What do I charge for my beats??

Charge whatever you want. If you want to sell beats for $1000 thats up to you. Just remember - there are more people that can pay in the $20 range than in the $1000 range.

Consider this simple theory:

Lower prices = more potential customers Higher prices = less potential customers.

The rule in business is to maximize the ratio between price and customers willingness to pay.

Lets say for example, there are 1000 people who are potential customers and you have a beat to sell. It can be more than one beat but for the sake of argument well assume it's a beat you can resell to more than one person (a non-exclusive license):

Priced at $10 you might sell to 100 people = $1000

Priced at $50 you might sell to 40 people = $2000

Priced at $100 you might sell to 15 people = $1500

So in the hypothecial scenario above, $50 would be the sweeter spot. In reality, you will have to do your own test and find it. Find out what other people are charging as a starting point. The more in demand you are the higher the price. If no one is buying, lower the price.

Sometimes a higher price will have the benefit of weeding out the not-really-serious people that come along. Remember that more isn't always better.

In the scenario above you're doing double the work (making contracts, following up, etc) for a $10 beat and making half as much as a $50 beat. I don't know about you but half the work for double the profit sounds good to me.

As you grow and sell more beats, start upping your prices