How to Sell Music Online - Invest More to Gain More

Whether you are an artist, composer, or an aspiring record producer, there are myriad ways on how to sell your music online. You can go to video sharing sites like YouTube where you can upload your music video or audio track.

Now and again, there are rare cases when you get discovered like Lady Gaga, Marie Digby, or Justin Beiber, just to name a few, who all got one thing in common: they first earned fame in YouTube before they were picked up by major labels.

Selling and promoting music is no longer as straightforward as the fairy tales would tell you, where you just work hard and destiny will appear in the form of a fairy godmother to help make your dreams come true. A rags-to-riches story is getting rare these days for the simple reason that record labels want a captured market before signing somebody. The economy forced their hand into limiting the amount of risks involved with each deal.

But there's a venue where artists, producers, composers, arrangers and just about anybody who aims to work in the music industry converge. Even record labels frequent these online music promotion websites to look for the next big star. If you still don't know what we're talking about, just Google "how to sell music online" and you will be directed to these websites.

The step to submitting a song is pretty easy to follow, just like registering in YouTube. That's assuming you are already 18 years old. Now, here's something that will weed out the serious ones from those who just want their 15 minutes of fame: you pay a submission fee per song.

Now why would you pay a submission fee when there are a hundred of free video sharing sites out there? Sure you can be cheap and settle with YouTube but these music websites don't just sell your songs online, they also help you learn the whole gamut of the industry. From improving your copy, to designing your CD cover to marketing. You enter a world of like-minded and talented individuals who help each other be better.

Let's say your song has large marketing appeal potential, the cooperative nature of the website means it will be promoted by over 100 members, with diverse skills and network. Classified boards are available where you can post your music or project for everybody to comment on. You need a new melody for your lyrics? Or a lyricist for your new tune? the board is a good venue to match skills for a joint project venture.

And while waiting for your music to be sold online, you also have the chance to actually produce another CD with the help of a team. During the whole process, you can build your network as you talk to arrangers, composers, event planners, club bookers record label producers, and other artists as well.

Just make sure to read the fine print on how to sell music online, to know that you still own the copyright to your songs, so if ever that record producer does approach you, you already have a track record to speak of. And the pun is fully intended.

About this Author

Eugene Sturdivant is the CEO of www.StreetDreamerZ.com, an online project oriented entrepreneurship program that gives everyone a chance in training and real-world experience in the music industry. This site offers a project-based curriculum that teaches you on starting up your own music business, how to sell music online and making it big in the long run.

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