I saw Remote Work, Web3, No-code, Community & Content creation is growing currently. What app or software will be helpful for makers to earn money for their side-hustle in the creator's economy?
It seems that most of the replies focus on no code and web3.
I still think there is a really large untapped space for content creation. Especially audio and quick content.
Audio content --> trends like Clubhouse + Spotify focusing on podcast
Quick content --> YouTube Shorts/ TikTok
If there is a way to combine both it would be awesome, i.e. bite-sized audio content. This gives quick dopamine to content consumer + a more effective way to unds information. It is also a good way for content creator to focus on making quality content too.
I think the rise of no-code developers will be big and no-code platforms especially the ones with collaboration, like Notion (New doc), Formaloo (New database), Miro (New Powerpoint) & Airtable (New Excel) will be the center of attention
@farokh_shahabi The rising Gen Z no-code entrepreneurs will be a large industry. There will be a lot of open APIs integrating with no-code solutions here soon
I'm up for seeing more tools and apps being created with JAMstack, since there's no entry barrier for devs to get started, Vercel, Netlify, Supabase, Next.js, Nuxt, Svelte etc. have made it easier.
It was never this easy to build something :)
@qaplen I agree, but disagree with the word 'no entry barrier'. The entry barrier is learning to program and learning to use those tools.
Much easier than spinning up your own servers, etc, but learning to code is still a large task for a lot of people.
@joshdance Yeah you're right, it still means learning the tech but if you know it there's literally zero reasons you cannot get started with building something awesome. You can build and scale an app to a decent users for free at this point of time. Haven't been in no-code side so not sure how's the grass on that side :)
@qaplen đź’Ż yes, if we can build it with low-code/no-code and better tutorials, ready made templates that is ready to be a product like SaaS will be good!
We will see more and more community-driven companies and focus from big companies on community, as well more open SDKs/APIs/development ecosystem to empower makers to create something with tools. Think of Figma plugin ecosystem
I feel it will be DAO's in one way or the other, get paid based on initiative you take and value your provide instead of hours you put in. Freelancing but better!
@aditya_sher Totally agree with you!! Have started volunteering with a DAO, not paid yet, but really like the governance structure & community part of it :)
@fajarsiddiq this might help get started: https://consensys.net/blog/block...
IMO We will see an increase in art/ agency based DAOs where a random group of people just come, pick up stuff from a to do, get paid for the value of work and go back to rest and come back whenever they feel like, no pressure
I keep reading and hearing about the trend to start small (this is not new but gaining a lot of traction off the back of the book the - The Minimalist Entrepreneur - that was released this year).
I'm excited to see where it heads but the trend is calling for makers to start as small as possible by bringing value through a niche or curated product. This combined with common Lean Startup Methods, I think we'll see a boom of makers producing micro-goods/services that deliver a ton of value!
Gumroad as a platform is positioned very well to serve this market and trend.
Just my two cents!
@fajarsiddiq Discord is a natural choice for many but it is not easy to use. And the thread interace is terrible.
FB Groups is still a good choice when starting.
The fact that there is not a go-to tool speaks to the opportunity in the market, but also the unique needs of different communities.
Tools that encourage connectivity between disparate sources of data, we made a tool for every job to be done, I believe we'll be seeing more tools on how to aggregate jobs to be done.
I think that we're about to see a low-cost VR headset that will make the Metaverse far more accessible. As great as the Occulus Quest 2 is fantastic, many people will be put off by the pricetag.
Once the Metaverse is properly mainstream, we will have a new playground to play in, and all sorts of trends will appear!
Such a cool question, Fajar! Thanx for posting.
As I can see the biggest problem of small and midsize online creators is the cost of follower acquisition: ads are too expensive, growing subscribers on socials require tons of content, and again it's expensive.
So I expect the rise of the tools offering more effective ways to collect audience: such a Substack or (my own) Surfaces.One.
Gathering email subscribers is much cheaper and you need to prepare content just once per week, not twice per day :)
@vasilina_leushina You're most welcome! ;) I agree, with social media things can get overwhelming when producing content on a consistent level. You're doing great collecting emails and growing audience!
You can create in all kinds of mediums:
- video content like reels, tiktoks, youtube, twitch livestream, playlist series.
- audio content like podcasts, live audio twitter spaces, clubhouse
- writing content like newsletters, tweets, status
1. Audience: who needs help?
2. Problem: what do they need help with?
3. Product: this solves the problem for my audience!
4. Success!
My eyes and ears will be on Metaverse and its ecosystems shaping up into reality. With evolution of crypto and big investments into Metaverse, next couple of years will be very interesting.
One of the trends creators must not ignore is AI and machine learning, we are already using that on InstantLogo for logo design, it's working quite well. on the lower design requirement.
Web3. I feel no code was 2020/2021, but recently it's been all about Web3.
+ Web3 allows for makers of all sorts, including video game play to earn 🎮
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