sell-my-first-beat-license\/\"><strong>For more on establishing your brand, social media, where to post your content, types of leases, promoting content and more, find our article on how to sell your first beat.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last ten years has seen a huge shift in the way people consumer music. 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