What's the secret of your potential/energy in producing music?

Offer consulting or coaching?

what is a decent average watchtime percentage and ctr?

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Yessir, you got this bro 💯

That means a lot, thanks for watching bro!

Sweet, more coming!

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Glad it helped!

Thanks bro 🐐

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no problem, glad it helps!

Wow, appreciate that! I've got some new packs coming 🔥

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Glad you liked it!

@@DillyDGIB Yeah man, been following you for a while, very impressed with your growth as both an artist and entreapneur.

Absolutely! It's counterintuitive but I feel if it's set up the right way, it'll lead to better results and more enjoyable, win/win

Facts, I agree. It's not for everyone. I tried to be transparent with the things that actually worked for me, and that was one of them, whether people like it or not. Thanks for watching bro!

@@DillyDGIB Yessir, keep killing it!

Appreciate it!

Yeah that's tough, that's why I got my living expenses super low, so I didn't have to do any of that stuff. It was high risk though, it was a tough time, but I'm glad I made the choices I made

Thanks for watching

Glad it was helpful!

I just think it's important to keep the audience in mind. I enjoy it more that way. It's more fulfilling to me to actually give people what they want instead of creating selfishly, and it helps out with business as well. Usually what they want is better music, so it pushes my skill set as well. I see it as a win/win

I learned through youtube, asking people, lessons on fiverr and just spending a lot of time. Try to learn your favorite songs, and the truth is you just have to spend a lot of time doing it.

What's up bro, I'll hit you up. Sorry I've been busy af during the holidays! You still have my IG, right?

@@DillyDGIB appreciate the response bro. Yeah I figured you might have been busy. I see your workload so was just being patient. & yeah I got the IG. I'll hit you on there. You a good dude homie. Will always support what you doing & spread the word

Wow thank you! I mean I just look at falling off and getting back on it quickly as a skill itself that can be developed. It sounds corny, but next time you "fall off" say to yourself this is an opportunity to get better at getting back on track. Also sometimes when you slip up, it's emotionally difficult to look at the lack of progress, so practice embracing the harsh realities of the slip up and then start to enjoy starting from scratch and then I feel like you'll be able to better deal with it and be able to move forward easier.

Thanks! Usually Pinterest and then I edit them them in photoshop.

Super good point! I agree with that 100%

Thanks for watching bro!

I have not, I stay away from that, I’m afraid I’d like it too much. The best way to stay focused from my experience is to treat it like a muscle. When you go and run the first time after you haven’t done anything active, you’re winded in 30 seconds, but if you force yourself to do a little more each day and be more intense, eventually you can run for 30 mins. The brain is the same way, you just can’t see it. Also hard non negotiable deadlines are important, it almost makes you “panic focus” lol

@@DillyDGIB respect for saying that, and what you said about treating it like a muscle is really eye opening. I'll be trying to apply that mindset more 🙏🏼

@@ninety_ldn No problem bro! Thanks for watching!

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Glad you liked it bro!

Thanks bro!!

😂 thanks bro, it's not good when I can't get starbucks hahah

@@DillyDGIB 😂 😂 😂

Tbh I have no idea, I use BWB kicks A LOT, i know they usually hit around -2dbs peak, but can be as low as -5db. I try to have my mix peak at around -0.5 to -0.1db before a clipper or limiter

Facts! That's a great example

You have to earn the right to "be an artist" imo

Honestly, you could probably start watching a handful of my videos and KXVI's and you can get some good info on people's journey and you can pick up a few different approaches

@@DillyDGIB ok perfect thanks!

I upload all that get finished to beatstars, not all to youtube. Beatstars doesn't punish for going out of your lane or a bad beat, KZfaq does so I have to be careful.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKqmmLpot861aKM.html in this video he says to invest only what you’re comfortable losing and to wait at least a month to see if the promo is working.

@@isaimtz-cmcho688 thank you!

So the important thing is that you're serving a very specific group of artists. And then once you have that nailed upload as much as possible. If I could post an absolute banger, 10x a day I would, that's not realistic, but the more highly targeted, high quality beats you can post, the better.

@@DillyDGIB thanks man im gonna do just that, I actually sold my first beat for $100 a month ago. Super exited to keep going!

