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“Influencers” are the loud minority. Most don’t actually even make much money at all, even the ones with lots of followers. Meanwhile there’s plenty of people

by sen 3y ago

“Influencers” are the loud minority. Most don’t actually even make much money at all, even the ones with lots of followers. Meanwhile there’s plenty of people quietly chugging away on various projects or educational resources with a core group of followers supporting then via patreon/donations/etc who make a good living. I follow at least a dozen across game dev, software, electronics, etc. It’s a grind to get started though, Eg it can take a few years to get to “make enough to survive” money. You need to actually be providing consistent content that benefits people. Not millions of people, but more than a few.

winternett 3y ago
Agreed! Influencers are a subset under celebrities, and many celebrities don't make anywhere near the money that media says they do. That being said, if you plan on using social media and services like YouTube, the prospects of being profitable are low... YouTube as well does not pay well, especially for beginners and the market is totally flooded with people following the exact same scripts and dreams. If you can use your skills to do so, create your own direct sales platform and publish/sell your work there. It will take a lot to get past the unknown hurdle, but once you do, you won't need to continually pay for promotion and you likely won't compete on a huge platform for the attention of your audience. The ability to work and thrive as an independent creator is under huge threats as AI is pushed further onto all of us as a phony replacement for human creation. It will likely be too late to revert to a focus on original human content again once everyone realizes that Ai only replaces humans to create a dystopian and soul-less Internet... So strap on your helmet, and make sure whatever you do cannot be easily emulated by a bot.
akudha 3y ago
Could you share some of those that you follow? Just want to see what is possible

by sen 3y ago

winternett 3y ago

Agreed! Influencers are a subset under celebrities, and many celebrities don't make anywhere near the money that media says they do. That being said, if you plan on using social media and services like YouTube, the prospects of being profitable are low... YouTube as well does not pay well, especially for beginners and the market is totally flooded with people following the exact same scripts and dreams. If you can use your skills to do so, create your own direct sales platform and publish/sell your work there. It will take a lot to get past the unknown hurdle, but once you do, you won't need to continually pay for promotion and you likely won't compete on a huge platform for the attention of your audience. The ability to work and thrive as an independent creator is under huge threats as AI is pushed further onto all of us as a phony replacement for human creation. It will likely be too late to revert to a focus on original human content again once everyone realizes that Ai only replaces humans to create a dystopian and soul-less Internet... So strap on your helmet, and make sure whatever you do cannot be easily emulated by a bot.

akudha 3y ago

Could you share some of those that you follow? Just want to see what is possible