Hello, Interesting read.
I wonder how this translates when you've got nothing to sell. Advertising seems like a possible solution (as the article mentions). But it would be nice if video bloggers could keep more of the advertising money. (I think we could use an "open" advertising system based on open source software. But nothing suitable exists yet.) Jay has been promoting the "Pledge Drive" business model too... http://showinabox.tv/download/pledge-drive/ Where it's PBS style fund raising. See ya -- Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. http://ChangeLog.ca/ Motorsport Videos http://TireBiterZ.com/ Vlog Razor... Vlogging News... http://vlograzor.com/ On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Andrew Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The idea is that a videoblogger could make a living from just 1000 > "true" fans: > > "what can an artist do to escape the long tail? > > One solution is to find 1,000 True Fans. While some artists have > discovered this path without calling it that, I think it is worth > trying to formalize. The gist of 1,000 True Fans can be stated simply: > > 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. 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." > > http://tinyurl.com/32zzlp
