Vitor Pamplona on Nostr: Stories like this tells us what we need to fix in Nostr. We have got to find a way to ...

Stories like this tells us what we need to fix in Nostr. We have got to find a way to sustain small creators. What he needs per month shouldn't need a large account.

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This is a good question Vitor Pamplona (npub1gcx…nj5z) that pertains to me as I would be classified as smaller creator and would REALLY like to make automotive stuff into something I can live off of and get out of my part-time soulless 9-5 grind that I'm currently doing now. I do my automotive content right now as more of a labor of love as I believe in #nostr so much and want to meet other like-minded people who share in my passion. For now I do it for fun and to share in a hobby, but have thought about making it into a side hustle as I'm sick of my IRL job. If I could transition to something that allowed me to make $1500-2000 USD a month consistently and is something I'm passionate about and find fun in, I would be overjoyed and fulfilled.

Reality as a small creator, in my case, writing about often limited production cars takes hours of research as sometimes info isn't readily available, is inaccurate online/needs a fact check. Their is one time one of the features I have done, I had to actually go on a forum and find the answer as a simple Google search provided no results. I then have to write and edit a few paragraphs to make it worthwhile for people. Often times this clashes with other obligations, but for now I have made it work the best I can, but to be honest I know I can devote more, do more and provide higher quality value and create more value for people and #nostr if things like my job didn't get in the way.

Ultimately, my conclusion for ideas to make a living if I put on my entrepreneur hat on is by selling a physical products, a service or running events of some type to make a living or a combo of all 3. The only thing keeping me from doing the cool pie in sky ideas I have is lack of time and at times I'm unsure if their is interest in my content and lack of investment capital. I can't commit to anything if I don't know if their is interest here in numbers to make any of these things worthwhile doing.

I have seen some creator accounts link to Geyser to fund their efforts No Bullshit Bitcoin (npub1hxj…agw3) and BTC Sessions (npub1rxy…hnp8) come to mind, but even bigger accounts like them aren't raking in the dough to live in any North American city at least from Geyser proceeds. I have thought of doing the same, but with no expectation I would receive anything from the broader Bitcoin community, just like here.

To me, whether someone can live off of proceeds exclusive from #nostr depends on a lot of factors and their business model. But for a lot of us the niche that we are creating content for is small and hasn't arrived yet here. For other platforms it is most definitely a challenge and likely efforts will end in failure as it's incredibly difficult to stand out from the crowd and centralized algos seem to be skewed toward larger creators in the niche. At least that is what I have seen from people I know doing Youtube and Twitter content. So to me it's almost a non-starter!

So from my perspective as a small creator, it would be nice, but I'm presented with a reality that it's unlikely I will ever make it, not saying I won't try any of my ideas I have planned, but to make any significant income to transition full-time is a far away dream.

I am grateful for all the support whether it's likes, follows, zaps, comments, reposts people have gave me thus far as I have never expected anything in return. I have been really humbled by this experience as going into it I felt people wouldn't care about what I have to say or the content I post about. So to anyone who consumes my content and happens to read this note a big thanks from me and I appreciate it more than you realize. Even if I might not interact with you on a regular basis I REALLY do appreciate you!

In the end I'm content with meeting like-minded folks and they can throw me some appreciation as they see fit, whether a zap, like, comment, repost, follow.

That's my 2 #sats anyway.