Make beats that hit. Then sell them.
Free guides for producers: drums, 808s and sounds that make a beat sound finished, then pricing, clients and selling it. Written by the producer behind LoopGem's sound packs, courses and 1-on-1 coaching.
How to Make Your 808 Hit Hard (Without Muddying the Mix)
Your 808 slaps in headphones and vanishes on a phone. Seven fixes, in the order I'd try them, to make it hit everywhere an artist will play your beat.
Read the guide →How to Choose a Drum Kit That Makes Your Beats Sound Finished
Most producers pick drum kits by the cover. Here's the checklist I use instead, and what to look for in a trap, drill or boom bap kit.
Read the guide →Royalty-Free Sample Packs: What You Can Actually Do With Them
Royalty-free doesn't mean you can do anything with a sample. Here's what the licence covers, what it doesn't, and why YouTube sometimes flags a beat anyway.
Read the guide →Music Producer Coaching: What a 1-on-1 Call Actually Fixes
What happens on a coaching call with me, what each option costs, and who should skip it and start with something cheaper.
Read the guide →How to Sell Beats on Your Own Website (What It Actually Takes)
I built LoopGem myself, payment button and file delivery included. Here's what a producer's own website needs, and why most producers build one too soon.
Read the guide →Best Places to Sell Beats Online (Ranked From 2,019 Orders)
I have sold beats and services on four different platforms since 2018. Two of them made me real money. Here is where to start and where to wait.
Read the guide →How to Sell Beats on Fiverr (2,019 Orders In)
I spent six months on Fiverr selling beats and made nothing. Changing one thing about the offer brought four orders the following week. Here is the version that works.
Read the guide →Why Your Beats Aren't Selling (6 Real Reasons)
Every producer who messages me about this asks if the beats are good enough. They almost always are. Here's what's actually killing your sales.
Read the guide →How to Set Up a Fiverr Gig for Music Producers (That Actually Gets Orders)
I opened my first gig in 2018 and it sat there for six weeks with no orders. Eight years and 2,019 orders later, this is the setup I would give any producer starting from zero.
Read the guide →Exclusive vs Lease Beats: What Each One Actually Gives the Buyer
A lease and an exclusive sale aren't two price points on the same beat. They're two different products with different rights, and mixing them up costs you clients.
Read the guide →How Much to Charge for Mixing a Song (2026 Pricing Guide)
Mixing engineers price by gut feeling and either burn out on $10 jobs or scare buyers off. Here's the stem-count, revision, and tier structure I actually use.
Read the guide →How to Sell Beats on Instagram (Without Buying Followers)
Instagram can sell beats for you, but posting loops into the void won't. Set up a profile that converts, post what buyers respond to, and move the sale to the DMs.
Read the guide →How to Sell Beats Online in 2026 (A Producer's Real Playbook)
Where to sell, how to price, and how to get buyers. The exact system I used to sell $127k of beats and services on Fiverr as a producer nobody knew.
Read the guide →How Much Should You Charge for Beats? (2026 Pricing Guide)
Lease vs exclusive, beginner vs pro, and the three-tier structure that stops you leaving money on the table. Includes a free pricing calculator.
Read the guide →BeatStars vs Fiverr: Where Should You Sell Your Beats in 2026?
Two very different ways to sell beats. One brings buyers to you, the other makes you bring them. Which to pick depends on where you are.
Read the guide →How to Sell Your First Beat (Even With No Followers)
No followers, no reviews, no idea where to start? The path from zero to your first paid beat, and why that first sale is the hardest.
Read the guide →How to Promote Your Beats and Get Real Clients
Posting beats into the void doesn't sell them. Promote your beats so attention turns into orders, no ad budget required.
Read the guide →How to Make Money as a Music Producer (7 Real Income Streams)
Selling beats is one income stream. There are at least seven. The full map, ranked by how fast each pays, from a producer who's done it.
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