just got this link from a friend and just now starting to read through it, but it has some really interesting ideas and is definitely worth reading.
"1000 True Fans"
more to follow...........
update
so the article presents a pretty compelling argument. I mean being able to count to 1000 is not that difficult. And three years is certainly not a long time to suffer and toil for one's art. And certainly if you follow through on the initial math, that is a very modest but sustainable living even in this American Financial Mess we live in today.
1,000 true fans * $100/year their willing to spend = $100,000 per year.
Now let's not get into to many statistics, as I do consider myself a true fan of some artists, and i find it hard to believe that i spend around $100 a year on materials, works, pieces, etc. that they produce. THat being said i would agree that i spend at least $50 per year on multiple artists, and well, multiply that by $1,000 and you still have $50,000 per year. Either way the math is still compelling.
