Once you have perfected your craft, both musically and sonically, you are ready to start selling your beats.
So, where should you start selling your beats? I have complied a list of the best website to sell your beats on.
1. Your Own Ecommerce Website
Having your own website is the best option for selling beats. Yes, it’s more work and cost more money upfront but the benefits are worth it.
It gives you the most control on how your website looks and works so you have full control over your brand.
It looks more professional to have your own custom website and email address.
You can collect your customers information such as name, email, address, phone etc. to be able to make their experience using your website better.
Running your own eCommerce store also means that you can sell beats commission free.
Ecommerce Platforms
There are various eCommerce platforms available that make it fast and easy to setup an online store. Some have more features and options compared to others:
- Shopify.com
- Weebly.com
- Wix.com
- Mozello.com
- Ecwid.com
- BigCommerce.com
- SquareUp.com
- WebFlow.com
- WooCommerce.com & WordPress.com
Some of these platforms are self hosted and some require you to have your own web host, you can get your website hosted with companies like:
To use a web host you would need to register your website domain name, with most hosts you can register a website URL throught them or you can get one separately:
Some eCommerce platforms allow you to add themes which you can use as a basis for the design and then edit, you can buy these themes at ThemeForest.net
2. Beat Stores
Beat stores are online marketplaces that allows music producers to license and sell beats. Some also let you sell sound kits or other services. You can also pay yearly which gives you a slight discount on your membership. Here is a run down on the top 3 beat stores.
Beat Stars |
Free
$0.00
|
Marketplace
$9.99/mo
|
Pro Page
$19.99/mo
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Upload Tracks Limit | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Upload Track Stems | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sell Sound Kits | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sell Custom Services | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pro Page Sales Revenue | ✖ | ✖ | 100% |
| Instant Payments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accept PayPal payments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accept Stripe payments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sell On BeatStars Marketplace | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BeatStars Marketplace Commission | 30% | 30% | 0% |
| Embeddable Blaze Player | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Monthly Private Messages | 5 | 20 | Unlimited |
| Number of License Agreements for Sale | 2 | 4 | Unlimited |
| Premium Statistics | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales Statistics | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Submissions per Opportunity | ✖ | 1 | 2 |
| Widgets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SoundCloud Monetization | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audiomack Monetization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
AirBit |
Free
$0.00
|
Gold
$9.99/mo
|
Platinum
$19.99/mo
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Upload Tracks Limit | 10 | 50 | Unlimited |
| Infinity Store | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Platinum Rewards | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Create Playlists, Beat Tapes & Albums | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Sell Songs | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Sell Sound Kits | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Commission On Your Beat Store | 30% | 30% | 0% |
| Accept PayPal and Credit Cards | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Co-Producer Splits | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Licenses & e-Signed Contracts | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discounts & Coupons | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google Analytics / Facebook Pixel Integration | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accept Offers | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduled Releases | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social Unlock Free Downloads | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Soundee |
Free
$0.00
|
Starter
$9.99/mo
|
Platinum
$19.99/mo
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Upload Tracks Limit | 10 | 50 | Unlimited |
| Sales & Download Tracking | Minimal | Advanced | Advanced |
| Automated Orders | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Embed Player / Store | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Instant Payments | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Commissions | 30% | 0% | 0% |
| Upload Stems (.zip) Files | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Co-Producers | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email Marketing Integration | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Voicetag | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VAT Reports | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Unlimited Uploads | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Upload Kits | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| License Upgrades | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
3. Marketing Platforms
When it comes to marketing and promotion, one of the best ways to gain exposure is through various media platforms.
YouTube
YouTube is still one of the main locations people go to find beats. To really capitalize the use of YouTube learn how you can create captivating thumbnails, enticing titles and strategic tags. You can then leverage the traffic to send customers to your beat selling website.
SoundCloud
The majority of new upcoming artists are on SoundCloud, so it makes sense to be on there too.
Take advantage of IGTV to be able to post longer beat videos, live streaming and stories of new music that your working on.
TikTok
A relatively new player in the game, if you can be one of the first music producers to take advantage of the platform you will have a heads up on the competition.
