[00:00] Most creators think you need millions of followers to go full time, but that is wrong. Let's say you want to earn $2,500 a month. Then you need to double it to build a buffer and consider expenses.
[00:12] Then double it again for taxes. So to make $2,500 a month, you need $10,000 in revenue. That is your freedom number. That could be 3,000 people paying $5.99 for a Twitch subscription,
[00:25] or 100 people buying $100 worth of merch or digital products, or 10 sponsors paying $1,000 each. The same income, but very different effort. Getting 3,000 people to subscribe on Twitch means you need tens of thousands of regular viewers.
[00:42] Getting 100 people to spend $100 means you need trust, but not necessarily a massive audience. Getting 10 sponsors to pay $1,000, you don't need millions of followers. You need a clear niche, a defined audience, and a brand that solves a specific problem.
[00:58] 10 companies. That's it.