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# What’s Your Criteria Of Making A Living From Music?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/whats-your-criteria-of-making-a-living-from-music/
- Published: 2010-11-09T09:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-11-09T09:10:00.000Z
- Description: First, if you're making a living from music or know someone who is, we'd like to hear from you. For the rest, we're curious as to what making a living. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/11/whats-your-criteria-of-making-a-living-from-music.html]
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First, if you're making a living from music or know someone who is, we'd like to hear from you. For the rest, we're curious as to what making a living from music means. Yesterday, we talked about [the stat](https://www.hypebot.com/fewer-than-30000-artists-are-making-a-living/) touted by Ian Rogers that fewer than **30,000 artists** make a living from music. As expected, lots of readers disagreed. So, in accordance, we'd like to ask you the following:

- Are you making a living from music? If yes, how so?
- What are your criteria for making a living from music?
- Have marketing costs gone down or have they increased?

Please share your thoughts on any of these questions in the comments below. If you're making a living from music or know someone who is, in a unique way, we may interview you and try to gain insight into how you've created a music career.