Friday, November 21, 2014

ideas: 1,000 True Fans

The Technium: 1,000 True Fans:

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...the long tail is a decidedly mixed blessing for creators. Individual artists, producers, inventors and makers are overlooked in the equation. The long tail does not raise the sales of creators much, but it does add massive competition and endless downward pressure on prices...

One solution is to find 1,000 True Fans.

A creator, such as an artist, musician, photographer, craftsperson, performer, animator, designer, videomaker, or author – in other words, anyone producing works of art – needs to acquire only 1,000 True Fans to make a living.

A True Fan is defined as someone who will purchase anything and everything you produce.
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The key challenge is that you have to maintain direct contact with your 1,000 True Fans"

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