With the advent of the digital music format spread over the Internet, the music industry has been swept by a wave of uncontrolled piracy. Albums are uploaded in tons to all kinds of torrents and sites. CD sales plummeted. This crisis has affected all members of the music community - major and independent labels, copyright societies and individual performers. They all started looking for alternative ways to sell their track.
Instructions
Step 1
The first step is to register as a performer on the official website of the international online radio LastFM. Create a new account and then sign up as a group manager. Agree with the offer agreement and fill in all the required fields and details. After that, you will have access to an electronic account where you can upload your music and manage your PayPal account, which will receive quarterly compensation for the use of your copyrighted works (royalties).
Step 2
After London LastFM, be transferred to the American site Kroogi.com with a Russian-language interface. The principle of making money there is very simple - if someone wanted to download your music, he can voluntarily thank you in Webmoney e-currency and give you as much as he can.
Step 3
There is another way to sell your track. Go to the website of the Luxembourg company Jamendo. It is the world's most famous platform for independent and professional music, released under the Creative Commons license. After registration, activate the "Earnings" package and earn on the sale of music licenses for commercial use.
Step 4
Well, the last step on the way how to sell your track is the sale of music through public and private societies for the management of copyright and related rights (state - RAO, WIPO; private - ROSAiSP, First Music Publishing House), partner services and auctions (TsvetRecords, eBay, Molotok.ru), all kinds of record labels, online stores (Russian IndieRecords, Unknown Genius and Free-lance.ru, foreign CDbaby, Amazon, 7digital, OviNokia, Apple iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, eMusic, bard Mosokna) and audio stocks (Audiojungle, pond5).