Hey I would sign up for Beatstars pub if you have some big songs out. It makes it easy to collect. That’s publishing though which is different from master points

@@DillyDGIB is there another way you know? because they take like 30%. Doesnt the PRO collect the publishing for me so I don't even need beatstars pub? Thank you very much :)

@@prod.alvera For me they take 20%, the reason I like them is because they find stuff for me, that I never would have collected, so it adds up to way more than their cut. I'm not sure how someone collects on their own tbh. I'll look into it and let you know

@@prod.alvera Have you tried registering some of your own songs through a PRO?

@@DillyDGIB yes and no.. I'm working on it rn but didn't register it yet. I just wondered if the PRO itself can't collect my royalties from the songs i've produced. Isn't it the PRO's job to collect my royalties or is this different from country to country? Thank you so much dilly you rly help me!

I'd say a lot, there's a lot of big rappers that I've worked with that I've haven't really continue to build with, some I have. Some of my KZfaq videos and beat releases have not performed well, and my channel views have fluctuated. I'm not sure how to know when it's time to pivot, but sometimes it becomes clear that a change is necessary after repeatedly hitting a wall.

I may be covering that topic very soon...

A lot of them, idk 60% or more I'd say

I love this question bro. I never talk about it online, but fitness and nutrition is a big part of my life. So I would buy a 50lbs bag of brown rice for $17 that would last me about two months if I’m remember correct. Then I would buy chicken for protein, about $15 a week for the big pack, then I would get two containers of peanuts for $3 a piece that would last me a week. I would also get a healthy greens flavors v8 everyday that costs like $2. So that covered protein, carbs and fats and was like 2500+ calories a day for a total of around $150 a month

Sounds like you know the problem. You have to think about it from the artists stand point. How many artists do you love where you're like "I miss the old _______" you have to build a reputation as the guy who does ______ (Whatever niche you pick). You have to become known for something, in music production, it's a feeling/vibe, and when you do that, you can just double down and improve that and people will respond well. You can build any style you want, just not every style you want, so pick the style you want to build and stay disciplined. And every time you jump remember, you're starting from zero all over again with every jump

@@DillyDGIB yeah you’re absolutely right, didn’t come this far to give up either. I just don’t understand how those big channels that have posted really varied beat styles have managed to get so many views haha it’s an amazing achievement

@@remdolla Do you have examples? I know of a few, but from what I've noticed is that they built an audience on a certain sound and then they got fans who just liked them as producers and that allows them to do whatever they want.

@@DillyDGIB my bro yogic beats comes to mind, stoic, versus. I think they had niche beats but doesn’t look as if they had to lock it down on one as much as it feels like you need to nowadays

@@remdolla Facts, yeah all legends. Off the top of my head, I think majority of them came up off a select few artists, but they all stayed consistent with a vibe, and now imo they have a set number of diehard fans and they can experiment a little, because people like them. They are all really good too.

Yeah I just did that for my own mindset, nothing wrong with converting, It was just a new chapter and I wanted to keep it separate

To be honest you could pick any name you want and just build it up. You make the name, not the other way around. You could run with Kotape

I do, I'm working on being more active. I'm going to try to get in there everyday. discord.gg/GeNcTg3t

@@DillyDGIB appreciate that!

That's easy, there's so much to learn it's overwhelming in my opinion. I just try to go and find people that I respect and listen to them or talk to them if I can. There's so much on youtube you can just pick up new stuff all the time. Make sure to have a good filter, before you take advice. Like I ask myself "would I be happy if I had this person's skill in this area?" and if the answer is yes, then I take what they say as fact and apply it.

@@DillyDGIB thanks for your answer !

I mean if it's someone you're interested in working with, just hit them with the follow, I would say I'm less likely to respond if I see they're not following me, but if they have songs/credits I like then that's all that matters and I'll check out their stuff.

@@DillyDGIB Appreciate the response!

All depends, what are your goals?

Like more specific than make money

all i want is a stable life.. where i dont have to think about my financial life that much..

how different? you can kind of hover around the same lane, to an extent, but you'll be better the more specific you are, assuming that there's a big enough market for that niche in the first place.

