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		barry-cotter on Oct 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses? Not really. Social media is a horrible way to try and earn a living. The only way you can really do it is a patronage model like SubscribeStar or Patreon or some kind of gigging like live podcasts or selling merch like t-shirts or prints. You can be famous and make less than you would at McDonald’s easily.

campfireveteran on Oct 23, 2019 [–]

Incomes on social media are highly skewed power-law distribution. PieDiePie/Logan Paul make millions while everyone else makes pennies.

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