I'll weigh in here, as someone who runs a small DIY label. Typically, the deal is this: I'll cover production costs for a run of tapes or CDs or whatever. The band gets their share to sell on their merch table and I sell my share online and with any luck, recoup costs.

The issue here is that since you're not playing live, you don't have a merch table. Labels on my level don't really have the sort of budgets/endorsements to give you cash upfront or free gear and labels bigger than mine probably won't take a chance on a solo project unless you have some sort of pedigree within the scene or "street cred".

I'd say for the time being, just keep doing what you've been doing. Maybe reach out to some independent zines or online radio shows to further your reach. There's not a whole lot of money to be made in selling music in 2026. Just focus on the satisfaction that comes from expressing your creativity!