HS Traxx
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 | | 05 Nov 2009 09:10 PM |
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| So for the summer I had $9 leases to try to pick up the sales a bit. I earned a fair amount, but nothing significant. I've since raised the price to $20 and saw my sales go through the roof these last few weeks. Not just revenue, but raw sales figures...So much for THAT theory. Granted, one of my new beats has done pretty well on the charts so that's been the driving force for my sales, but I'm curious what are your experiences with price adjustments? (for those who are selling on soundclick) | | | HSTraxx.com <-My Music | |
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TooIntegrated
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Slavebell
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| | 06 Nov 2009 09:44 AM |
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| Posted By TooIntegrated on 06 Nov 2009 12:51 AM
I have the same thing as you..
I think it's simple. If traffic goes up, sales go up. Your page looks pro so people know you serious.
When my songs are topping charts my sales go up too..
I think we still have to learn alot more about 'marketing' lol...
Cuzz there are dudes with alot less traffic than us, that is making more money..
The whole "discount" theory can work, but we are lackin' in other areas regarding our marketing, resulting in the "discount" to fail.. Did u buyed that sell more beats videos u talked about before? | | Who's your favourite croatian fellow?!
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MrWhitfield
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| | 06 Nov 2009 02:29 PM |
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| do you guys make significant money off soundclick? i've always thought the best approach was creating songs and trying to get them picked up my major artists...you think soundclick is worth doing? | | | |
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TooIntegrated
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| | 06 Nov 2009 05:04 PM |
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| Posted By MrWhitfield on 06 Nov 2009 02:29 PM
do you guys make significant money off soundclick? i've always thought the best approach was creating songs and trying to get them picked up my major artists...you think soundclick is worth doing? There are people who make around $ 2000,- off soundclick alone. So I thikn it's worthed yea  ... Posted By Slavebell on 06 Nov 2009 09:44 AM
Posted By TooIntegrated on 06 Nov 2009 12:51 AM
I have the same thing as you..
I think it's simple. If traffic goes up, sales go up. Your page looks pro so people know you serious.
When my songs are topping charts my sales go up too..
I think we still have to learn alot more about 'marketing' lol...
Cuzz there are dudes with alot less traffic than us, that is making more money..
The whole "discount" theory can work, but we are lackin' in other areas regarding our marketing, resulting in the "discount" to fail.. Did u buyed that sell more beats videos u talked about before? Not yet, not yet ... My money had to go elsewhere first.. I'm still planning on getting it, as soon as I have some funds available.. | | 
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Doctor J
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| | 06 Nov 2009 07:32 PM |
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| Posted By MrWhitfield on 06 Nov 2009 02:29 PM
do you guys make significant money off soundclick? i've always thought the best approach was creating songs and trying to get them picked up my major artists...you think soundclick is worth doing? i don't make ish of soundclick... but its free so it's d efinitley worth getting on because at least people are hearing your music | | myspace.com/doctorj88 | |
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HS Traxx
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| | 06 Nov 2009 08:13 PM |
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| Posted By MrWhitfield on 06 Nov 2009 02:29 PM
do you guys make significant money off soundclick? i've always thought the best approach was creating songs and trying to get them picked up my major artists...you think soundclick is worth doing?
It depends man. Some months I make decent money, some months I make nothing, depends on how much effort into updates and promo I put into it. If you're at the top like White Hot or Vybe Beatz, I'd say they'd easily make over $50K a year since they've been there for a while and have become the "go to" guys for beat buyers on Soundclick.
But if you have the time and patience to go into the major label route, then that's definitely a better option. I have work, school, and some other hobbies I need to work in my schedule so I don't have time for the majors right now. | | | HSTraxx.com <-My Music | |
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HS Traxx
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| | 06 Nov 2009 08:20 PM |
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| Posted By TooIntegrated on 06 Nov 2009 12:51 AM
I have the same thing as you..
I think it's simple. If traffic goes up, sales go up. Your page looks pro so people know you serious.
When my songs are topping charts my sales go up too..
I think we still have to learn alot more about 'marketing' lol...
Cuzz there are dudes with alot less traffic than us, that is making more money..
The whole "discount" theory can work, but we are lackin' in other areas regarding our marketing, resulting in the "discount" to fail..
