“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” This is a quote by Mark Twain, but it could also be said by Stock Music, and the money made by putting your music up to online libraries like Pond5, Motion Array, AudioJungle…Actually, the demise of Stock Music has been declared pretty much since I started watching YouTube about…stock music licensing…And yet, I still made a few hundred last month from stock music, actually like $50 more than I made in January 2024…and in January of 2023…Wait, I thought it was all over?Motion Array was changing their prices…Pond5 is a graveyard…Content ID is paying less…Apparently we need to talk about the State of Stock Music Licensing in 2025.#producer #musicincome #musician // SELL YOUR MUSIC ON NON-EXCLUSIVE STOCK LIBRARIES (Start the course for FREE!): https://payhip.com/b/pvsfL NOW JUST $49! //Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/freeBECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNERWork directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming.Email Eric@MakeMusicIncome.com--// GET YOUR MUSIC TO TV, FILM, ADS, AND GAMING (Start the course for FREE!): https://payhip.com/b/KtoqH //// GET BOTH COURSES FOR JUST $125 https://payhip.com/b/U7ITA //ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR COMPOSERS AND PRODUCERS Get Feedback From Eric on Your Music & Career: https://makemusicincome.com/coaching/FREE Updated EBOOK!: TOOLS YOUR NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V3 https://payhip.com/b/rwYOdFREE EBOOK: THE DO-EVERYTHING CHECKLIST FOR YOUR SONGShttps://makemusicincome.com/checklistFREE COURSE: HOW TO UPLOAD TO POND5https://makemusicincome.com/pond5FREE EBOOK: 50 WAYS TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V4https://makemusicincome.com/50waysFREE STOCK MUSIC RESEARCH PAPER: "The Ubiquitous Style, Form, and Instrumentation of Corporate Stock Music"https://makemusicincome.com/ubiquitousNEW! GET MAKE MUSIC INCOME GEAR!Cool MMI T-Shirts, Caps, and or course Mugs for Lovely Beverages!https://cre8iv.sellfy.store/JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST (Get an email when we release new videos!)http://eepurl.com/hF8ihrTHE OFFICIAL WEB SITE:https://makemusicincome.com/OUR WEEKLY PODCAST:https://anchor.fm/makemusicincomeDISTROKID: Get your music to Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and more for one yearly price.Get 7% Off:Click here: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910Get 50% off if you are a student or educator! Click here: https://distrokid.com/student/911910NEED GEAR?SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store, Sweetwater Sound!https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are! Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTubeClick here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5! Click here: https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusicJOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:https://bit.ly/3fYDSVdGET DAILY SHORTS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makemusicincomehttps://www.tiktok.com/@makemusicincomeMY SYNC LICENSING MUSICPositive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.comMY PERSONAL MUSIC:https://www.ericcopelandmusic.comTimestamps:0:00 - Stock Music Is Still a Thing?6:30 - The State of Stock 20258:37 - What Is Stock Music Licensing?11:52 - Isn't Stock Music Income Declining?18:15 - Disclaimers21:22 - Pond5 in 202527:20 - Motion Array in 202533:40 - AudioSparx in 202538:34 - AudioJungle in 202540:00 - Content ID in 202546:40 - SongTradr in 202550:15 - Yummy Sounds in 202551:20 - Motion Elements in 202553:00 - VfineMusic/100 Audio 202555:15 - DepositPhotos in 202556:15 - Dreamstime in 202557:00 - Other Libraries I'm Leaving1:05:00 - My Stock Plan for 2025