Monetize Your Audience, Not Followers

Most people are broke on social media because they're chasing followers instead of dollars.

I watched my friend hit 100k followers and still couldn't pay rent. Meanwhile,

I had 3,000 followers and was making five figures monthly. The difference? I stopped treating

social media like a popularity contest and started treating it like a business. I diversified across

platforms, used AI tools to create content faster, and monetized every single niche audience

I built. While everyone was begging for brand deals, I was selling digital

products on Gumroad, running micro-consulting through Twitter DMs, and using Beehiiv

for newsletter sponsorships. The controversial truth nobody wants to hear is that follower count means