How much do you sell your beats for?

I think im gonna start selling beats, not sure what to charge. What do you people charge?

Thanks

Start by giving away free beats.. get on some albums, build a profile and then charge. if nobody has ever rapped on your shit then your shit out of luck. i'm on 2 albums and i still do shit for free.... both of the albums recieved promotion and i was mentioned in an online review of one of the albums for having hot production... you have to build a name for yourself before you can build a clientelle

start dj-ing...from there you already get paid..
beatmaking do just for free but remember you still own your royalties..that can give you the dollar amount you want..
hope this helps..
BackstagePimp

Thanks for your help

this is hilarious......

its like asking a blind dude to describe the color red

Why is it? I wanna know what people charge for beats, i dont think there's many big hitters on here who make serious money from making beats

I only got paid one time by an mc for a beat.
For theater and other media stuff a received a financial rewarding a few times.
U can also sell to others instead of only mc's if u want to sell.

When people ask me to do a few productions I never ask how much I get paid. If u do ur work well they'll reward u anyway.

Menco wrote:If u do ur work well they'll reward u anyway.

not true

yeah i agree with smokey ... make a name for your self first ... I recently just landed a few really good beats on K-Kendle's new album "Think Out Side The Block" witch has had a few really good reviews online .. now people have been asking me how much do i charge for beats, songs, mixing .. etc..
keep working hard and build your rep !
check me out anytime
http://www.myspace.com/civentbeats

eastcoast121 wrote:

Menco wrote:If u do ur work well they'll reward u anyway.

not true

Karma. It's not always about money.

i charge 150 or 4 for 500. free for the right people

how about exchange beats for equipments...thats much better I think..

Yeah Menco, here in Holland we hustle a lot *wink* *wink*..For registered artists here we have financial support from the government.

BackstagePimp

that would be cool too.i just figure if someone has gear why would they have to buy beats in the first place. ive traded beats for beats before though ......anyone wanna buy some

i only ask because i might put a few on soundclick i'd rather not sell i'd rather just lease them out for free but im struggling to find any mc's

just post a GOOD beat in the "your music" thread ,and put FREE BEAT, someone should hook it ,**** it if its dope ill do it....