Challenge · 2 Days · Medium

Build Your Sync Rate Card

Define the pricing for your music to streamline licensing negotiations and command your worth.

A practical exercise to create a preliminary rate card for licensing your music. This document will prepare you for negotiations and establish clear value tiers for your catalog.

The plan, day by day

  1. Day 1Research and Tier Definition. Research standard sync fee ranges for five distinct use cases: student film, wedding video, podcast intro, independent feature film, and a regional web advertisement.
  2. Day 2Draft Your Rate Card. Select one of your songs. Using your research, create a one-page document listing your “starting at” price for each of the five use cases. Include a note about custom quotes for larger projects.
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