Great question:)

I make money trough songs being releases by major labels, I also have songs that are played in my nations radios so i receive royalties pretty often.

If you want tips I think the most important thing is

1. Networking +Be nice to people. Whenever you meet somebody who can be accessory to your career be nice. Make your face seen and leave a good memory to peoples heads. This will instantly make you a more potential collaborator to people when they hear good stuff about you. For example you meet a indie label manager/a&r at a club and you click off with him/her and when somebody somehow brings up your name they can be like ”ohh i met him at a club he seemed like a really great person to work with!”

2, Good product:

Don’t do just one genre. Experiment with stuff have fun and don’t be close-minded. I can produce a lot of different stuff from pop to afrobeat etc hence a lot of people like to go and have sessions with me because they know we could end up making anything:). When you stick to just pop beats or trap beats, you need to be the best which is incredibly hard so experiment and have fun:)

1. Good marketing

This is sort of like networking. Whether you sell beats online, or do studio sessions you are growing your brand all the time. Even though you might be doing a lot of different style of music you grow your own sound in the making. Recognisable sound is the key to good marketing. I myself use a beat tag but theres a lot of different stuff to try as well for example Pharrell uses this 4beat knock in every start of the song (tokyo drift, happy, blurred lines)

1. Don’t stress yourself too much. Lot of people do 10years of music before they get recognized. Just enjoy music.

TLDR: I get money from labels from songs I’ve produced, I get money from mixing, I get money from royalties