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The Technium: 1,000 True Fans
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Nicolas Cole • The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of Capturing and Keeping Attention
One of the first guides I wrote was called 500 Buyers. It proposed that if you had 500 true fans paying a low monthly fee, let’s say $19, you’d generate a six-figure income ($114,000). Here is food for thought: 265 members of a community or a newsletter paying $19 per month will bring you an income of over $5000 per month. Let that sink in! Additio
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-Allow creators to capitalize on superfans:
Harvard Business Review • Building the Middle Class of the Creator Economy
The thousand true fans thesis builds on the original ideals of the internet: users and creators globally connected, unconstrained by intermediaries, sharing ideas and economic upside. Incumbent social media platforms sidetracked this vision by locking creators into a bundle of distribution and monetization.
Chris Dixon • NFTs and a Thousand True Fans
Instead, if you can get 1,000 true fans (who spend at least $100 per year buying and supporting everything you put out into the world), you can earn yourself $100,000 per year. That is a completely attainable and realistic goal for any writer.