Website review: Kevin Kelly -- The Technium
communicatrix discovered this in Arts
•34 reviews since Mar 4, 2008
arts, marketing, business
•kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/1000_true...
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communicatrix discovered 4 months ago- Kevin Kelly's remarkable treatise on how the long tail may not be such a great thing for artists, and how artists can sustain themselves at above-subsistence levels. Think "micro-patronage" or "mini-deMedicis."
- sjhopson rated 19 hours ago
- Excellent article on the definition of "true fans." All you need is 1,000 of them and you can make a rather comfortable living.
- 3x5project rated 4 weeks ago
- It's the best writing of 2008, seriously. If you're an artist or in any kind of business, check it out.
- Crudgington rated 7 weeks ago
- Kevin Kelly is really smart. Every artist needs to read the Technium and be aware of the how old assumptions are changing.
- mikedoenet rated 2 months ago
- Awesome article for artists who want to make a living from their work.
- lizpottsweinstei rated 3 months ago
- Great idea that we all just need a core following of 1000 raving fans. These are the people who spend big bucks to attend your event or work with you one-on-one, become your affiliates, write reviews about you, tell everyone they know. Hum, maybe you don't even need 1000 -- you may need just 100 raving fans, and 1000 happy fans.
- stereotonia rated 4 months ago
- "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."
- jeffreezy17 rated 4 months ago
- Pretty interesting article about surviving off of fans.
- b1200 rated 4 months ago
- Long tail applied to finding fans.
- Davide13th rated 4 months ago
- Simple idea, but makes sense. Now let me think of something I am talented at, whcih could theoretically interest 1000 people... ehhm, well...
- MarkMcGuinness rated 4 months ago
- A must-read for anyone trying to make a living from creativity. Via Antonio http://snurl.com/21kas
