There are millions of independent rappers/singers on the Internet, all looking for beats to record songs for their mixtapes, or albums. You can find them on youtube, twitter, soundclick, soundcloud, datpiff, reverbnation, or hip hop forums. But it's important to communicate with them. Learn more about the artists you want to work with. Ask them questions about how they started, why they started, who inspired them to make music. Get to know them as if they were your real friends. That makes it easier for you to work for them. You can make beats custom made for them, now that you've figured out what kind of sound they're looking for. Building relationships is very important! Don't just always look for artists that are searching beats on the Internet. I mean, it's nice when someone accidentally finds you and buys your beats. But therefore you should be a genius in marketing, and SEO. And that's something that a lot of producers just don't know how to do.
So imagine 5 people you have worked with really like your music. What you should do, is listen to each one of them and find out how you can make them come back for more beats. Try to produce music that fits their musical styles. Communicate, ask them how they want their music to sound like. Give them demos of beats you think they might like, and ask if they want you to change certain things so they feel comfortable of buying those beats.
In the long run, you will see the results coming out of this. They will support you by giving you shout outs on sites like music forums, they will come back for more beats, they will recommend other artists to check out your music. Networking with artists is very beneficial!
How To Sell Beats