Oh that's a given. There are endless ways to promote your stuff, but its much easier to go the paid promotion route.
And secondly, if I compare my plays it wasn't THAT much more than it was when I was running my discounts. I have double the sales figures as I did then, but maybe 15-20% more plays, so that's what's confusing me. Should I raise my prices even higher like the guys over at Emotion-L beats? They charge $45 for just an mp3 lease, and I constantly see them on top of the charts....hmmm | | | HSTraxx.com <-My Music | |
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MrWhitfield
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| | 06 Nov 2009 08:23 PM |
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| I made a soundclick a while ago, but never really followed thru on it...hey HS Traxx how did you make your layout? it's dope man | | | |
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lucas572
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| | 07 Nov 2009 05:07 AM |
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| i've sold jack ish on SC so far, about 1,500 plays and not one bite lol. But then again i'm not really promoting at all lol. But dam HS, your beats are $20 for leases? That might be why i'm not selling then lol. I got mine up for $30
I got a question...Have any of you brought that front page spotlight promo? And if you have now many plays/visits/sales do you usually get from it? | | | de Soundclick :)
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2nd Man
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| | 07 Nov 2009 10:53 AM |
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| I keep telling you, raise your prices.
Beats are gonna have an inelastic demand, that is to say, price isn't going to have that great an effect on demand.
Think about it, someone either likes your beat or they don't, there not going to like a beat more if its half the price. If they like the beat and want it, the only factor then is budget, and I'm pretty sure for those with an avid interest in music theyll have a budget (not talking about record label budgets etc just your personal budget that everyone has will allow for $50-$100 for the beat. You guys know how to make that gotta have beat, now youve got to consider what the people that have gotta have it are able to pay for it.
And people paying $5 a beat aren't likely to be too into it. Those willing to pay more are likely to value it more, and are also more likely to return imo.
You could say people may weigh up 2 or more beats they like equally and then pick the cheapest, and many do. But I'd rather look and say a rapper will go to your site, find a beat he really wants, then figure out if he can afford it.
Higher pricing also makes more sense, as lower prices require more volume. As HS said, price really had no effect on quantity, so why not price higher and get more. You may lose a few buyers as your beyond there budget, but you'll make up for it through higher price per beat.
Then it just comes to traffic, and the right kind of traffic. No good if you got 1500 plays and there all from warbeats members or fellow producers. Better to have 100 plays, and them all being from potential buyers. | | AIM - The2ndMan2
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HS Traxx
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| | 11 Nov 2009 06:02 PM |
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| 2M you may be on to something here, but on the other hand the Soundclick proverbial pie is getting smaller and smaller, while the dinner guests are growing by the minute. Competition has never been this fierce, so you need something to stand out whether its your music or your marketing.
PS. To contrast your last point, you can actually have thousands of non-buying listeners and still benefit, since it'll help your chart ranks.
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Doctor J
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| | 11 Nov 2009 07:37 PM |
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| does anyone know of any good websites where potential beat-buyers might be at.... because the only message boards i post on are warbeats and future producers, so pretty much everyone listening to my beats is a producer and they aren't going to be interested in buying them... do rappers have forums where people can post up beats or something? | | | myspace.com/doctorj88 | |
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d1beats
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| | 12 Nov 2009 07:06 AM |
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| HS yo beats hot mane. | | | |
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TooIntegrated
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Rhythm & Persia Productions
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| | 13 Nov 2009 07:55 AM |
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| hmm you guys talking about soundclick?? people actually pay $$$??? | | | Nima T. | |
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2nd Man
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| | 13 Nov 2009 10:48 AM |
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| Yea I didnt think about that actually HS, thats very true.
And yea you gotta do something different to try and stand out amongst the sound click heavy weights, and how creative can you be in your approach to it?
A set fee or contract type thing where people pay $x a month and get rights to the beats youve put up that month, like subsciption service. But thats got soooo many problems; you gotta ensure you do the same amounth and same quality beats every month, what happens wrt to rights etc if they cancel subcriptions etc etc. But you gotta find a new approach other than "3 beats for the price of 2".
When you looking at the top soundclick sellers, what there really selling is the name. People buy the beats so they can still everyone they got that beat from so and so that up and coming underground producer who's hawt. The price and beats themselves almost become a secondary factor. | | AIM - The2ndMan2
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