5 Ways You Probably Didn’t Know You Could Make Money as a Singer & Songwriter
Soundbetter! Soundbetter is a platform that allows producers (and others) to collaborate with singers and songwriters to finish their songs, for a fee! You can set your rate and always negotiate from there. Remember to upload your best songs so your songs will stand out when they listen for potential collaborators.
Offer your Home Studio to friends & family. If you have a great studio set up, share it with others… for a small fee of course! Charge $25 an hour to record your friends podcast, songs, and productions. Remember to let them know their money is going towards you building your dream life! Usually, this makes people more than happy to support you… as well as get what they need too!
Place a Song on TV & Film through Sync and Licensing. Placing a song on an artist is not the only way to get your music into the world. & it’s definitely not always the highest paying way. Music for TV & Film , better known as Sync and Licensing, is such a great avenue for Singers and Songwriters. For example, if your music is fresh, current and young, try pitching to FreeForm’s Sync & Licensing Department!
Vocal Producing, even if you didn’t write the song. Artist and Labels are always looking for Vocal Production on songs that may only have a Topline. If you have a talent in harmonies and coloring a song after the Topline is done, you could be getting paid for that service alone! Yes, even if you didn’t write the song. Be sure to play up your Vocal Producing abilities on your Social Media and Music Resume.
Pitching to a Smaller Artist for a lower songwriting fee. Try to find upcoming artist who are looking for songs, but may only have a small budget while they are still growing. Agree to write a song for them for a lower rate. For example, maybe you only charge them $300 instead of $3000. Remember you would still keep your Publishing for writing the song as well, but that money only comes if the song does well. So even if it doesn’t, in the least, you were paid for your time and you helped an upcoming artist along the way!
xoxo Chikk
The Worthy Number $
I once had a spiritual teacher lead me into a revolutionary practice. The art of finding my Divine Number.
Your Divine Number is the number you need monthly to take care of all your basic essentials as well as support your dreams and hobbies!
It allows you to set your intentions and sight on a better life, financially!
Now, eventually we will talk about Royalty Rates such as, Performance Royalties that come through your PRO Company, or Mechanical Royalties that are collected by a Publisher or Administrator.
But chances are, you haven’t placed a mega song just yet, so you don’t need to know that yet as much as you need to know THIS now.
You need to learn How To Bring the Money to you! That’s right, this is how you start your pursuit in bringing money into your life, and keeping it in your life.
There is no magic pill to make money appear in your hands or bank account, BUT there are divine mindsets that make you a magnet for the mulah mulah! 💲💲💲
EXERCISE
Step 1. Imagine your dream life… Reallyyy imagaine it. The $2000 high rise apartment. A brand new car with custom interior. Buying organic groceries from Whole Foods without having to check every price! Now, I want you to write down how much this dream life cost, monthly. Consider all the following and put a price by it! Home, Rent, Car, Phone, Essentials, Beauty Expenses, Studio Equipment, Traveling… and anything else you desire!
Step 2. Count it up! How much does it equal? When I did this practice for the first time (because I’ve done it many times and my number keeps getting higher!) But my first go round, my Dream Life cost me $7500.00 a month! WHOA. At the time I was not bringing that much in. & just when I though that was a scary number… my spiritual teacher told me to DOUBLE IT!
Step 3. Double it! $15,000 a month!!! Where in the world would I get $15,000 a month? But worrying wasn’t apart of the practice. My job was only to let God know what I needed to follow my purpose and live divinely. Well guess what? I brought in almost $30,000 in less than 2 months… $27,000 to be exact.
I couldn’t believe it, well… actually I could.
Because while doing this practice I realized I didn’t have a money problem, I had a belief problem.
You don’t have a money problem, you have a belief problem
The belief that you are actually worthy of making good money by doing what you absolutely love.
Step 4 is…. Believe you Deserve your Divine Number
I wanted to kick Money Monday’s off with a lesson in Worthiness
As you do this practice, I want you to really DREAM! I mean, get delusional in this exercise. While doing it, notice what your body does when you start to imagine your dream life. Like shopping at your favorite clothes store with a $1000.00 budget for the day. Notice the anxiety that may come up. Maybe you felt it just reading that right now. Notice the fear… These are all signs of feeling unworthy.
Listen to me and listen to me good….
When you are on a mission in life to create Music for people around the world. Music that will heal and impact hearts through lyrics and melodies… you need money to do that!
Odds are, you will never see a homeless person making a huge impact in the world while being homeless… Not because they aren’t talented, but because they are likely focusing on making sure they are okay (as they should be) But when you have finances, income and wealth, you are able to GIVE and BLESS so many people around you, not just yourself.
I want you to repeat this practice as many times as needed. It takes some intentional work to release yourself from the feeling of unworthiness. Eventually, there should be a joy that permeates out of your pores about money! You will feel little to no anxiety when imagining that number entering into your bank account, every single month!
So what’s your Divine Number?
As usual, I attached an instrumental to play while you do this practice! Click Here
Let me know how it goes!
xoxo Chikk