Looking For 1,000 True Fans to make a living

byrobin007

189 followers

9 years ago

An interesting read ....

"To be a successful creator you don’t need millions. You don’t need millions of dollars or millions of customers, millions of clients or millions of fans. To make a living as a crafts person, photographer, musician, designer, author, animator, app maker, entrepreneur, or inventor you need only OR 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. They will drive 200 miles to see you sing. They will buy the super deluxe re-issued hi-res box set of your stuff even though they have the low-res version. They have a Google Alert set for your name. They bookmark the eBay page where your out-of-print editions show up. They come to your openings. They have you sign their copies. They buy the t-shirt, and the mug, and the hat. They can’t wait till you issue your next work. They are true fans."

Source: http://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/

My thoughts? I believe this can apply to affiliate marketing too ......if we focus on "understanding the market and giving it what it wants."