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Will you make money from SoundCloud Go or SoundCloud Pro?

    Well, you will only make money with SoundCloud Pro.
    SoundCloud go is a service that is mainly used by your fans.
    If you want to have that sweet SoundCloud monetization as an artist, you should sign up for SoundCloud Pro.
    You can find more information about it here:
    https://checkout.soundcloud.com/artist

    There are a few ways that you can make money from your music on SoundCloud Pro.
    It offers a few extra tools that will help you to build a stronger fan base and offers different ways to distribute your music.

    Top 3 ways to earn money with SoundCloud Pro

    1. Fan insights. With more details about your fans, you can upgrade your online music promotion strategies by using this data and find more and better fans.
    2. Monetizing your tracks: If you have a Pro or Pro Unlimited account on SoundCloud, you can monetize your tracks by enabling ads and earning revenue from ad plays.
    3. Distributing your music to Spotify, iTunes, TikTok and more. By sharing your music on multiple platforms, you not only find new fans, but can also generate more income. Spotify and iTunes (Apple Music) offers the option to generate income with your music, so this is already a step-up from your basic SoundCloud account!

    By using these strategies, you can potentially earn money from your music on SoundCloud Pro. Keep in mind that the amount of money you can make will depend on a variety of factors, such as the popularity of your tracks, the terms of your licensing agreement, and the size of your audience.

    How much does SoundCloud pay for 1 million streams?

    On SoundCloud, you generally make around $0.003 cents per stream. Could be a bit more or less, but this is a good estimate.
    No, that is not much SoundCloud money per stream…
    So, in this example, you would make about $3000 dollars for a million streams.
    Sounds great, but you will need a very, very strong fan base to make that happen.
    To start a good fan base, you might like this online music promotion strategy.
    Also, to generate more income with your music, I would also suggest using these methods.

    But, how many followers do you need to make money on SoundCloud?

    Actually, it depends on many factors.
    In general, streams are more important than followers. Yes, they are obviously connected, but having 1000 followers and no plays, it would be worse than having 100 followers and 1000 plays.
    Also, how many songs do you have on SoundCloud and how are your current social media promotion results.
    To get a better answer than mine, you could go on SoundCloud, find around 10 random trending tracks and see how many followers those accounts have.

    Is there a SoundCloud Money Calculator?

    Actually, yes. You can find a Royalty Calculator for your music here:
    https://www.musicgateway.com/royalties-calculator
    It will give you a good estimate what you could expect with a certain amount of money you could generate with your music and what your goal could be with your Online Music Promotion.

    Pro-tip: Try it out for a few months before deciding if it works for your music. Usually it will take a while for your music to “catch on” after you have worked on your online music promotion strategies.
    Trying it out for just a few days or weeks will usually not give you the best results 🙂

    Keep making awesome music, and share it with the world!

    Maurice from Music-Mindset.com