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Hey guys I'm SG-1 from music millionaires 
tv and the grammy Award winning team Tha 
Piecmakerz

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and We've team up with Maschine masters on 
giving you tips for selling your beats online 
stay  tuned

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Music Plays: "Tha Piecemakerz" Title : Ghetto 
Metal

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Being in control of your business and experiencing 
what it takes to Market, promote ,  respond 
to consumers & Also eliminate Over head,

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should be the number one factor behind making 
the choice of selling your music online!

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However there are some key factors to think 
about before making that leap to being a 
music entrepreneur.

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Now I understand the whole purpose is to 
MAKE MONEY, however if you want to do it 
properly you may have to invest some of your 
own first!

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Another thing to think about is TIME! You 
will need to have a weekly schedule with 
time reserved for dedicating your energy 
to your business.

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Now since I have already used the key word 
no one wants to talk about, let me explain 
the most important factor that you MUST keep 
in mind!

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THIS IS A BUSINESS

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Over the 30 plus years I have been in the 
Industry, one thing has always stood out 
with 80% of the Artist I have met.

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No its not the Hot Tracks, or Dope Lyrics, 
from all of the talented musicians we've 
worked with.

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IT WAS THE LACK OF A TANGIABLE BUSINESS.

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MOST IF NONE HAD NOT EVEN FILED FOR A EIN, 
WHICH IS FREE FROM THE IRS.

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What I have found is the embarrassment from 
of not understanding how corporations or 
llC's are setup.

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And because it seems so complex,  most never 
fall through with the process because they 
don't want to look stupid.

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However I promise you it is not hard at all, 
 with a little reading and some Google researching 
it can be easier than making a Track!

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If you like; I have some step by steps videos 
on my Channel to assist and get you up and 
running by the end of the day!

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The other side of that coin was the lack 
of knowledge of the music industry. Words 
Like, Mechanical License, Publishing,

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Sync License may sound familiar to most. 
, BUT IS the Greek language to others!

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Again this is YOUR Business so think Like 
a Business!

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look at your beats as a “product” and yourself 
as a “business”,

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There are literally entrepreneurs that spend 
thousands of dollars to create digital product 
to sell,Online

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and as a music producer, you can create a 
new beat in a hour or two and can sell it 
that same day.

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I said all that to say again Think like a 
business, not just an producer selling beats.

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SET UP SOCIAL PROFILES

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Nothing pleases the Google and search engines 
Gods more than a properly linked Website 
or Social media account.

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Taken time to setup social media sites that 
google like to see back links from!

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Let me give you a hint to  which ones you 
should setup,

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When you look at a YouTube video and look 
a the bottom have you ever noticed the share 
option.

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Well there are a list of sites that YouTube 
is basically saying they Trust,  and would 
like you to share your video or someone elses 
video with those sources.

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These sources like Digg, Tumblr and the rest 
are use to rank videos

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and will work the same way for promoting 
your music with higher search ranking when 
done properly!

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First things first , First, lets make sure 
your beats are good enough to be put online 
to be sold!

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Find honest people who will give constructive 
feedback so you can make better music.

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Also make sure your beats are properly mixed 
so that they play well and sound great on 
a Mobile Device or in A Car

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Now Don’t let any of of what I have said 
stop you from getting started with selling 
beats online

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but you should consider making sure you are 
giving your best product to a potential customer

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so you have the highest chance of success.

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If you don’t, you may get negative feedback 
which could affect your overall sells.

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OUR NUMBER ONE OUTLET FOR SELLING WHEN WE 
GOT STARTED WAS DIRECT SELLS.

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And when we first started out we put out 
Flyers, in Gas stations and Studios

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now days Social media alleviates the hassle 
of going store to store,

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however I know Producers that still market 
this way and close a Higher rate of Artist 
looking for music.

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But Because you are here for Selling music 
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let me give you the positives about using 
online communities to sell your music okay?

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Beat sites of course are fast and easy to 
setup Okay!

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They get Traffic to their home page

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They offer music communities a way to connect, 
you can contact other producers

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And customer come to site to buy!

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The Down side to them is: Most of them are 
less professional looking

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Your limited to a one page profile with links 
to other music producers

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Which creates tons of competition along with 
competitive prices for beats

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Every selling their beats for cheap, you 
will have to lower your prices to compete

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and you don't get a full website!

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NOw  platforms like this does make it easy 
to sell online

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However the Key is Outline what your target 
market is, what you expect to get from your 
music

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Also who you want to buy IT

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Now a Great untapped market and a way to 
get paid immediately is by utilizing YouTube!

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Creating and Monetizing your YouTube Channel 
and creating a basic online music station

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making sure to put your music in playlist 
 under genre's and then sharing on Social 
Media accounts.

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This Will generate at least startup revenue 
and cost you 100% Nothing!

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NOW Other Ideas to look into are Websites 
like Neo Sounds

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StockMusic and other website with already 
established clients.

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Utilizing  these types of Website put your 
music directly in front of those that will 
be looking possibly for your Genre of music.

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Now for those who Know me and know what I'm 
going to say because I haven't said it yet!

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GET YOUR OWN WEBSITE

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again this is about you being in control 
of your success, and one way to definitely 
 do that is by having your own website

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and capturing email leads by possible clients

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when you have done all of that hard work 
promoting  and informing potential clients 
of who you and your Brand are

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it sort of defeat the purpose to bring your 
traffic to a website with other  producers 
basically your competition

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Of course like all things there are Pros 
and Cons of Creating Your Website

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Lets look at the upsides real quick!

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When its your website You have control over 
the look and appearance of it

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It also makes you look professional

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Potential clients will also come to your 
website and take you serious as a producer!

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And you stay in control of your brand.

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You get to control your customer buying experience

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YOU CAN ALSO SETUP ALL YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA 
updates all in one place

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Now the down sides are, of course there are 
upfront cost, for domain web hosting and 
design!

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It also will be a little time consuming depending 
on the needs or your idealology for what 
you think

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Your website should like ...

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Creating a website can create confusion and 
frustration, if you have never

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created a website before and it can get frustrating...

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Especially if you don't have helpful instructions.

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Some people will also say the down side is 
generating traffic

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But I'm going to give you a tip!

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Don't try and generate traffic, try and bring 
clients to your website

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There is a big difference between generating 
traffic, which is you going out advertising

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to the masses and trying to bring Tens of 
thousands of people to your website

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Verses going to specific customer or people 
who are in the industry and offering your 
services to them

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and bringing them back to your website

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Doing it that way eliminates you trying generate 
traffic and spend tos of money on marketing

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Verses going directly to people that you 
know needs your services

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Lastly AUTOMATE YOUR BUSINESS!

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Automation is the key factor behind any business!

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If you can have business setup to basic run 
it's self

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Which is a customer clicks that buy button, 
their automaticlly sent to a download link

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Where they can download the track they purchased

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This will eliminate a lot of time for you

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Its also Time consuming to sit here and think 
that your gonna be able to manually send 
a track to each one of your customers!

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So automate your business it will make your 
life a lot easier!

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Alright guys Again, this is SG-1 for Music 
Millionaires TV

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And Tha Piecemakerz along with Maschine Masters

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and we appreciate you guys watching this 
episode, if this episode and this video helped

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or if you have any Ideas or resources please 
email: musicmillionaires@gmail.com

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Again Thank you Guys and We look forward 
to seeing you in the Future!

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