I'm familiar with the music Youtuber and Patreon world. The "1000 true fans" essay is correct conceptually, it just needs to be updated to be more prescriptive

I'm familiar with the music Youtuber and Patreon world. The "1000 true fans" essay is correct conceptually, it just needs to be updated to be more prescriptive for current social media. The numbers for an artist to hit initially are 200,000+ yt subscribers (free equipment and self-perpetuating audience) and 150 - 200 Patrons (less if you live at home.) yt pays $1,000 - $3,000 per million views for monetized (eligible) videos. 1 million yt subscribers is a comfortable lifestyle. But wearing many hats takes effort (weekly upload, social media, video production, being "your best self" online, etc.) If you don't like/want/afford touring though, yt is almost a perfect alternative - all the exposure, none of the costs. (By contrast, Rick Beato says you only need 1,200 sales for a gold jazz single today.) If you haven't watched the successful yt music performers and instructors, you should - freakish level of talent out there. AMA.