For the last 18 months, we have been on a mission to help writers make money and we have been successful at it. Amongst many things that we have learned along the way, one of the most important ones is how difficult it is for writers to decide how to price their e-books or posts that they want to sell as a one-off.
I have been hearing this for at least 6 years now - Indian fans will not pay creators or for their content. They want everything for free, and therefore Facebook/Instagram/YouTube/(list all other short video apps) want creators to just give away all of their content. I personally have seen enough examples where Indian fans are happy to pay for content and do so regularly. Instead of boring you with theory, here are actual examples of fans paying creators for their content - either by contributing $$ to their creation process, or by buying their content.
NFTs have changed the game for creators - they are emerging as an important way to make money from their work. At ScrollStack, we have just enabled the ability to embed NFTs into your posts - our first step in the direction of making web 3.0 tools accessible to 100M+ creators around the world. To show case how we make beautiful NFTs look more beautiful, here are 5 underrated NFTs by Indian creators you must check out.
The internet of today for "users" is mostly tied to a social identity that users don't own - see the most popular websites and apps, and almost every one of them requires a unique identity to use them. Not so unique, then?
At ScrollStack, it's literally "our business" to help creators make money from their fans/followers. On this journey, the most sceptical ones are the creators themselves. Here is what I hear most commonly as I have conversations with creators from across India:
At ScrollStack, we know a thing or two about India's nascent creator economy - we are India's #1 creator platform. Thousands of creators use ScrollStack to create, distribute, and monetise their digital goods and following.
There has never been a better time for creators to sell digital goods online - ebooks, comics, reports, stories, NFTs, music, videos, courses, and everything else that creators are producing. At ScrollStack, you can set up your own digital goods store in under 2 mins. No technical integration needed, and it's completely free.
You must visit Arunachal if you want to see what India really has in store for you.
You must visit Arunachal if you want to see what India really has in store for you.
You have worked hard to build a following on Instagram. Now it’s time to start making money from them! Your fans want to pay you, show them how to.
You have worked hard to build a following on Twitter. Now it’s time to start making money from them! Your fans want to pay you, show them how to.
You have worked hard to build a following on Facebook. Now it’s time to start making money from them! Your fans want to pay you, they just don’t know how to do it.
You are an author, podcaster, photographer, journalist or a social media celebrity. You have 2K+ followers on Instagram or on Facebook and your tweets regularly get 100+ retweets. People love you. They spend hours enjoying your work. But, you don’t make any money from it. The platforms - Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter don’t share revenues. You spend a lot of time on your creations that no one pays for, and you end up chasing clueless sponsors/advertisers. There is an obvious resolution of this paradox - your most passionate fans should pay you directly, and support your work.
ScrollStack is now open for all creators. With this update, you can post articles, podcasts, photos, sketches, and videos in the language of your choice. You can make your content free, available only to your followers, or charge for it – anywhere in the world.
बनाएं बेहतरीन ऑडियो कहानियां और पॉडकास्ट, ScrollStack पर!
Mobile transactions now dominate the way people pay for goods (see chart below). As a result, digital micropayments have become practical for the very first time. Big technological investments and shifts (e.g. bio-metrics on smartphones for secure transactions) are all pointing towards an even more seamless experience for users.
Pay for this to see how fast payments are on ScrollStack!
Samir Patil, Ritesh Mehta
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