Its a brilliant idea that i never thought about, but just to reintroduce the idea for those who may not have heard of 1,000 true fans, the idea was theoretical and mathematical in. Also cool tool maven, recomendo chief, asiaholic, and true film buff. If you want to make a living as a creatoryou need to find 1,000 people who would be interested in buying what you produce. Beware, this episode will challenge how you live your life. 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.
Thousands of people are already using this income model that is recommended by kevin kelly, tim ferriss, seth godin and ramit sethi. Instead of trying to reach the unlikely peaks of bestseller hits aim for direct connection with a thousand true fans. I made this video for my intro to informatics class at the university of michigan to explain kevin kellys true fans theory as well as chris. Kkrr news is for people who enjoy a good laugh, and understand its all about fun and promoting st. It wasnt intended to be a bestseller it was more for her clients. From these i am compiling a photo book about the disappearing cultures of asia, called vanishing asia. Tim ferrisss 4hour workweek and lifestyle design blog. This article is a must read for any entrepreneur, artistan, or content creator. If you added one fan a day, it would take only three years. If you still want to read the much longer original 2008 essay, you can get it after the end of this version. Perhaps it isnt so much of getting those fans for money as it is getting those true fans in the first place. It has influenced many successful people who have built livelihoods and fortunes on its principals since it was written and is widely referenced, so it is nice to get have read in the original.
Posted on wednesday, march 5, 2008 wednesday, march 5, 2008 author charley parker 16 comments. Despite two decades of fast moving technology, it still reads like news. Six years ago i published my first fiction, the silver cord. Heres what well do together, to win your customers hearts, and get the ones who love you to spread the word and keep coming back. Why havent you done the things youve always wanted to do. You just need 1,000 true fans who are willing to pay you. I believe the 1,000 true fans concept will be useful to anyone making things. If you can secure at least of the above type of fans, your life will be pretty good financially. Senior maverick at wired, author of bestseller book, the inevitable. She also sells the book on amazon kindle, but lets assume all book sales are directly from clients.
For instance, the chapter devoted to the amish could be boring for many people including me but, after that one, it is possible to find others much more interesting. If you create music, art, writing, information, knowledge, apps, products youve designed, training courses, or anything else you can think of, you can use. He has also been a writer, photographer, conservationist, and student of. The images above show how i am attempting to achieve this feat. I first met amanda palmer in 1997 though i didnt know her name when i was a graduate student walking past her as an 8 foot bride. Here are some examples of online marketers talking about this personality. Its ideal for anyone who can create a product or service. For those who are drawn to the siren call of creative endeavors, whether it be in any form of the arts, the process of making a living is often one of struggle, compromise and at times even desperation. Others will read it and start waffling over the meaning of true.
A human operator places a book in a flat carriage, and then pneumatic robot fingers flip the pages delicately enough to handle rare volumes under the scanning eyes of digital cameras. Join my newsletter to get updates about my book and analysis of bias and unproductive disagreements in the wild. No matter who you are, or what you do if youre on the. But how many creative can argue they have managed to build a life and a career based on their true fans support. Get to the heart of your business, and find the deeper meaning of what you stand for.
But perhaps weve been approaching the true fans hypothesis all wrong. Im a huge fan of kevin kellys true fans article at, where he writes. This short, clear book introduces you to the true fan income model. People tend to think being a professional means you need to be famous in order to make a living, but that is just not true. Kelly essentially argues that to be a success online, you dont need a huge audience. This podcast is brought to you by the tim ferriss book club, which. Pam grice is the super women behind crochetpreneur, a blog not only offering crochet patterns, but advice and support for other business owners to grow their handmade businesses. Your true fans will buy most if not all of what you offer and, in conjunction with lesser fans making more. Kevin kellys 1,000 true fans predicted the future of online.
This is kevin kellys best riff of the year, and thats saying an enormous amount. Pleasing a true fan is pleasurable, and invigorating. The key challenge is that you have to maintain direct contact with your 1,000 true. The concept of 1,000 true fans was first made popular online by kelly in this post. Hes also the author of 15 books, including what technology wants and his recent new york times bestseller the inevitable. Do they consistently read and comment on your content, buy your products and follow you religiously when you post something new.
Instead of trying to reach the narrow and unlikely peaks of platinum bestseller hits, blockbusters, and celebrity status, you can aim for direct connection with a thousand 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. Recomendo is a weekly newsletter that gives you 6 brief personal recommendations of cool stuff. The true fans theory is an idea from kevin kelly that a lot of producers and musicians really need to start thinking about when pursuing their music career. As you recall, the concept is simply that if you can gather 1,000 true fans of you or your product, you can make a decent living. About three years ago i started a weekly newsletter, called recomendo. Gathering a thousand true fans is harder than it looks. Her clients use the book as a gift for their clients or staff and often prepurchase them with her events. Really goes to show you how hard it is to get those 1,000 true fans on some platforms, and that having those fans wont necessarily put you into a ive made it. To find 1,000 true fans, im searching for features from organizations with more than one million fans.
There are plenty of talented people in the music industry making a living each year that are not. Curated by kevin kelly, mark frauenfelder and claudia dawson, our goal is to give our readers a weekly list of 6 things we love travel tips, books, tv. Some people will read this and immediately understand. Wired magazines senior editor kevin kelly wrote a great post this week called 1,000 true fans, and its been getting a lot of attention around the blogosphere. I really enjoyed this article, i feel like a great book that dives deeper into the true fan methodology is the.
A more detailed breakdown of the 1,000 true fans concept. In 2008 kevin kelly, former executive editor of wired magazine, posited that to be a successful creator a craftsman, photographer, musician, author, etc you don. This revisited essay appears in tim ferriss new book, tools of titans. I believe the 1,000 true fans concept will be useful to anyone making things, or making things happen. I interview isaac morehouse, founder of praxis and author of why havent you read this book. The short article was called 1,000 true fans and it was written by kevin kelly. He has also been a writer, photographer, conservationist, and student of asian and digital culture. It rewards the artist to remain true, to focus on the unique aspects of their work, the qualities that true fans appreciate. Last week, when i wrote about kevin kellys concept of content creators building up 1,000 true fans, i was pretty careful to focus mainly on the concept of true fans rather than the 1,000 number.
This video summarizes an article by kevin kelly titled true fans. The most obscure underselling book, song or idea, is only one click away from the best selling book, song or idea on the internet. It requires hard work and up to three years of consistency. So in celebration of its 25 years, i have been tweeting one insight per day from the book. Kelly was born in pennsylvania on august 14, 1952, and. At 464 oversized pages, this huge book was fan funded, the result of a successful kickstarterfunded campaign.
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