Six economies of online creators

1 @ $100k /yr — Professional economy: aka jobs, what the rest of us are avoiding 😁

100 @ $1k / yr — Passion economy: Online courses, coaching/tutoring

100k @ $1 / yr — Influencer economy: ads, micropayments, affiliates

Acceleration of stronger cultural norms of online interaction developed during the pandemic (if you'll attend a Zoom wedding, why not a Zoom class?)

Widely available open-source software, scalable infrastructure, app and web frameworks, and full stack micro-SaaS for operating a business — what Tyler Tringas calls "the Peace Dividend of the SaaS Wars"

10k @ $10 / yr — Gig economy: e-books, drop shipping, transactional gigs

1k @ $100 / yr — Fan economy: patrons, subscription newsletters/content

An unbundling of online social spaces and a retreat to the cozy web, which has resulted in a blossoming of niche creative communities

I believe Kelly's prediction of an internet of indie creators, now 12 years old, is just hitting its stride. It's one of those cases where enough positive forces combine simultaneously to create something extraordinary: