[BrotherLovesDub]

1. Get a real job pronto
2. Don't count on making money making music
3. Make something you love then do something viral like use your tracks to back some video or commentary and post it to youtube etc.
4. Put your pride aside and sell-out. Make cheesy remixes of Lady Gaga and Johnny Cash, put current events to music, etc. Be creative and try to hit on something current to get some pageviews. Maybe someone will go on to check out your other stuff.
5. Seriously, stop trying to get paid making music. You either have to commit to making the stuff you love for the love of music or you have to sell-out and go commercial, then worry about the stuff you really love.
6. Schmooze, kiss ass, blowjobs etc. This is how most people get ahead in life. If you're not out networking, shaking hands, etc, you're not doing enough. Nobody gives a shit about the millions of home producers, you need to get out and network. Sell yourself but first let others sell themselves to you. Make them think they're amazing then hit them with your own stuff. Repeat. This is a tried and true method. It's not what you know, it's who you know.