Yessir! I feel like his beats sound better in my videos than my own. His bring the energy

Just looked at your channel real quick. I would recommend staying in the PND lane, and work on improving that style, and find a thumbnail style that is unique to your vibe and stick with it, so people can instantly recognize it's you and then just work on getting a few new die hard subs everyday and if you do that you'll grow over time.

@@DillyDGIB I needed that I make reggaton and rage/hyperpop beats too I want to drop them on this channel also I feel the growth on those is bigger than trap beats! what do you think? Thanks again I need that consulate lmao I be in the discord too bro !

Views have been down for about a year and a half for me, but luckily I've adapted and have used beatstars and email marketing to keep them at a decent level even though I don't have the views I used to.

Maybe a email marketing video next 🤔

@@Desirezbeats maybe, it would have to be clickable. Let me know if you have some good title ideas haha. I can give you my strategy. You just treat it like another social network. Think about what you can do for them. It is work, it's not like there's this secret way to write words, or some hack. I just send people free beats once a week (thinking about going twice). And then then I link my store and update about sales. I'm going to start doing research on how to gain traction as an artist and start doing a newsletter as well. People end up doing projects with the free beats and then they'll usually cop a few from my store that they really like, it's a win/win

I'm trying to think about how to do a daily email that is truly valuable, I think that would increase sales more than my channel. I do have a list of 30k people though

Have you only posted the beats on your channel? Most people say their beats are good, and they usually aren't, but yours are pretty good. I think you just haven't been at it long enough. It took me 18 months to blow up

@@DillyDGIB yeah i ve just posted beats on my youtube channel

@@lordchia1593 Keep at it, you're on the right track, I could repost my 1m view beats on a new channel and nothing would happen. It takes time

@@DillyDGIB thanks for the guidance bro

What genre are you in?

@@DillyDGIB Dark trap but souding more likesamples, Kanye/Jid/NF beats I guess. I label them as French rappers to target a niche

Congrats bro, that's fire! And yes lol, every single month for the last 3 years

Not as bad as I used to though, it does get better over time, I quit doing the math every few hours of what I'm on pace for and I just check my sales daily to confirm on the right track.

@@DillyDGIB yea bro I gota look at it like I used to make 2k a month working in a factory full time so I just did like 18k since I quit in July , I would have made like 10k working there if I never quit so I’m still up 8k by selling beats full time so I can’t complain at all!

that's inspiring, man! keep it up bro! can you give me some tips on how to increase your sales? I see you don't have a big KZfaq channel to get those numbers in sales. Do you use Instagram? if yes then what strategy do you follow? Thanks!

@@prod_zelby I just make relationships with artist honestly I have about 100 artists who rock with me getting a beat or few every month or so off of me they all all up in sales I did 6400 for the month of December. Gods favor honestly man

If you want your first dollar, find small artists on IG and and found out what beats they want, and then make them for them and charge them.

It was a joke 😂 Jake one’s body, my head

@@DillyDGIB yeh i know 😂😂 just kiding thanks for the info

@@obhbeats My bad 😂😂 didn't know you were kidding, thanks for watching bro!

@@DillyDGIB you welcom thanks bro 🙏🙏🙏

Thanks bro! What do you like more producing or being an artist?

@@DillyDGIB Thanks for the reply... Hand on heart, probably an artist, lofi instrumentals (Wun Two etc) are my go to for music. Just can't see any major income from streaming and I hate my job so much!! I also feel I've come to far to pivot....

not right now, as far as I know. The game is different, the algorithms are different. I think there's probably less total views on type beats as well. The economy is also impacting stuff across the board.

@@DillyDGIB i agree bro. Economy and saturation. The numbers are spread out. We gotta just keep going and evolving with the times

@@KYDUH I agree and who knows what the algorithm's are going to do in the next few years. I'm personally focusing on mastering beatstars and trying to get better at that and an email list, because that's much less fragile than the algorithm.

Congrats on 8k though, we always want more of course, but that's very solid, you're definitely on to something

How is it possible that people like myself and other have sustained it through ups and downs for 3-4 years now?

@@DillyDGIB if you don’t think luck is involved in the beginning then your delusional…. Dope beats all over KZfaq but most don’t have 1,000s of views

Interesting thanks for the feedback, maybe I can make them more subtle, because people comment when I don’t have them, because they say they like to listen on low volume. I’ll look for a middle ground