An important factor that a lot of artists overlook is whether the beat they have purchased contains any un-cleared samples. Most producers leave the responsibility of clearing samples contained in their beats solely up to the artist. Clearing samples is a hassle and can be costly so most artists don't bother when including these sampled beats on their music projects. This could cause serious legal problems for you further down the line. Save yourself the headache and look for original compositions online. This leads me to one of the most important aspects of your online beat selection process, the music itself. The site is a lot nicer looking than most other beat-selling websites. The design and graphics/artwork look a lot more professional than, say, MyBeatShop. It is very simple to upload beats to the site, and the upload time is quick. You can also order your beats after you upload them which is, to me at least, a very valuable tool. Battling your beats is a big part of the website (hence the name RocBattle of course). You can select any one of your beats to battle against a beat from another producer. It is important to participate in battles, as it increases your song plays and exposure and can drive you up in the rankings if you are able to win a lot. These things will ultimately help to contribute toward the ultimate goal - more sales. The bad part about cheap monster beats
RocBattle, at least in my experience, is that it seems a lot harder to sell beats on than MyBeatShop unless you are very active, win a lot of battles, or lower your prices to next to nothing. There is a Soul Headhpones
lot of competition, and it is a bit more difficult to get recognition unless you earn it through battling and establishing a reputation. Overall though a very nice site that is definitely worth your efforts to sell beats online!ThBeatTrader.com: TheBeatTrader charges $2.00 per "online beat space," which I believe is a bit overpriced. The site design isn't the absolute worst, but it is still pretty amateur looking. They don't have nearly as big as a community as MyBeatShop or RocBattle, and it seems a lot harder to be "in the spotlight" on this site. Again, I've had very minimal success on this site, so unless you plan on doing a lot of direct marketing yourself, don't expect a ton of sales.BeatSwagger.com: I only put a few beats on this site, because the site design makes it seem, well....a bit shady. There's really not www.beatsheadphonespro.com
much to say about the site, except the design sucks, the site content is minimal to none, and I only got one sale on it. But hey...one sale is better than none, right? So what the hell...sign up anyway!Those are the main beat-selling sites that I've had some experiences with. Again, even though some of the sites are a bit lacking, I can't stress enough that it is not a bad idea at all to sign up anyway for exposure and promotional purposes. These little things can go a long way in establishing yourself as a producer in the online community and selling your beats online!