Busting a myth - Indian fans don't pay for content

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.

A LOT of Fans bought two chapters of a serialised fiction by SkWookie. Within minutes of launching, fans came in droves and paid for two amazing chapters of Siddhi Kadam's Tempter

Anubha and team are constantly getting "Support" for Newsworthy from their readers around the world for the amazing job they do to put together key news stories that are worthy of their time. Good journalism FTW.

Mumbai Paused put up for sale Mumbai Turmeric, a compact little digital photo book that will change the way people see Mumbai's famous 'red-light' district Kamathipura. You get the drift - people came in droves, and bought the digital photo book.

Vimoh does it all - 1) he continues to sell copies of The Materialist Manifesto, a collection of 13 short essays pushing back against spiritual ways of looking at reality, 2) his fans continue to support his writing and other work by sending him contributions.

So next time when you hear "Indians don't pay for content ya'ar", send them to me. The folks mentioned above, and so many others like them that we see daily, are busting that myth by making it easy for their fans to pay them.

The Future of Fiction: Why Publishing Your Novel in Chapters is the Way to Go

As a fiction writer, one of the most important aspects of your craft is finding the most effective way to monetize your work. While traditional methods, such as publishing an entire book as a standalone e-book, can be effective, there is a more lucrative and efficient option available: publishing your novel in chapters.

Tejas and Kabir Save The World

Stories of two best friends, Tejas and Kabir, who together got the super-power of turning themselves into ants. They go around town, helping people with their superpowers. My 6 year old son is the reason for creating these characters - this started as a bedtime story routine, and turned into a regular thing that we know get a lot of joy from. I am putting it out there for the world so that other parents looking for unique, cheesy bedtime stories can use them. I will publish regular chapters every few days with unique art work to make it fun.

Pricing an e-book is too complicated. There is a simpler solution.

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.

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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.

Selling Digital Goods Has Never Been Easier!

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.

Why would fans pay to support your creative work?

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.

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